. Civil War experiences under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry, 1862, 1863, 1864 . I assume, in com-mon with the other company commanders, toldthat I would be held responsible should any ofmy men desert while en route to Washington,The train made frequent stops and was held atstations to allow other traffic to pass, and Ithink we were something like forty-eight hoursen route. It seemed to me hard to keep themen cramped up in these cars in which theysimply had planks to sit on, so I told them thatat each station we stopped at I would allow acertain number to get out and
. Civil War experiences under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry, 1862, 1863, 1864 . I assume, in com-mon with the other company commanders, toldthat I would be held responsible should any ofmy men desert while en route to Washington,The train made frequent stops and was held atstations to allow other traffic to pass, and Ithink we were something like forty-eight hoursen route. It seemed to me hard to keep themen cramped up in these cars in which theysimply had planks to sit on, so I told them thatat each station we stopped at I would allow acertain number to get out and take a little ex-ercise, but that in accepting this privilege ifany of them took advantage of it to desert Iwould have to suffer for it, yet I would takethe chances that they would be fair to me. Thisthey were, since none of them deserted. Before reaching Baltimore an amusing inci-dent occurred that illustrates a volunteer sol-diers idea of discipline on joining the one of the stopping-places where my menwere out walking on the platform, Lieutenant-Colonel Newberry remarked that he noticed my. COLONEL WILLIAM C. RAULSTON CIVIL WAR EXPEEIENOES 73 men out at every station, intimating that I wasnot holding them well in hand. I replied thatI thought it a hardship not to let them take someexercise, the weather being cold, but that if hedirected me not to allow them to leave the carsI would carry out his instructions. At this heturned and made no reply. A couple of Irish-men of my company overheard the conversation,one of whom exclaimed: I say, Lieutenant, ifyou say the word we will belt hell out of him,so we will! Ordering the men to get in the car,I had great difficulty to refrain from the Colonel heard the remark he doubtlesswas amused at it; at any rate he ignored had a keen sense of the ludicrous, and noofficer could be more considerate of his men thanhe subsequently proved to be. When the trainconveying the regiment reached Baltimore, thesides of many
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