History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . Captain Charles E. Cosby. and persistency of patriotic fervor, secured from GovernorMount the approval which made their calling and electionsure. The company moved to Indianapolis more than one. o c/). ^ii»&,jfi:4 ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIRST INDIANA. 337 hundred strong. Not to be selfish, contingents wereadmitted to its ranks from Seymour, North Vernon andBedford. Through the ordeal of examination, a high stand-ard of physique and intelligence was maintained in theleadership of the body. Captain Cosby was sustain
History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . Captain Charles E. Cosby. and persistency of patriotic fervor, secured from GovernorMount the approval which made their calling and electionsure. The company moved to Indianapolis more than one. o c/). ^ii»&,jfi:4 ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIRST INDIANA. 337 hundred strong. Not to be selfish, contingents wereadmitted to its ranks from Seymour, North Vernon andBedford. Through the ordeal of examination, a high stand-ard of physique and intelligence was maintained in theleadership of the body. Captain Cosby was sustained byLieutenants Cyrus A. Jackson and Richard W. fell to the lot of Company D to be quartered in oneof the horse barns at the fair grounds; to the use of thecommissioned officers was assigned the apartments onceoccupied by Star Pointer; the appointments, however, weretoo conmiodious for soldiers, so much so, that the boyswere glad to be transferred to the canvas camp. The thousand and one laughable incidents whichmarked the apprentice period of Company D, in commonwith other companies, lose their point in telling. Out ofthe confusion of this period, organization and soldierly dis-cipline were gradually attained. At Jacksonville, the com-pany suffered
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