Memories of the 149th RegtNYVolInft., 3d Brig., 2 Div., 12th and 20th AC . e heauty of the M-enei-y and no\(ltvof the surrounding-. The air was .still anil clear aiil the skv>;tarrv. One could distiiictiv se*- the white l>uildiii o| the CAMP CHASE. 17 gOVLrnniciit .ind j^articularly the wliite dome of tlie Caj»iti)l inthe starliLrlit. The t:int city, as well as all the surrouudingtlu-aiiipnients, wi-re liirlited by lamp and camp-tire. The starsand many of the distant lights were mirrored in the [daeid >nr-faee of the Potomae. Here and there vessels were moving indifferent tlirections
Memories of the 149th RegtNYVolInft., 3d Brig., 2 Div., 12th and 20th AC . e heauty of the M-enei-y and no\(ltvof the surrounding-. The air was .still anil clear aiil the skv>;tarrv. One could distiiictiv se*- the white l>uildiii o| the CAMP CHASE. 17 gOVLrnniciit .ind j^articularly the wliite dome of tlie Caj»iti)l inthe starliLrlit. The t:int city, as well as all the surrouudingtlu-aiiipnients, wi-re liirlited by lamp and camp-tire. The starsand many of the distant lights were mirrored in the [daeid >nr-faee of the Potomae. Here and there vessels were moving indifferent tlirections with colored lights displayed. \ gentlemurmur of voico from the <liffcrent camps was audihlc and,after a little, the sound of bugles was heard from the diftVrcntoncampmcnt-^—the near and distant ones .-ccming to answerone anothir—pipiuL <Ut the sweet strains of ritreat and tat-too. The scene was surprisingly beautiful and the surround-ings novel. One cituld not resist feeling he was in fairyland,for all had a wonderfully Oriental as[» _,J^^^0^i-\~r~t ;7l!.l^- - ;-^V J- ^^
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