. History of the Thirty-seventh regiment of Indiana infantry volunteers; its organization, campaigns, and battles--Sept. '61-Oct. '64 . ady and they sat down to Bowers remarked to the Captain that it lookedhard for him to be tied after he had marched nearly allover the Confederacy, and to stand there without anybreakfast while the rest were eating and enjoying them-selves. The Captain askedhim if he had not bad hisbreakfast, then got up,untied him and told himto sit down and eat withthem. Bowers told theCaptain all about histrip and of all the sightshe had seen in Washing-ton and
. History of the Thirty-seventh regiment of Indiana infantry volunteers; its organization, campaigns, and battles--Sept. '61-Oct. '64 . ady and they sat down to Bowers remarked to the Captain that it lookedhard for him to be tied after he had marched nearly allover the Confederacy, and to stand there without anybreakfast while the rest were eating and enjoying them-selves. The Captain askedhim if he had not bad hisbreakfast, then got up,untied him and told himto sit down and eat withthem. Bowers told theCaptain all about histrip and of all the sightshe had seen in Washing-ton and how he hadenjoyed himself. Theofficer was much inter-ested and when break-fast was over allowedBowers to remain re-leased. We were ongrand review May 24th,then went into campabout two miles north of the city in a beautiful grovenear the Soldiers Home. Congress was not in sessionand we had the privilege of going through the Capitoland other public places at will. We were not slow toimprove our opportunities. The country between Rich-mond and Washington looked very desolate, havingbeen occupied and over-run for years by contending. John Patton. First Sergeant Co. 1died of wounds Feb. 13, 1863. ;il Stone river Dec. 31, lStc!. INDIANA VOLTJNTEEB VETERANS. :>(),> armies. There were no inhabitants, no buildings, nostock, no crops and the land was a poor, dreary only good country we remember to have seen in theState was the Roanoke Valley. It appeared to havebeen in a high state of cultivation previous to the Court House was a very plain looking building,constructed in colonial times and made of brick im-ported from England. Fairfax was a small, obsoletelooking place, and is frequently mentioned in the his-tories of the war. When we reached Washington active soldier life was atan end; the last battle hadbeen fought, the last marchhad been made, the flag hadbeen restored and peacereigned supreme. Troopswere being mustered outevery day, but
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