. . Sixty -fifth ; tothe battery, the Sixth: andto the cavalry, McLaugh-lins Squadron. Mr. SIman was commissioned col-onel of the Sixty-fourth. Asite for a camp of organiza-tion and instructionleeted just out-side, to thenorthward, of the town ofMansfield, Richland county,Mr. Shermans home. Itwaschristened Camp Buckingham, in honor oi C. , then adjutant general of Ohio. A com* mission as first lientenant and quartermaster of the Six-ty-fourth was issued to Roe-liff Brinkerhoff, of Mans- CA1 field, and to him \v . ned the
. . Sixty -fifth ; tothe battery, the Sixth: andto the cavalry, McLaugh-lins Squadron. Mr. SIman was commissioned col-onel of the Sixty-fourth. Asite for a camp of organiza-tion and instructionleeted just out-side, to thenorthward, of the town ofMansfield, Richland county,Mr. Shermans home. Itwaschristened Camp Buckingham, in honor oi C. , then adjutant general of Ohio. A com* mission as first lientenant and quartermaster of the Six-ty-fourth was issued to Roe-liff Brinkerhoff, of Mans- CA1 field, and to him \v . ned the duty of preparing the camp for the reception of troops. William Blair Lord, of Washington,one of the official reporters of the llonse of R pei> formed the duties of adjutant and took charge oi the clerical win connection with the camp The seed scattered by Mi. Shermans call to the young men•-is like that in tlie parable which fell into gground and brought forth fruit, some an hundred fold, somesixty fold, some thirty fold. Applications for recruiting com-. down. [October, (ions poured in from all quarters. Si made, and impressive looking docutnenl tag the signatures of high fttncti and the I of the 31 >st King forth in seductive phrase the superior advantages offered to those who would enlistin the ranks of the crack organizations soon to rendezvous atMansfield. The response was ready and recruiting was brisk. It was believed that the immediate distribution of uniformswotdd have a stimulating effect, and to this end each officer with a supply of blouses and h in which to ray the embi □ as they signed their names to the rolls. It mattered little whether the garments titled tincruit B proud of his blue clothes, anil as he strutted through the village streets, eliciting smiles from all the prettylassies, he exerted a powerful influence in spreading the contagionamong his
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