. . Orleans In view of their experienceon the water, some of the men declared that they would rathertravel the entire distanceto New Orleans on footthan go through anotherthree days of was little sleep incamp that night. Fora while the men were busyin getting their belongingsin order for an early this was done theyabandoned themselves tomirth and jollity. Theyshouted and cheered, sangall the songs they knew,played all sorts of jokesand pranks upon one an-other, until long past mid-night. It was perhaps tw
. . Orleans In view of their experienceon the water, some of the men declared that they would rathertravel the entire distanceto New Orleans on footthan go through anotherthree days of was little sleep incamp that night. Fora while the men were busyin getting their belongingsin order for an early this was done theyabandoned themselves tomirth and jollity. Theyshouted and cheered, sangall the songs they knew,played all sorts of jokesand pranks upon one an-other, until long past mid-night. It was perhaps twooclock when somebodysuggested that a little sleepwould be a good thing, inview of the march the fol-lowing day, and proposedthat the services close withPraise God from whom all blessings flow: Few of thosemen were distinguished for their piety, but it is safe to say thatnever was the old doxology sung with greater fervor, sincerity orvolume of melody. The reveille was sounded at dawn. The men kicked offtheir blankets and were hustling around before Jake Byers. ROBERT FIX,CORPORAL, SIXTH BATTERY, Mortally wounded near Dallasdied June 10, 1864. DATS V [December, was half through blowing his bugle, I-Yum force of habit the orderlies turned out the men for roll-call, but with Less than an in a company this did not take more than a minute. Theboys were as frisl spring lambs that morning. Break! over almost in a jiffy, and then they spryly jerked down theirpup tents and packed their knapsacks, impatient to leave thatlate prairie where they had spent tour dreary months. Wetook it easy on the march, reaching Lavaca in the afternoon There was no boat readyfor us. but we had madstart for home and nobodycomplained; grumblingwould not expedite thejourney. After lying a day atLavaca, we boarded sail-boats and landed at Indian-ola. Here we stayed sixlelayed by a fierceand protracted norther,during which it was notpossible for steamers topass the bar. All werewilling to wait, for notxwanted
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