The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865, First division, 12th and 20th corps A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it .. . er or wood, when it was histurn, was not prompt in coming to his meals, permitted histraps to lay around in the way, above all, if he was grumpyand cross, he was sure to find himself sailing in the air, underthe uplifting force of a strong blanket or tarpaulin, in thekindly but determined hands of his messmates. Even com-missioned officers were n
The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865, First division, 12th and 20th corps A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it .. . er or wood, when it was histurn, was not prompt in coming to his meals, permitted histraps to lay around in the way, above all, if he was grumpyand cross, he was sure to find himself sailing in the air, underthe uplifting force of a strong blanket or tarpaulin, in thekindly but determined hands of his messmates. Even com-missioned officers were not all exempt. No one would have rWHNTV-SHVKNTir INDIANA. 453 thought of subjecting some of them to such an ordeal ; but insome instances oflicers stepped so far aside themselves, thatthcv were almost obliged to take tlieir turn at this exercise,like little men, or do worse. The Twenty-seventh had more enjoyment of the brigadeband this winter, and saw more of its members, than hadbeen the case previously. This band had formerly belongedto the Second Massachusetts and for that reason, likely, itcommonly remained close to the Second. What music theTwenty-seventh received was at second hand. This winterthe band was at Tullahonia most of the Blanket Exercise.(Plate kindly loaned by Chaplain Biederwolf, 161st Ind.) It must have been a very superior one, really an aggrega-tion of artists. General Sherman and General Howard, aswell as thousands of other soldiers, have testified to thepeculiar impressions made upon them by the music of this band. Almost every evening during the winter at Tullahoma,when the weather would at all do, the band gave concerts,frequently until late at night. The writer recalls very dis-tinctly the delightful impressions that these serenades made,upon him. Many times he was awakened out of his sleep by 454 HISTORY OF THE the inspiring strains of Rally Round the Flag, Boys, andotiier patriotic pieces. One of the favorites of this band, ofa different char
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