. The Detroit Light Guard : a complete record of this organization from its foundation to the present day : with full account of riot and complimentary duty, and the campaigns in the Civil and Spanish-American wars : a complete roster of members at the time of muster-out of the United States service, as well as a roster of all classes of members . ders, began forwarding regimentafter regiment of the regular army, so that when the warcloud finally burst, a very large proportion of the regulararmy was already established in the great camp. was with his regiment at Mobile, and upon
. The Detroit Light Guard : a complete record of this organization from its foundation to the present day : with full account of riot and complimentary duty, and the campaigns in the Civil and Spanish-American wars : a complete roster of members at the time of muster-out of the United States service, as well as a roster of all classes of members . ders, began forwarding regimentafter regiment of the regular army, so that when the warcloud finally burst, a very large proportion of the regulararmy was already established in the great camp. was with his regiment at Mobile, and upon thetelegraphic approval of the secretary of war, on the 23rd,the governor immediately wired the captain to come toIsland Lake, where he arrived on the 28th, having been de-layed by a railroad wreck. The scenes at the Light Guard Armory in 1861, wererepeated upon the 21st of April, when there appeared manyyoung men seeking enlistment in the organizations ranks,but Acting Major Llarrah was very slow to accept recruitsuntil he felt a more pressing need. It was his hope, as wellas that of every member of the organization, that they couldgo to the front with their o^vn four companies, under thecommand of their own officers, but there was a doubtwhether Company M—which was not in the state service—could be entered with them at this time. 108. On the 24tli, every piece of camp equipment had beenmade ready, and all the preparations for departure had beencompleted, and then there came a lull which gave the boysa chance to make their farewells. The eve of departure found the Armory crowded by themen, and numbers of applicants for enlistment, and theselatter were carefully examined before accepted. Upon thebulletin board appeared this instruction: Carry these articles in blanket roll and haversack: Twoflannel shirts (blue preferred), two suits underwear, fourpairs socks, gloves, soap, towels, handkerchiefs, comb, toothbrush, tooth powder, wide, thick-soled shoes. It had been predicted
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