. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . latter was killed at Gettysburg. WINTER CAMP LIFE — CAMPAIGN PREPARATIONS. The months of February and March passed as usual in wintercamp, with an occasional death in hospital. Places of amusementsprung up. The boys of the Fourteenth Brooklyn established anamateur theater for the edification of the camp. The veteranizedregiments returned with some additions to their ranks in new the latter part of March, Colonel Morrow and eightnon-commissioned officers left for Mich
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . latter was killed at Gettysburg. WINTER CAMP LIFE — CAMPAIGN PREPARATIONS. The months of February and March passed as usual in wintercamp, with an occasional death in hospital. Places of amusementsprung up. The boys of the Fourteenth Brooklyn established anamateur theater for the edification of the camp. The veteranizedregiments returned with some additions to their ranks in new the latter part of March, Colonel Morrow and eightnon-commissioned officers left for Michigan on special recruiting duty,and about this time the ladies who had been sojourning in camp for 220 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. two months went home also. During Colonel Morrows absence,Lieutenant-Colonel W. W. Wight commanded the regiment, havingbeen promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel Flanigans position. But fortyrecruits had thus far joined the Twenty-fourth. Occasionally a fewconvalescents and recovered wounded comrades returned. Therecruits very readily picked up the drill from the GENERAL JOHN NEWTON, COMMANDER OF FIRST CORPS. One would suppose that Sunday would be a welcome day incamp, but usually the reverse was true, for on that day, insteadof being devoted to rest, there was more to fatigue the men than onany other day, even with their drill. When a severe march or fightwas not planned for this holy day, a review or inspection was usuallysubstituted. This day brought an inspection of the soldiersaccoutrements and knapsacks. His brasses must be polished and WINTER QUARTERS NEAR CULPEPPER. 221 shoes blackened though there might not be a box of blacking andbrush within a hundred miles which they could obtain. It was customary for the bugle to assemble the companies eachSunday morning, after guard mount, which was about like a dressparade on a small scale, on the parade ground. Each mans gun mustbe in good order and thoroughly cleaned, his knapsack n
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