. History of the Thirty-seventh regiment of Indiana infantry volunteers; its organization, campaigns, and battles--Sept. '61-Oct. '64 . ry- If. IIISTOliY OK THE THIRTY-SEVENTH men, who, for some offense, had the hair shaved off ofone side of their heads, and marched in front of theentire Brigade with a fifer before them playing Poor,old soldier, and a tile of soldiers behind them withbayonets fixed in distressingly close proximity to theirseats. These same soldiers were conspicuous in thebattle of Chickamauga in less than a month after thattime, where they did their duty well. They concealed f
. History of the Thirty-seventh regiment of Indiana infantry volunteers; its organization, campaigns, and battles--Sept. '61-Oct. '64 . ry- If. IIISTOliY OK THE THIRTY-SEVENTH men, who, for some offense, had the hair shaved off ofone side of their heads, and marched in front of theentire Brigade with a fifer before them playing Poor,old soldier, and a tile of soldiers behind them withbayonets fixed in distressingly close proximity to theirseats. These same soldiers were conspicuous in thebattle of Chickamauga in less than a month after thattime, where they did their duty well. They concealed from those who did not belong to theBrigade the evidence of the disgraceful punishment which had been inflictedon them by their officersfor some offense, by tyingup their heads in whitecloth as if they were looked strange to seemen who had so recentlybeen so humiliated bytheir governments officersfighting so bravely forthat government. It was very apparentthat the crime for whichthey had been punishedwas not cowardice. Theway they fought in thathell of tire and smoke proved them to be good, true andbrave American John H. Brown. Uo. A. woundedSunday morning of the Chicka-mauga battle. Oreensburg. Ind. CHAPTER NINE The Chickamauga Campaign—Crossing the River, Sand and Lookout Mountain—Skirmishing and Fighting—Pigeon Mountains—The Great Battle of Chickamauga. About the last of August, 1863, a forward movementwas ordered. We reachedthe Tennessee river a fewmiles below Stevensonthe 1st day of Septemberin the evening, and crossedthe river on a pontoonbridge about midnight. The Tennessee riveris wide, and though itwas midnight, the brightshining moon made every-thing look nicer, moreromantic than if all hadbeen lighted by the Kingof day. A man was ineach little skiff on whichthe bridge rested to bail out the water. The mellowmoonlight shining on the peaceful waters and shores ofthe river, made the brightly burnished rifles of the menand the swords of the offi
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