. The Fourteenth Ohio national guard--the Fourth Ohio volunteer infantry. e state or when it returned,flushed with victory, it had no better friend than hewho stood there to give the boys a sad farewell. Finally working its way through the dense crowdof people, the regiment arrived at the depot and thereboarded a train divided into three sections, bound forChickamauga Park. It was then afternoon and sad asthe parting had been the boys were glad to throwthemselves down on the car seats to rest. They hadgone without dinner and the boxes which loving handshad filled with good things to eat were s
. The Fourteenth Ohio national guard--the Fourth Ohio volunteer infantry. e state or when it returned,flushed with victory, it had no better friend than hewho stood there to give the boys a sad farewell. Finally working its way through the dense crowdof people, the regiment arrived at the depot and thereboarded a train divided into three sections, bound forChickamauga Park. It was then afternoon and sad asthe parting had been the boys were glad to throwthemselves down on the car seats to rest. They hadgone without dinner and the boxes which loving handshad filled with good things to eat were soon openedonly to see the contents disappear as if by magic. Thetrain soon left, however, amid the same patriotic dem-onstration which had marked the march through thestreets of the city and when the view of the capitalfaded away the men reluctantly stretched themselvesout on the soft seats to give up their thoughts to thescenes they had just witnessed and to the future. The trip through the picturesque hills of Ken-tucky was mostly after night, but the morning brought. THE FOURTH 0. V. I. 97 with it a sight of historic old Lookout mountain andthe boys breakfasted within the city limits of Chat-tanooga, Tennessee. Considerable time was spenthere before the trip could be resumed, but before noonall was arranged and the regiment was soon bovmdingacross the hills to the national park. 98 THE FOURTH 0. V. I. CHAPTER VII. CAMP GEORGE H. THOMAS. The Ride to CMckamauga Park—From Lytle to the Camp—Early Experiences—The Regiment Assigned—HardTack and Bacon—A Military Training School—FactsAbout Lytle—Regimental Canteens—Amusement-Facts About the Camp-—Some of Its Advantages—Vis-itors from Home and from Abroad—^Evening Parades—Cakes, Pies and Sweetmeats—Religious Services—Re-connoitering Expeditions—A Sham Battle—Setting upand Breaking Camps—Sink Details—Rumors and Or-ders—Good News at Last. There was but one railroad leading to the camp-ing place. Tr
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