. Story of the service of Company E [electronic resource]: and the Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion : beginning with September 7th, 1861, and ending with July 21st, 1865 . t and both falling prone on the ground and conclud-ing to stay there and give up locomotion as an altogether tootiresome thing to undertake; of hearing men try in vain tospeak their mother tongue so as to be understood; of seeingone poor fellow trying to demolish his fireplace with his head;of seeing one of the boys hugging another and telling inthick but impassioned tones h
. Story of the service of Company E [electronic resource]: and the Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion : beginning with September 7th, 1861, and ending with July 21st, 1865 . t and both falling prone on the ground and conclud-ing to stay there and give up locomotion as an altogether tootiresome thing to undertake; of hearing men try in vain tospeak their mother tongue so as to be understood; of seeingone poor fellow trying to demolish his fireplace with his head;of seeing one of the boys hugging another and telling inthick but impassioned tones how much he loved him; of hear-ing long and loud cheers for our side, whatever that mayhave meant; of seeing one brave fellow fighting a sturdy oaktree till his fists actually bled in the cause he fancied he wasmaintaining; in short, of seeing things exceedingly mixed upin our regiment. But the day came to an end, and darkness closed in overits exciting scenes. When the bright sun shone again itlooked upon a regiment of unusually sober men. They werepaying tribute for their wild frolic of the day before. I am glad to record the fact that this was the only occasionwhen our regiment ever went, as a whole, upon such an. H. H. BENNETT, COMPANY E. 237 unseemly spree. None of us would now be sorry if we hadnot done so then. After our re-enlistment a thing occurred that seemed to meuncalled for, and it seems so to me now, though it maypossibly have been best. It was this: A few of our non-com-missioned officers did not veteranize, and they werereduced to the ranks in order that the company might befully officered by those who were going to remain during thewar. I do not know that one of these reduced officers everfound any fault about the matter; still, I do not see why acompetent and faithful corporal or sergeant who did not seefit to re-enlist would not have served the company just aswell until the close of his term of service as a new man whobecame a veteran. In consequence of this
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