. History of the First battalion Pennsylvania six months volunteers and the 187th regiment Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; six months and three years service, civil war, 1863-1865; . CAPTAIN juiix i:. Ri-:\. comtaxn i PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 213 CHAPTER XXL. Bill Blain and His Mule. Written by Lczvi^ H. Milner, Company B, 187th Regiment P. V. In the Company in which Iserved during the war was acharacter named Blain, and Iclaim he was the only true andoriginal Blain. Mark Twain inhis Roughing It, tells of afellow by the name of Jim Blain,and there is a picture of himseated on an
. History of the First battalion Pennsylvania six months volunteers and the 187th regiment Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; six months and three years service, civil war, 1863-1865; . CAPTAIN juiix i:. Ri-:\. comtaxn i PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 213 CHAPTER XXL. Bill Blain and His Mule. Written by Lczvi^ H. Milner, Company B, 187th Regiment P. V. In the Company in which Iserved during the war was acharacter named Blain, and Iclaim he was the only true andoriginal Blain. Mark Twain inhis Roughing It, tells of afellow by the name of Jim Blain,and there is a picture of himseated on an old powder keg,telling his story of the old ram,and he claims that was the origi-nal Blain. But I expect to provethat the Blain that I speak ofwas ahead of him in more ways than one. Bill Blain, of Company B, was rather good looking, withfine features, jet black hair and eyes, a well drilled man, very neatand clean in person, a first-rate cook and most terribly addictedto profanity. I think that when he was young and active hecould out-swear any man it has ever been my lot to listen to. Onmore than one occasion I have seen a Regiment of soldiers standmute and speechless while Blain told them in strong languagewhat he thought of them, and when he had cowed them down
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