. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ed the wharf, and the party went directly to the hotel, where the proprietor found itsomewhat difiicult to provide bedsfor so many. John Henson, of II,has been ordered to report at Vic-toria for duty on the U. S. militaryrailroads. August 24.—A shower of rainal)out noon. After dress parade adrizzling rain commenced and con-tinued until after taps. August 25. — Indications arefavorable for wet weather ; frequent William Heckiiolt. F (1S!)M. , i • ^i i showers during the d
. Opdycke tigers, 125th O. V. I., a history of the regiment and of the campaigns and battles of the Army of the Cumberland . ed the wharf, and the party went directly to the hotel, where the proprietor found itsomewhat difiicult to provide bedsfor so many. John Henson, of II,has been ordered to report at Vic-toria for duty on the U. S. militaryrailroads. August 24.—A shower of rainal)out noon. After dress parade adrizzling rain commenced and con-tinued until after taps. August 25. — Indications arefavorable for wet weather ; frequent William Heckiiolt. F (1S!)M. , i • ^i i showers during the day. August 2G.—The river has risen rapidly. The cook anda couple of assistants went up stream and got some logs forfuel, floated them down and had a lively time landing themat the camp. Frequent sliowers during the day and good many found tluir l)lankets and clothing wet thismorning. August 27.—The sun shines upon us again. We hadch-aring-up showeis during the day. No Sunday i-i\er is raging. The s[»rings from which we have ob-tained water are overflowed. It is imp()ssil)le to cross to. CAMP IR WIN IN TEXAS. 407 Brigade Headquarters. The 40tli Indiana left to-daj for somepoint on the coast. August 28.—The rain lias ceased. Everybody liad tlieii-blankets and clothing in the sun this morning. We get nomails. August 2J.—A new game is raging. Some one found alot of marbles for sale in a store at Indianola and broughtthem to camp. It would surprise our friends in Ohio to seethe intense interest in the games. We are only big boys, afterall. Perbaps the extraordinary zeal results from the samemotive that prompts the prisoner in a dark cell to throwaway a pin and then search for it. We must do something. August 30.—Hot, sultry weather. Xo mail, no news;not even a grapevine rumor. No dress parade. August 31.—Mustered for paj, l)ut of course there is nopaymaster in Texas. Discharged in August for wounds or disabihty : L. and E. M. Reyno
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