History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . in the entertain-ment. Besides this, we had the pleasureof dirty table linen, and the duty of hold-ing our hats to keep each other fromstealing them. To eat, there was beef-geo. w. gasaway,* steak, bread, molasses, and this diet I was soon satisfied. Afterbreakfast I took a more extensive walk about the of the houses in the northern part of the city weremuch torn^ by shot and shell. • In no place have I seen suchevidences of destruction. During
History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . in the entertain-ment. Besides this, we had the pleasureof dirty table linen, and the duty of hold-ing our hats to keep each other fromstealing them. To eat, there was beef-geo. w. gasaway,* steak, bread, molasses, and this diet I was soon satisfied. Afterbreakfast I took a more extensive walk about the of the houses in the northern part of the city weremuch torn^ by shot and shell. • In no place have I seen suchevidences of destruction. During the forenoon I came upon a train from mv Regi-ment, which had come in for forage and clothing. I placedmy baggage in one of the wagons and borrowed a horse and * Was one of the original members of the sSth, started in at Camp Gib-son and followed it through. He was promoted to Sergeant, and served assuch until the Regiment was mustered out. Since the war he has beenengaged principally as carpenter and contractor. A few years ago heremoved to Tullahoma, Tennessee, where he is now living among scenesfamiliar in army FIFTY-EIGHTH INDIANA REGIMENT. 361 rode to camp. The flies are exceedingly troublesome, andit is almost as difficult to ride as to walk. Just in the edge of the city I passed through the works ofthe enemy. There were forts on all the hills, connectedfry field works. These were well protected by abatis, che-vanx-de-frise, and palisades in front. But a short distancefrom these are our works, which are not so strong. On my way to camp I met a drove of seventeen hundredcattle, just from Chattanooga. Amongst the guards werethree men of the 58th—George Davis, Catlett, and WilliamBennett. I soon came to the camp of the 58th, and was very cor-dially welcomed by my friends in the Regiment. It waslike getting back home again. -=»« CHAPTER XXIV. An Expedition to Sandtown—Crossing KilpatricksCavalry — A Raid to the Rear of Atlanta —Stirring up the Enemy—Follo
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