History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . en from each company, but until sufficientpractice enabled them to sound a call that could be recog-nized for what it was meant, John Strauss, of CompanyM, did the bugle work for the regiment, and was there-after chief bugler, under whose directions the men becamequite proficient in their art, and many a time whenDutch, of Torreys calvary, would startle the stillnessof the night with his fine expression of Retreat, theresponse that went back from camp the One Hundred andSixty-first was like it. The drum corps cam
History of the One hundred and sixty-first regiment, Indiana volunteer infantry . en from each company, but until sufficientpractice enabled them to sound a call that could be recog-nized for what it was meant, John Strauss, of CompanyM, did the bugle work for the regiment, and was there-after chief bugler, under whose directions the men becamequite proficient in their art, and many a time whenDutch, of Torreys calvary, would startle the stillnessof the night with his fine expression of Retreat, theresponse that went back from camp the One Hundred andSixty-first was like it. The drum corps came into existence just before goingto Cuba, and have aided materially in the department ofmusic to which they belong, especially in the morning,* Cant get em up. There have been changes in both these bodies, but atmustering-out time they were composed as follows: BUGLE CORPS. Company A, Parley B, Otto Ware. Company C, Will Mickelson and Wiley D, Charles W. Brownscome and John Company E, Percy Jones. Company F, Will G. Ford and George ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIRST INDIANA. 433 Company G, Henry Vandyke and Edward H, John Fedder and B. I, Charles E. Conner and William E. K, Horace Israel and Alexander L, A. E. Gordon and A. E. M, Charles L. Kelsey. DRUMMERS. Company A, William B, George W. D, John K. E, Edward F, Fred. B. G, Eugene I, Walter K, William Fuller. 28 ROLL OF HONOR 436 HISTORY OF THE ROLL OF HONOR. This is the saddest part of the writers task, to chron-icle the death of his comrades, who came out with gladenthusiasm for the cause they espoused and with patrioticdevotion to the flag they loved. With a heart for any fatethey made the great sacrifice and laid down their lives forthe flag they had sworn to defend; not on the battle field,in the mids
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