. . ndman wore upon his hat orcap the badge of his divi-sion, and every wagon ysimilarly decorated. Thusit could be told at a glanceto what division and corpsoldier or vehicle white triangle designatedthe Second division of theFourth corps; a red star,the First division of theTwentieth corps, etc. Dur-ing the movements of anarmy the badges were ofgreat assistance in prevent-ing confusion. The star—afterward adopted by theTwentieth corps—was wornby the Twelfth corps ofeastern M paper collar sol diers, as the western boys ca
. . ndman wore upon his hat orcap the badge of his divi-sion, and every wagon ysimilarly decorated. Thusit could be told at a glanceto what division and corpsoldier or vehicle white triangle designatedthe Second division of theFourth corps; a red star,the First division of theTwentieth corps, etc. Dur-ing the movements of anarmy the badges were ofgreat assistance in prevent-ing confusion. The star—afterward adopted by theTwentieth corps—was wornby the Twelfth corps ofeastern M paper collar sol diers, as the western boys called them, when it went to ChattaEtooga from Virginia. Jist look at them fellers; be jabers, theyre all brigadierginrals! said our Phil Sheridan, the first time he saw them. There were many senseless and ridiculous phrases in commonuse among the soldiers, such as uOrab a root! Heres yourmule! Gitthar, Eli! Nobody can tell where or how theyoriginated, but once started they went through the army every-where. For a time, before his promotion, good-natured Joe. KIll M. , 1AIN, SIXTY-FIFTH. 506 ARMY VKKXACrUR. [April, Sonnanstine, of Company C, served as forage-master f tin* Sixty-fifth, his function, when upon the march, being to look out foi asupply of forage for the animals. He rode a fat, sleek, long-earedbeast, and never hove in sight without being with a cho- rus of yells: Meres yer mule! Any man on horseback—provided he was not so high in rank as to make the familiaritydangerous — who dashed along the flank of the column, andchanced to be an unskillful rider, was earnestly exhorted to • rah a r \ idently upon the theory that bydoing so he might s ive him-self from falling out of hissaddle. The boys to. >k iticular delight in tiring this at some dandyishyoung- staff officer, who,they thought, was puttingon too much style. TheV i c t im generally spurredhis horse into a gallop toget out of range, lookingas though he would like tograb a whole handful of11 r
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