History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . Next day we resumed our march to Mooresville,six miles from Decatur, where we again went into camp fora few days. We left here about the 10th day of July andmarched to Huntsville, through which we passed on one of the hottest days we hadever experienced. Tomake the matter worse theRegiment was halted justbefore reaching the townand the men were orderedto put on their blouses—itwas their custom to discardblouses and extra clothingon these hot marches. Butthe Colonel c
History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . Next day we resumed our march to Mooresville,six miles from Decatur, where we again went into camp fora few days. We left here about the 10th day of July andmarched to Huntsville, through which we passed on one of the hottest days we hadever experienced. Tomake the matter worse theRegiment was halted justbefore reaching the townand the men were orderedto put on their blouses—itwas their custom to discardblouses and extra clothingon these hot marches. Butthe Colonel commandingwas going to make a grandshow of his Regimentnow. Huntsville was a finetown, inhabited by refined,wealthy people, and itwould never do for us tomarch through the city inour shirt sleeves and otherwise slovenly attire. So the orderwas given to have the men put on their coats and adjust theirequipments preparatory to a grand march through the boys were not averse to participating in this kind ofa parade under ordinary circumstances, but just now thecondition was not particularly pleasing. But the Colonel. J. M. SMITH, CAPTAIN CO. B *At the organization of the Regiment was Second Lieutenant of Co. promoted to First Lieutenant of that Company June 21, 1S62. Trans-ferred and promoted to Captain of Co. B, December 30, 1862, and continuedas such until April. 1S65. Since the war he has been engaged principally infarming and stock raising near Newman, Ills., where he still resides. FIFTY-EIGHTH INDIANA REGIMENT. 81 has commanded and they had no choice in the matter. TheCompanies were divided into platoons, and wi,th guns atright shoulder shift, bayonets fixed, the column started,headed by the Colonel and his staff mounted in front. Theregimental band was making its best efforts in the way ofmusic, the tired foot soldiers were doing their best to pre-sent a martial appearance, while Old Sol, from his place,high in the heavens, was doing his best to make a genera
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