History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . his rejoicing, and it was music in our ears. Afterour meeting the noise increased in every direction. Rocketswere sent up, cheers were given, anvils were fired, canteenswere bursted, muskets were discharged, and everybodyshouted himself hoarse. It was a beautiful night. It was agreat and glorious time, and it did not cease until the jubi-lant soldiers had utterly exhausted themselves. Monday, April io.—Marched out of camp at is always an unusual amount of
History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . his rejoicing, and it was music in our ears. Afterour meeting the noise increased in every direction. Rocketswere sent up, cheers were given, anvils were fired, canteenswere bursted, muskets were discharged, and everybodyshouted himself hoarse. It was a beautiful night. It was agreat and glorious time, and it did not cease until the jubi-lant soldiers had utterly exhausted themselves. Monday, April io.—Marched out of camp at is always an unusual amount of labor to march after remaining for a time incamp. We accumulatemany new things, frommost of which we mustpart. There is always nosmall amount of fassingand fuming. Morgan hadthe advance, Baird fol-lowed, and our train camenext. The 20th Corpsmoves on the river roadtoward Smithfield. The14th Corps, followed byall the baggage, moveson the next right handroad. Several officers of our Regiment, whose time has expired,were mustered out March 28th. Among these, were Cap-tain Smith, of Company B ; Captain Evans, of Company G ;. REV. ABNER M. BRYANT,Company A. * Started in with his Company at Camp Gibson and remained his fullthree years with the Regiment, serving as Quartermaster-Sergeant duringthe latter part of his term. After leaving the army he returned to Indiana,and was, for several years, engaged in teaching, while completing his studiesfor the ministry. Moving to Nebraska, he continued his work in the sameline. He served a term as State Senator, of Nebraska, and made an honor-able record. Later, he moved to Oregon, where he has been preaching andlecturing for several vears. His home is now in Falls City, Oregon. FIFTY-EIGHTH INDIANA REGIMENT. 511 Lieutenants Wood and Harper, of Company I, and CaptainTousey, of Company D. These all started for their homesApril 2d, accompanied by Lieutenant Jacob Davis, of Com-pany B, who goes on a thirty days leave. My first term of three yea
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