. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . e longer than wasexpected, and readied camp at 5:30. The Lieutenantlooked sternly at them, and said: Hoys, you have re-mained a half hour over your time, and as discipline isthe all important thing in an army I will be compelledto punish \ou. Sergeant, vmi will take charge of theguards at (> o clock and remain on duty until o to-morrow evening, and you (turning to the soldier) willgo on guard at d and remain all night. Of course, itwas done, but in after days the boys often laughedat the first punishment inflicted in th
. A cavalryman's reminiscences of the Civil War [electronic resource] . e longer than wasexpected, and readied camp at 5:30. The Lieutenantlooked sternly at them, and said: Hoys, you have re-mained a half hour over your time, and as discipline isthe all important thing in an army I will be compelledto punish \ou. Sergeant, vmi will take charge of theguards at (> o clock and remain on duty until o to-morrow evening, and you (turning to the soldier) willgo on guard at d and remain all night. Of course, itwas done, but in after days the boys often laughedat the first punishment inflicted in the company Afterseveral weeks rather pleasantly passed in Jack-son andat Olive Branch, orders came to report to BatonRouge The Barracks was then our home for awhile Dailv drills and guard duty was the routinework. Company E had within its ranks a ratherfacetious trooper, who caused no little amusement bvan incident that the boys never forgot: Lieut. ColonelJ. O. Nixon was in command, and like the good officerthat he proved to be, rigid discipline was the course I— 1.
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