. . nd Sixty-fifth were transferred to the Third Keutue permitted to re-en informed that thelamp still held out tobum, they hastily gath-ered up their belongingsand followed the flag. Tliwere greeted with frantic yells by the veterans, and with goodnatured scoffs and jeers by those who remained behind. The march to Chattanooga was devoid of Special distance from Loudon, ninety miles, was covered in fourand a half days, which, in view of the awful condition of theroads, was extraordinary, If the men had not bee
. . nd Sixty-fifth were transferred to the Third Keutue permitted to re-en informed that thelamp still held out tobum, they hastily gath-ered up their belongingsand followed the flag. Tliwere greeted with frantic yells by the veterans, and with goodnatured scoffs and jeers by those who remained behind. The march to Chattanooga was devoid of Special distance from Loudon, ninety miles, was covered in fourand a half days, which, in view of the awful condition of theroads, was extraordinary, If the men had not been homeward. NTH,FIKST LIEUTENANT, SIXTY-FIFTH. Died at Nashville, Term., fron:dent. June iotht 1865. 49° TO OHIO AND BACK. [March, bound, such marching would have caused a constant and copiousflow of vigorous language. We stayed at Chattanooga nearly threeweeks, dozens of pens being constantly busy in making the manymuster-out, muster-in and pay rolls required. While here CaptainOrlow Smith, of Company G, received a commission as major,and took command of the Sixty-fifth, relieving Lieutenant-colonelBullitt, who rejoined his own Sixty-fifth the Third Kentucky. Of our trip to Ohio,with new clothes a^id plentyof money, and our thirtydays at home, little need besaid. Everywhere theveterans were receivedwith the warmest hospi-tality ; homes and heartswere opened wide to few took advantage ofthe opportunity- to gelmarried, enlisting for lifeunder the banner of 11men. The boys had freerun of the cupboard anddrew heavily upon the fam-ily larder. The days passedall too quickly and then,tearing th
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