. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . ined only to gather up what was serviceableof this material of war and to destroy the rest. Nothing was left whichcould be turned to use against the Union armies. The cartridge boxeswere emptied on the ground for the most part, burned, and after thetroops had withdrawn, at the first dusk of evening, it was a weird andalmost sad sight to see the running flame with frequent bursts of luridexplosion along the lines where the surrendering army had stood; thenonly bits of leath
. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . ined only to gather up what was serviceableof this material of war and to destroy the rest. Nothing was left whichcould be turned to use against the Union armies. The cartridge boxeswere emptied on the ground for the most part, burned, and after thetroops had withdrawn, at the first dusk of evening, it was a weird andalmost sad sight to see the running flame with frequent bursts of luridexplosion along the lines where the surrendering army had stood; thenonly bits of leather writhing in the gray ashes. All was over. With the dawn of morning the hillsides were alivewith men in groups or singly, on foot or horse, making their way asby the instinct of an ant, each with his own little burden, each for hisown little harbor or home. And we were left alone and lonesome! The familiar forms thathad long so firmly held our eyes, until they almost demanded the sightof them for their daily satisfaction, had vanished like a dream. Thevery reason of our existence seemed to have been taken away. And. WILLI AIM H. LOXGWELL. William H. Longwell, son of Hamilton and Rebecca Longwell, bornin Fairfield, Adams Co., Jan. 16, 1839. His Wilson, served as Captain in the Revolutionary War; his grand-father, William Longwell, also took part in that struggle; his familymoved to Gettysburg, where he received a common school educationand learned the printing trade. Private and Corporal in 44th; 2ndLieut. Co. C; 1st Lieut. Co. D; Captain Co. C, 114th N. Y. by his friends in Norwich with sword, belt and sash. While Lieut, of Co. D, commanded volunteers from Co. E, in whatwas looked upon as a Forlorn Hope June 14th, 1863. at Port had the reputation of being the best drill officer in the regiment. During three years and ten months service, participated in battlesof Yorktown, Hanover Court House. Gaines Mills, Turkey Bend. Mal
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