. History of Durell's Battery in the Civil War (Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery.) A narrative of the campaigns and battles of Berks and Bucks counties' artillerists in the War of the Rebellion .. . camp was frequently kept in a state of excitement the greaterpart of the night by their relentless onslaughts, causing the men toprance about in the gloom like so many ghosts. It was a countryprolific with insects of all descriptions. It abounded in plumpmosquitoes, sand-flies, beetles, bugs, ants, worms of all kinds,ticks, and in fact almost anything in the insect li
. History of Durell's Battery in the Civil War (Independent Battery D, Pennsylvania Volunteer Artillery.) A narrative of the campaigns and battles of Berks and Bucks counties' artillerists in the War of the Rebellion .. . camp was frequently kept in a state of excitement the greaterpart of the night by their relentless onslaughts, causing the men toprance about in the gloom like so many ghosts. It was a countryprolific with insects of all descriptions. It abounded in plumpmosquitoes, sand-flies, beetles, bugs, ants, worms of all kinds,ticks, and in fact almost anything in the insect line that was neededfor the formation of a cabinet of Natures tiniest works. It wasrugged, consisting of ravines, gorges, hills, chffs and bluffs. Muchof it was at that time covered with canebrakes, blackberry briarsand underbrush, that afforded harbor to venomous reptiles, suchas snakes, green and gray Uzards, stingarees, etc., which aboundedin great numbers. Ihere was not a man of the command, afteran inspection of the country, but was ready to affirm, that if alanded proj)rieter were to offer him a farm, of any size, gratis, witha promise that he should reside thereon, would have unhesitatinglydeclined the GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT The Mississippi Campaign. 141 Sanitary orders were issued to all the troops against thescourge of yellow fever, with which they were threatened. Theorders warned them against unnecessary exposure to the scorchingrays of the sun, or to the damp and chilly night air ; to use nowater for drinking or culinary purposes other than that obtainedfrom wells and springs in which barrels or boxes were sunk for thepurpose of guarding them against any uncleanly matter iinding itsway into the water. They were recommended to bathe their per-sons at least twice a week. All very good advice, but water wastoo scarce to comply with the sanitary rules. The men gathered daily large quantities of blackberries, whichwere in abundance, and wild plums, which were jus
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