. The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865. First division, 12th and 20th corps. A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it .. . emed to mow down adozen or more men of Company I, which, in the absence ofCompany C, was acting as color company. All along theline men were trailing fast. In addition to the fire whichcame from the fence and woods across the field, men wereconcealed behind the wheat shocks in the field and had adeadly range upon us. Colonel Colgrove meiitions
. The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865. First division, 12th and 20th corps. A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it .. . emed to mow down adozen or more men of Company I, which, in the absence ofCompany C, was acting as color company. All along theline men were trailing fast. In addition to the fire whichcame from the fence and woods across the field, men wereconcealed behind the wheat shocks in the field and had adeadly range upon us. Colonel Colgrove meiitions in hi>report that the enemys fire at this juncture was particularlysavage. TIk? men of the regiment were also getting in goodwork. Almost every one of us had been accustomed to T W E N T V - S E \ I-: N r I r 1 X UI A .\ A . •2()~> handling ritles from childliood and we were there for a pur-pose. All that was needed was to show us an enemy. These conditions had continued for some minutes when areport gained wide circulation and credence in the regimentthat there was some dreadful mistake, and that we were firingupon our own men. Such a fact may excite surprise at thisdate, but it was a somewhat common occurrence in the earlier <*.;f^V. Lieut. G. W. Ree;d, Co. I. (Killed at Cedar Mountain). part of the war. It is claimed by members of the Twcntv-seventh, that the report here was first shouted across bv theenemy on our left. It is not wholly improbable that this wa>true, and that those from whom the statement came were sin-cere, believing that we belonged to their side. It was a timeof confusion and misconception. Uniforms and ilags werenot as clear distinguishing marks as might be with dust, both uniforms looked alike, and tiierewere so many state Hags and standards carried at this date, onboth sides, that few had yet learned to know one from theother. -Vt about this stage of the battle, one of our ollicers s;iw :206 HISTORY OF 11 IK for the tir
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