. 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 .. . aid, wewere paid something with praiseworthy regularity. We hadlearned that under these conditions, a soldier could and oughtbe contented, if not happy. And, in addition to these creature comforts, the mailscame regularly, the daily papers were on sale in camp everyafternoon, and we were allowed all reasonable latitude in theway of visiting ot
. 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 .. . aid, wewere paid something with praiseworthy regularity. We hadlearned that under these conditions, a soldier could and oughtbe contented, if not happy. And, in addition to these creature comforts, the mailscame regularly, the daily papers were on sale in camp everyafternoon, and we were allowed all reasonable latitude in theway of visiting other camps, and of entertaining ourstlves, orour friends of otiier regiments, in our own. In short, tiiehigher authorities of the army began here, for the hrst time,as it seemed to some of us, to show some decided comprehen-sion of the fact that the soldiers were • men of like passionswith themselves. Need it be said that the result was The matter will come up again, but it is certainlytrue in the army as elsewhere, perhaps more true in the volun- 288 HISTORY OF THE teer army than elsewhere, that, if the full measure of serviceis expected from men, first treat them as men. Show someconsideration for their ri^-hts and Gen. Geo. B. McClellax. (First Commander Army of thePotomac.) Gen. Joseph Hooker. (Commander of Army of Potomacand 20th Corps.) Our permanent camp, or cantonment, was one mile westof the antiquated, weather-beaten hamlet of Stafford CourtHouse. It was pleasantly situated, to be in such a country,being upon high, solid ground, with good water and abundanceof wood near by. The other regiments of the brigade wereall located in the same vicinity. The camp of the ThirteenthNew Jersey abbutted against ours on the west, their most directway of getting to and from their camp being through Third Wisconsin and Second Massachusetts occupiedground near each other, northeast of us. Their locations beingupon a slightly lower level than our
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