. . eturned empt\ -handed, ring like our army inFlanders. It was nearlytime for reveille, and tlionly caught a short napbefore the drums aroused u>ur. We immediately formed and marched to the our haversacks wire empty ti> the last crumb. Rations were is-sued at once. Tluloud cheering as a fewhardtack for each man werehanded around—the firstwe had seen in ten wagon train loaded withsupplies had been Sent outbom Louisville, guardedby a heavy force, and bygood fortune it had comesafely through. Rarely inour lives has anythi
. . eturned empt\ -handed, ring like our army inFlanders. It was nearlytime for reveille, and tlionly caught a short napbefore the drums aroused u>ur. We immediately formed and marched to the our haversacks wire empty ti> the last crumb. Rations were is-sued at once. Tluloud cheering as a fewhardtack for each man werehanded around—the firstwe had seen in ten wagon train loaded withsupplies had been Sent outbom Louisville, guardedby a heavy force, and bygood fortune it had comesafely through. Rarely inour lives has anything od as did those crackers that morniriAn hour was allowed for breakfast, and we resumed themarch. The soldiers were in a greatly exhausted condition.\I;m\ were scarcely able to ding themselves along, Hut the ur icy admitted of no delay, Words of encouragement frocficers who rode horses were- all well enough as far as they went,but they didnt go a great was. They did se the awful aching of tired limbs, or the smarting of blistered feet. Only. ALON/.O W. HAM < m K,CAPTAIN, SIXTY-FOURTH. GOBS COIXTRV ANlv A BATH. [September, two days march from Louisville! said Colonel Harker, as herode along the line, with kindly greetings and expressions ofsympathy. Twelve very long and very weary miles, and westood Upon the bank of the Ohio river near West Point, twentymiles below Louisville. Hurrah for Gods country ! exclaimed the boys of theFifty-first Indiana, as they looked across the river and saw thefair fields of their state. Id give a mouths pay just to crossover there and stay tonight! said one of them. The enthusiasm of our Indiana comrades was plentifullyshared by the Ohioans. It was Gods country and that wasenough. It was a feast for our eyes, even though long monthsand years must pass before our feet might press its soil. The airresounded with cheers, which burst forth spontaneously all alongthe line. We halted for several hours, and the men were orderedto bathe. Never was a
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