. Memorandum and anecdotes of the Civil War, 1862 to 1865 . here we remained until November 23d. Here we had good quartersand were paid and issued new uniforms, lived high as long as ourmoney lasted, and were given freedom to visit the city as long as webehaved properly. Some of the boys were given furloughs and visitedtheir homes. This ends our campaign after Price. While at St. Louiswe had the opportunity to vote for President, and a good half of theregiment used the first right to vote at the election of November 5th,1864. Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson were the Republicancandidates. Ge
. Memorandum and anecdotes of the Civil War, 1862 to 1865 . here we remained until November 23d. Here we had good quartersand were paid and issued new uniforms, lived high as long as ourmoney lasted, and were given freedom to visit the city as long as webehaved properly. Some of the boys were given furloughs and visitedtheir homes. This ends our campaign after Price. While at St. Louiswe had the opportunity to vote for President, and a good half of theregiment used the first right to vote at the election of November 5th,1864. Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson were the Republicancandidates. Gen. George B. McClellan was the Democratic regiment was about equally divided, and there were some hotpolitical arguments among the boys. The time passed very pleasantly while in St. Louis, and we hadno arduous duties to perform—nothing but ordinary camp duty. Our 38 stay was a necessary rest after our long march through Arkansas andMissouri of nearly 400 miles on half rations and through a desolateswamp and wilderness. Field of our j ^VSVyreyepbrt J Monroes-*(: s^^- (Opelous».>, , , VermiTllonvflle X<! J AT OH*BCWUGE
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