. Story of the service of Company E [electronic resource]: and the Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion : beginning with September 7th, 1861, and ending with July 21st, 1865 . 7, 64, William had been transferred to the Invalid, or VeteranReserve, Corps. Greatly to our satisfaction, orders came on the 13th ofMarch to pack up for Veteran Furlough. As those of uswho had re-enlisted began to get ready to go home, theNon-Vets looked sober and lonesome. There were allsorts of rumors afloat as to what was to be done with them. I will copy a few
. Story of the service of Company E [electronic resource]: and the Twelfth Wisconsin Regiment, Veteran Volunteer Infantry, in the War of the Rebellion : beginning with September 7th, 1861, and ending with July 21st, 1865 . 7, 64, William had been transferred to the Invalid, or VeteranReserve, Corps. Greatly to our satisfaction, orders came on the 13th ofMarch to pack up for Veteran Furlough. As those of uswho had re-enlisted began to get ready to go home, theNon-Vets looked sober and lonesome. There were allsorts of rumors afloat as to what was to be done with them. I will copy a few lines from the diary of one them: Sunday, March 6.—More recruits came to our regimentthis afternoon and one for our company looks as if the cradlehad been robbed of its occupant to make a soldier. Thenumber that came to-day was forty-six, and they werebrought by Captain Wheelock, of Co. H. Our mess havesome holed beans doing to-night and expect a goodbreakfast. Weather fair and warm. Monday, March 7.—Beans did not come out quite as goodas expected, and an order came this afternoon saying that wenon-veterans would be transferred to the 16th Corps if wedid not re-enlist, and be sent up Red river ; that when the. JOHN G. INCALLS, COMPANY E. 253 veterans return they will rendezvous at Louisville, it all around it has not been a very good day, particu-larly for us non-veterans—beans spoiled, and got to go up theRed river with the Wood Peckers. As I have already said, we packed up on the 13th of Marchfor our trip home. The regiment marched away from campdown to Vicksburg in high glee. The day was a delightfulone, warm and bright, and our tramp got us pretty wellheated up. The great river steamer, Continental, thesame that had brought us down from Memphis to Vicksburgnearly a year before, was in waiting for us; and, just as it wasgetting dark, we crowded ourselves upon its already well-loaded decks. 18 CHAPTER XVIII. On Veteran Furlough. 3 have been looking forward wi
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