. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . ers occurred, drenching the men to theskin. Many of the boys took such colds by reason of this ex-posure, that they remained long on the sick-list at Washington,instead of returning with their comrades to their homes. The arrival at the barracks in Readville was on the 6th ofJune, 1865, after nearly three years of service. Thus closes the sketch of a youthful soldier, who can say,what can be said of not one in a thousand, I was never off fromduty a single day. He was in every ski
. The town of Wayland in the civil war of 1861-1865, as represented in the army and navy of the American union .. . ers occurred, drenching the men to theskin. Many of the boys took such colds by reason of this ex-posure, that they remained long on the sick-list at Washington,instead of returning with their comrades to their homes. The arrival at the barracks in Readville was on the 6th ofJune, 1865, after nearly three years of service. Thus closes the sketch of a youthful soldier, who can say,what can be said of not one in a thousand, I was never off fromduty a single day. He was in every skirmish and battle inwhich his regiment participated, twenty-nine of which could becalled regular engagements ; and, though fearfully exposed inmany of these battles, he was never struck but once by a rebelmissile, and then the bullet was so far spent in its force as not toinjure him essentially. It is worthy of remark, that, of those who constituted the com-pany of which he was a member at the time of its departurefor the war, ov\y five remained to return to camp at Readville atits close. Frank Winthrop HE following narrative was put into our hands byMr. Draper, our associate on the Committee, with therequest that we revise it with large omissions, so asto bring it within narrower compass. Mr. Draperdeclined this responsibility on account of the familyconnection. Appreciating his motives, we havetaken the entire responsibility in regard to s narrative. But, on careful examination, wehave deemed it unwise to cut it down, or materially to alter is a connected narrative of marked interest, giving an insideview of army-operations, and showing the very spirit of the war,such as we have rarely met with. We therefore give it nearlyentire, believing thereby that it will enrich the volume, and addgreatly to its value; whereas to compress it, or make only selec-tions from it, would break up the connection, or reduce it to suchdetails as would destroy its life, o
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