. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . ready the tremendous energiesof these great generals had planned for further vigorous move-ments almost before the surrender could be completed, as will Ibe seen by fragments of two communications to Grant fromSherman, of date of July 3d, as follows: * * * * Ifyou are in Vicksburg, glory, hallelujah ! The best 4th oiJuly since 1776. * * * _* j And again ;**## Already are my orders outto give one big huzza ! and sling the knapsack for newfields. * * * *
. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . ready the tremendous energiesof these great generals had planned for further vigorous move-ments almost before the surrender could be completed, as will Ibe seen by fragments of two communications to Grant fromSherman, of date of July 3d, as follows: * * * * Ifyou are in Vicksburg, glory, hallelujah ! The best 4th oiJuly since 1776. * * * _* j And again ;**## Already are my orders outto give one big huzza ! and sling the knapsack for newfields. * * * * Comrades, when you slung knapsacks for new fields,twenty-nine years ago, the writer had just severed his connec-tion with the old Thirteenth Regiment; he was still to wearthe blue, in the same service but in other fields. And nowagain, I must leave you. Other hands, able and patriotic,will guide your historians pen to completion, and again Imust say, comrades, God speed you, and good-bye. Asa B. Munn. i 5 -» T* 1%S** • -—- x .■^.7 :-■ v — JSHESi, U^-^j- .,.***? ^ ^^M6*** \ \ \\ 1 ** Sergt. AMOS H. , Company 4 i n\. . ) 1 VN
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