. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . The location was called Camp Duncan Stewart, afterDetroits generous citizen whom the mob was going to hano- at thewar meeting on the Campus Martins, for his Unionism. The camp was on the farm of a man who, with several sons, wasin the enemys army. This fact becoming known to the brigade, in less than twentyminutes, a large strawstack was carried awayby the armful for bed-ding, and all out-build-ings were stripped ofvegetables and every-thing eatable, turkeysand chickens included,unl
. History of the Twenty-fourth Michigan of the Iron brigade, known as the Detroit and Wayne county regiment .. . The location was called Camp Duncan Stewart, afterDetroits generous citizen whom the mob was going to hano- at thewar meeting on the Campus Martins, for his Unionism. The camp was on the farm of a man who, with several sons, wasin the enemys army. This fact becoming known to the brigade, in less than twentyminutes, a large strawstack was carried awayby the armful for bed-ding, and all out-build-ings were stripped ofvegetables and every-thing eatable, turkeysand chickens included,unless they roostedhigh. A guard soonended the raiding andthe plunder was orderedreturned, but many afowl with its neckwrung, and other bootywere concealed beneaththe mens blankets onwhich they were resting after their two mile march, when thesearching detail passed around. The men justified their conduct onthe ground that we were in a secession State, and that it was no worsethan the enemy treated Union men. Right or wrong it was one ofthe evils that Virginia had brought upon herself when she left RAIDING A STRAW STACK. 74 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-FOURTH MICHIGAN. THE soldiers KNAPSACK. The soldiers knapsack forms an important part of his him, it is like a trunk for the traveller, except he lugs it on hisback or shoulders. With this filled with winter clothing, and with hisshelter tent, blanket, three days rations, canteen, belt, gun and sixtyrounds of cartridges, each soldier has a load of burdensome the several halting places on the march, many articles of clothing,etc., were thrown away to lighten their burdens. Then eachknapsack frequently contained articles presented by friends, — such asbibles, mirrors, brushes, and home souvenirs, not to mention half adozen ambrotypes of as many of the girls they left behind the load, in weight a burden to a mule, is borne along amid therays of a southern sun, article after article is tossed by the way
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