. History of the Eighteenth regiment Conn. volunteers in the war for the Union . ays:A more joyous and light-hearted body of men were never togetherthan we were on the reception of this news. Man) of the bo) shardly knew what to do with themselves, being so completelyoverjoyed at the thought of so soon bidding adi(Hi to rebelhospitality and sitting under the old flag once more. Oursmall allowance of meat and i)read was dealt out to us for thenext day, but was quickly devoured by a majorit) of the boys insomewhat of a greedy manner, after this, were told we could liedown and sleep. It was a bea
. History of the Eighteenth regiment Conn. volunteers in the war for the Union . ays:A more joyous and light-hearted body of men were never togetherthan we were on the reception of this news. Man) of the bo) shardly knew what to do with themselves, being so completelyoverjoyed at the thought of so soon bidding adi(Hi to rebelhospitality and sitting under the old flag once more. Oursmall allowance of meat and i)read was dealt out to us for thenext day, but was quickly devoured by a majorit) of the boys insomewhat of a greedy manner, after this, were told we could liedown and sleep. It was a beautiful night and our accommodationsfor sleep far better than inside of the camp. But the boys wereso elated at the idea of their freedom there was but little sleepdone that night. One of the boys who has since slept that sleepthat knows no waking, wrote as follows in his journal the nextda), I la) two or three hours watching the stars. The full moonshone brightly, making the night almost as light as the day. andalthough we were prisoners yet it seemed very pleasant to get out. Cart. CHARLES E. BDWEK. CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS. 135 upon the green grass once more. At length the hour of threeA. M. came, nearly every man was awake and anxiously waitingto hear the order. Eighteenth Connecticut fall in, t)ut no suchorder was heard. The joyous sound had beien anxiously waitedfor, and what a disappointment. In painful suspense the boyswaited until six oclock, and then they were informed that theorder for their release had been countermanded, the reason assigned was that a bridge on the Richmond and Petersburg Rail-road had broken down and they must wait re|)airs. The men werethen ordered back into camp, and they olieyed with feelings whichno pen can describe. What a change came over the spirits of those men. Everycountenance so radiant with joy but a few hours before now gavethe clearest evidence of sorrow, too deep and painful for expres-sion,—one of Company A says: I think, none of as
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