. The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865. First division, 12th and 20th corps. A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it .. . o conclude this inadequate accoimt, furnishing anexample of the kind of men we had in the Twenty-seventh,an extract is submitted from Quartermaster Sergeant Grosesletter to the Indianapolis ^()z/r//a/: The facts are as fol-lows, which can be established by General Banks own privatememorandum, now in possession of Lieutenants LeeandVan-Arsdol,
. The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865. First division, 12th and 20th corps. A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it .. . o conclude this inadequate accoimt, furnishing anexample of the kind of men we had in the Twenty-seventh,an extract is submitted from Quartermaster Sergeant Grosesletter to the Indianapolis ^()z/r//a/: The facts are as fol-lows, which can be established by General Banks own privatememorandum, now in possession of Lieutenants LeeandVan-Arsdol, also by plenty of witnesses : The day after GaptainCollis and his men departed for Williamsport, Lieuts. J. A. T\VEXTY-SEVEXTlt IXDIANA. 159 Lee and William VanArsdol, of the Twenty-seventh Indiana,with their few stragglers, a body of infantry, aggregatingmore than Captain Collis company, discovered those finearms, 224 Springfield rifles, that had been secreted sometimebefore, by the One Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania, putthem on a can il boat and delivered them at General Banksheadquarters at Williamsport. The loss of tlie Twenty-seventh at Winchester was:Killed and mortally wounded, 5; wounded, not mortal, G2 prisoners. (See Honor Roll.). Capt. David Van Buskiuk,Co. F. M. Caiin. (The old Sutler.) CHAPTER XIII. THE BATTLE SINCE WINXHESTER. There is one matter relating to the Twenty-seventh atWinchester that remains to be noticed. The writer does notat this time attach great importance to it, but it is probably anecessary part of this narrative. It is safe to say that no member of the regiment crossedthe Potomac, after Banks retreat, in a very highly satisfiedstate of mind, either with reference to himself or his environ-ment. The dismal ending of the campaign, upon which wehad so recently entered with such high hopes, could not beotherwise than soreh^ disappointing, while the fact that, inour first engagement with the enem}-, something that we hadlong been eager for, we
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