. 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 .. . vSergt. J. B. , Co. A. James R. Shakp (Recent Portrait.) the patch indicated the corps, and the color of it indicated thedivision. Who decided the matter we never learned, but wealways felt glad that the men of the Twelfth Corps had thefive pointed star, the same that is on the flag, assigned to themfor their corps badge. B
. 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 .. . vSergt. J. B. , Co. A. James R. Shakp (Recent Portrait.) the patch indicated the corps, and the color of it indicated thedivision. Who decided the matter we never learned, but wealways felt glad that the men of the Twelfth Corps had thefive pointed star, the same that is on the flag, assigned to themfor their corps badge. Being in the First Division, we wore ared star. Members of the Second Division wore a white star,and the Third Division wore a blue star. Other corps haddifferently shaped emblems, but the colors denoting the divi- T\VENTV-SE\-EXTH INDIANA. 308 sions were tlie same in all. One corps in the Army of thePotomac had a sphere, another a clover leaf, another a dia-mond, another a Maltese cross, another a Roman cross, the first, much pride and enthusiasm were awakened bythese corps badges, naturally increasing later en. Men wereled to exert-ions and overcome difficulties, which, be-fore, they would not have thought possible, in order toenh
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