. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . rough the town. 1 remember that theSeventh Massachusetts seemed to be finely dis-ciplined, as it halted on the river-banks beforeour camp. I imagined the men looked seriousover leaving their comfortable winter-quartersat Brightwood for the uncertainties of thecoming campaign. At last, when drills andinspections had made us almost frantic withneatness and cleanliness, we got marchingorders. I shall not forget that last adjutant was a short old fellow, who hadseen much service in the regular army. Hegave his orders in an explosi
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . rough the town. 1 remember that theSeventh Massachusetts seemed to be finely dis-ciplined, as it halted on the river-banks beforeour camp. I imagined the men looked seriousover leaving their comfortable winter-quartersat Brightwood for the uncertainties of thecoming campaign. At last, when drills andinspections had made us almost frantic withneatness and cleanliness, we got marchingorders. I shall not forget that last adjutant was a short old fellow, who hadseen much service in the regular army. Hegave his orders in an explosive manner, andprevious to giving them his under lip wouldwork in curious muscular contractions, so thatthe long imperial which decorated it would beworked up, under and over his nose, like therammer of a musket in the act of loading. Atthat last inspection, previous to the openingcampaign, he gave the order with a long rollto the rs: Preparrrre to open ranks were open, and he was twisting hismouth and elevating his imperial for another. TRANSPORTS ON THE POTOMAC. * Copyright, 18S4, by The Centcry Co. All rights reserved. 768 order, when an unlucky citizen, who was notconversant with militar}- rules, passed betweenthe ranks. The adjutant, pale with anger,hastily followed the citizen, who was very distance from the toe of our adjutantsboot to the citizens riank was too great forthe adjutant, who vet kept up a vigorouskicking into air, until at last, with a prodig-ious outlay of muscular force, his foot reachedthe enemy, but with such recoil as to land himon his back in the mud. We formed in two ranks and marched onboard a Iitrie steamer lying at the wharf nearour quarters. Anything for a change, said^^ad Rider, reallv delighted to move. Allheavy baggage was left behind. I had clungto the contents of my knapsack with doggedtenacity; but,notwithstanding mv most earnestprotest, I was required to disgorge about one-halt of them, including a pair of heavv bootsan
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