. . n on its roll, had the same popular dt> nation. Captain Christo-fel, of the latter, used tospeak fondly of the menof this company as hisu jewels. When the order wasgiven to go on board,Happy Jack could notbe found, and a detail fromCorn pane I was sent tohunt him up. H e w a 6easily located, for thknew where to lookhim. The boys steeredhim on board, but duringthe delay of loading theDaggage Jack began to feelthe old thirst creeping overhim and disappeared. Hewas not missed until thesteamer had started on heivoyage. The boat wa
. . n on its roll, had the same popular dt> nation. Captain Christo-fel, of the latter, used tospeak fondly of the menof this company as hisu jewels. When the order wasgiven to go on board,Happy Jack could notbe found, and a detail fromCorn pane I was sent tohunt him up. H e w a 6easily located, for thknew where to lookhim. The boys steeredhim on board, but duringthe delay of loading theDaggage Jack began to feelthe old thirst creeping overhim and disappeared. Hewas not missed until thesteamer had started on heivoyage. The boat wassearched in every part, but Jack could not be found. It was notconsidered worth while to put back after him, for no one doubtedthat a man who had sailed the seas in all parts of the worldwould have no difficulty in making his way. To finish the story here, although it is anticipating some-what, when the regiment reached Columbus, Ohio, about twoweeks later, there was Happy Jack, drawn up in a waveringline, to receive it. What a yell went up as the boys caught. w . LOW,COMPANY F, SIXTY-FIFTH. i86v] THE SIXTY-FOURTH MAKES A HOMK RUN. 785 sight of his familiar face! Jack had the laugh on them, afterall. It appears that soon after the departure of the Sixty-fourthanother boat left Indianola for New Orleans, having on board theSeventy-seventh Pennsylvania, and on this Jack secured reaching New Orleans he found that his regiment had left forCairo. He immediately followed, and, getting on a faster boat,passed the Sixth-fourth on the voyage, and reached Columbusahead of it. The Morgan did notgo directly to New Orleansbut in a stress of weatherput into Galveston whereshe lay eighteen rest of the voyage vmade without incident oraccident, barring the ex-pected prevalence of sea-si ck ness. K verybod y washappy when the steamerssed the bar and enteredthe fresh, smooth water ofthe Mississippi. On De-cember 20th the Sixty -fourth embarked at NewOrleans on the steamerSte
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