. . to give him a gun andput him into the ranks, buthe manifested so much con-trition and made suchhement promises that hewouldnt do so no his offense was over-looked. Fifteen miles on the 22dbrought us to Danville, theprettiest town we had yetseen. It appeared to beflavored with loyalty to anunusual degree. Unionflags were Hying from inbuildings, public and pri-vate. Matrons and maid-ens smiled upon us andwaved their kerchiefs aswe passed. This inspiredthe brass bands and theyblew patriotic airs with all the wind they coul
. . to give him a gun andput him into the ranks, buthe manifested so much con-trition and made suchhement promises that hewouldnt do so no his offense was over-looked. Fifteen miles on the 22dbrought us to Danville, theprettiest town we had yetseen. It appeared to beflavored with loyalty to anunusual degree. Unionflags were Hying from inbuildings, public and pri-vate. Matrons and maid-ens smiled upon us andwaved their kerchiefs aswe passed. This inspiredthe brass bands and theyblew patriotic airs with all the wind they could raise. When we readied our campingground, before ranks were broken a dispatch was read announc-ing the victory of General Thomas, at Mill Springs, near Somer-set, over the rebels under XollicoiTer, the hitter being amongthe killed. This news was received with great cheering. Thatevening Colonel Harker left for a short absence. During thismarch Colonel Forsyth was, at his own request, relieved fromthe command of the Sixty-fourth and had no further connection. G. STANLEY POPE,SERGEANT-MAJOR, SIXTx-Fl 1862.] THE WILDERNESS AT HELLS GAP. 87 with it. The command of the regiment devolved upon Lieuten-ant-colonel Isaac Gass. On the 23rd we reached Stanford and on the following day,ascending a very long hill, we were at Halls Gap. A few dlater the boys changed the first part of the name by ing e for a and called it Hells Gap. Strictly speaking thiswas not qutte correct, judged by the standard of the thermometer,for it was cold rather than heat that caused us so much discomfort,but the revised name fairly expressed the general feeling of dis-gust and it went—as everything did in the army. In the midst of a perfect wilderness of trees and underbrushwe were ordered to clear away the rubbish and police a spot tor ourcamp. For the information of the non-military reader I will ex-plain that to police a camp did not mean to stock it withpolicemen, but to clean tip the ground and make it h
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