. 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 .. . ind ; for while itcrosses Cedar Run nearly at a right angle it soon comes tobe almost parallel with it. .So that, when we moved to ourassigned position, though we appeared to be going directlyawav from the road, we did not get as far away from it as itseemed to us. We had but a few minutes to get watf^r and take breath,when we again had orders
. 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 .. . ind ; for while itcrosses Cedar Run nearly at a right angle it soon comes tobe almost parallel with it. .So that, when we moved to ourassigned position, though we appeared to be going directlyawav from the road, we did not get as far away from it as itseemed to us. We had but a few minutes to get watf^r and take breath,when we again had orders to fall in, and marched to theright, across the fields to the Brown farm house. This wa>the second house up the run from the road. The first andsecond houses then located in that direction resembled eachother in many particulars. l-2ach was on a high hill, with adeep valley or swale on the side towards the road ; each had a 108 HISTORY OF THE sprincr. in a clump of large trees, uiulerthe hill behind it. places the distance from the road to the Brownhouse at three-fourths of a mile. It is really over a mile. Healso speaks of a ridge extending from the road to the there is such a ridge we did not travel upon it. All of those. who weie afoot that day will doubtless remember the t wodeep valleys, scooped down to the water level, both of them,and the two long, steep hills which had to be climbed beforethe Brown house was reached. If they do not rememberthem they will know thev are there, if they go as middle-agedmen, not much u<ed of late to such exertion, and walk, asComrade Bresnahan and the writer did, from the road to thehouse over the exact route taken by the Third Brigade.* *Miiny maps are in error with reference to this house. In the map prepared for tlieconiniittee on tlie contlact of the war, Gordons brigade is located at tlie first house outfrom the road, and other posiiions arc rhanKed relatively. TWENIV-SEVEXirr INDIANA. 1011 The Twenty-seventh
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