. . table. On the iSth the Sixty-fifth left Camp Buckingham, duplicat-ing the wildly exciting scene of the previous day. Our knap- ks were jusl as big as those of the Sixty-fourth, and befonstarted onfident as the other fellows that we could tote them to the ends of the earth. Hut even before we hadfinished the short tramp to the town our shoulders ached as theynever iched before, Hercules would have groaned under one offchos* We consoled ourselves with the idea that it would i : b after we got used to it. It was nearly night when we
. . table. On the iSth the Sixty-fifth left Camp Buckingham, duplicat-ing the wildly exciting scene of the previous day. Our knap- ks were jusl as big as those of the Sixty-fourth, and befonstarted onfident as the other fellows that we could tote them to the ends of the earth. Hut even before we hadfinished the short tramp to the town our shoulders ached as theynever iched before, Hercules would have groaned under one offchos* We consoled ourselves with the idea that it would i : b after we got used to it. It was nearly night when we got away. The most tumultuous hilarity vailed. At every station the greetings of the people vanswered outs and cheers, and the waving of a Bag ora kerchief from a farm house never failed to evoke a vigorousspouse. The boys yelled till they were hoarse. About midnightwe passed through Camp Dennison and exchanged shouts withthe soldiers there. We reached Cincinnati at on< k in the morning, and marched directly to the steamboat landing. As we pa 62 [December,. ■Mii i86i.] V THE OHIO. 63 through the streets, by the dim gaslight, our band seemed to takedelight in bl udest notes, arousing the people from their sleep. All along the route forms clad in white appeareicautiously opened windows, and night-capped heads were thrustout t [1 was all about. Some patriotic citizens, notwith- standing their condition of dishabille, waved handkerchiefs andlittle flags in welcome, and shouted words of kindly greetingwhich the regiment responded with tremendous cheers. Thepeople evidently felt that, the Sixty*fourth that thi Lfth had come, all danger was over, and the mtry might l>e considered safe. We embarked on theTelegraph, with our enormous h> I just at d Ughl (Four lines and steamed down the river. Tin ad the trip w -d as much aSCOUld under the circuii The boys were in good spirits—and tent, in mor- , for a< fttl inspection of canteens would have detected in not a f
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