. The First Maine Heavy Artillery, 1861-1865 [electronic resource]: a history of its part and place in the war for the union, with an outline of causes of war and its results to our country . KlKMi-H itlMU. ami i:\\m:i i:\i:ia i-i-: i>\ \ i i>;. \vim»y day. Ill AM) SUM Ol \\ AK I I ()>) drawn from the quartermaster, and were soon sleeping on springbeds of their own make with great comfort. They pooled theirsmall capital, bought a cook stove, running the smoke pipe throughthe top ol their Sibley tent, drew their rations uncooked, made atrade with the famous wood
. The First Maine Heavy Artillery, 1861-1865 [electronic resource]: a history of its part and place in the war for the union, with an outline of causes of war and its results to our country . KlKMi-H itlMU. ami i:\\m:i i:\i:ia i-i-: i>\ \ i i>;. \vim»y day. Ill AM) SUM Ol \\ AK I I ()>) drawn from the quartermaster, and were soon sleeping on springbeds of their own make with great comfort. They pooled theirsmall capital, bought a cook stove, running the smoke pipe throughthe top ol their Sibley tent, drew their rations uncooked, made atrade with the famous woods cook. Corporal Wing, to cook theirfood while they did his duty in turn, and were shortly living like ?J j o nabobs. This type ol comfortable quarters was immediately adoptedby the whole Regiment. It proved a most effective protection fromthe cold and wet, and a great comfort to the troops during thesevere winter that followed. I)uring our first winter in camp at Fort Sumner much time wasgiven to the instruction of the men in all the duties of a soldier insquad, company, and battalion drill. We were also trained asHeavy Artillery-men, drilling upon the big guns which we we
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