. 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 .. . ct city built forwinter quarters, one hundred and twenty log houses, 10x18feet, chinked and daubed, glass windows, fire-places and clap-board roofs, with the latch-string hanging out. All the regi-ments in the division, except ours, are living in tents. Theycant work with the Iloosier boys. Our city is laid off with regular streets, all named—
. 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 .. . ct city built forwinter quarters, one hundred and twenty log houses, 10x18feet, chinked and daubed, glass windows, fire-places and clap-board roofs, with the latch-string hanging out. All the regi-ments in the division, except ours, are living in tents. Theycant work with the Iloosier boys. Our city is laid off with regular streets, all named—Morton street, Peelle street, Lane6 82 HISTORY OF THE street, Indiana avenue, etc., etc. The official desigaation ofthis cantonment was Camp Halleck, though its popular namewith us was Hoosier City. We occupied these quartersover two months, moving in them December 18, and leavingthem February 25. These were the halcyon days of our soldiering. The mem-ber of the regiment who saw much service with it, and yet,who was not present that winter, is like a man who has had noboyhood. We saw some hardships, it is true. There wereduties in bad, bad weather, a large amount of sickness of differ-ent kinds and other inconveniences and deprivations incident. Newspapers in Camp. to our situation. But the good cheer far overbalanced thethings of a different nature. When well and off duty we werealways comfortable, usually happy. Rations were abundantand of good quality, The quartermaster exchanged flour inthe city for bread, pound for pound, which was fresh and was abundant and easily obtained. Our camp stood thickwith timber when we located it; when we left, the timber linehad receded but a short distance. We had all the candles wewanted to burn and the rule of Lights out at taps was notenforced. So, in stormy weather and during the long winterevenings, we sat around blazing fires and read, wrote letters, TWENTY-SEVENTH INDIANA, 83 played cards, spun yarns or whatever else sugges
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