. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . ll night, and thismorning we have as much snow as we had at Rolla any timethis winter. It is a regular down easter equinoctial we left our overcoats, and all our blankets, except one, at•Springfield, we have to work hard to keep warm. I laidabed almost all day, wrapped up in my blanket. Towardsnight the weather moderated a little. CHAPTER XIV. BENTON HUSSARS POISONED, AND CAPTAIN DUFLER FATALLY.—OUR SOLDIERS CAN STAND HUNGER AND COLD, BUTOBJECT
. Military history and reminiscences of the Thirteenth regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry in the civil war in the United States,1861-65 . ll night, and thismorning we have as much snow as we had at Rolla any timethis winter. It is a regular down easter equinoctial we left our overcoats, and all our blankets, except one, at•Springfield, we have to work hard to keep warm. I laidabed almost all day, wrapped up in my blanket. Towardsnight the weather moderated a little. CHAPTER XIV. BENTON HUSSARS POISONED, AND CAPTAIN DUFLER FATALLY.—OUR SOLDIERS CAN STAND HUNGER AND COLD, BUTOBJECT TO POISON. kje|T OW was about to commence one of themost remarkable campaigns of the war;whether looked at from the standpoint ofhard marching, over almost impassablelyr*^^ roads, inclement weather, hunger, cold, sickness,less danger of battle than of poison, in beverage andin food, and poisoned wells, springs, and streams of water, orfrom being cut off from any source of supply, or from theknowledge or whereabouts of our army, by General Grant, andother armies east of the Mississippi. The following order inaugurates the campaign :. Special orders ) Headquarters, Army of the Southwest, No. 134. ) Camp Cross-Timbers, April 4, 1S62. VIII.—The army in the field will move to-morrow, the5th instant, in the order herein stated, on the road or eastward, leading through Cassville and hence toward Yellville. Order of march : First Division will move at 6 a. m. ; Fourth Division at S a. m.; Wymans Brigade at 8:30 a. m. * * * * By command of Major-General Curtis. H. Z. Curtis, Asst. Adjt-Gen. When our army broke camp at Cross-Timbers, it took the back track, and we were fearful that the campaign was ended, and that wre were destined to see Rolla again ; but when we 176 ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 177 reached Cassville and took an easternly direction, we werereassured, and right away began to speculate as to wheresuch horrible roads, through so wretched a country couldtake us, unle
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