. Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d regiment, Penn'a volunteers. Compiled from notes, sketches, facts and incidents. lady, too, who had returned,quickly put in her appearance among us with more corn-cakes for another trade ; so, we here had found a favorableand good post on the picket-line for the boys, who continuedto fare well while on duty at this point. To-day the Regi-ment was apprised that the rude hand of death had againbeen laid upon a comrade—upon Private Frank G. Wenger,of Company C, making still another to be added to themortuary list of Camp Falmouth. Thus the
. Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d regiment, Penn'a volunteers. Compiled from notes, sketches, facts and incidents. lady, too, who had returned,quickly put in her appearance among us with more corn-cakes for another trade ; so, we here had found a favorableand good post on the picket-line for the boys, who continuedto fare well while on duty at this point. To-day the Regi-ment was apprised that the rude hand of death had againbeen laid upon a comrade—upon Private Frank G. Wenger,of Company C, making still another to be added to themortuary list of Camp Falmouth. Thus the day passed without further event to record, savethat night quickly came on with its only half moon-light andfleeting snow-clouds whilst naught was heard but the sigh-ing of the whining, wintry winds, as they raged through theforest trees and their branches, thus driving out the eventfuland ever-memorable old year of 1862, and ushering in thatof the new, 1S63. At intervals, the steady tramp of ourtrusty, faithful sentinels, were also distinctly heard, showingthat the lonely yet required vigils of the night were thenstrictly
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