. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . gh was on the boys. Such wasBuckys way. The first year of the war was very trying to the men ofthe Twenty-third regiment as it took more than the regularclothing allowance to pay for their uniforms. Within a yearthey were compelled to purchase three distinct suits. Thefirst was a Zouave uniform,which wore out in six months ;next a dark blue uniform, withdress coat, dog collar and epau-lettes, and finally blouse andblue pants. So at the end ofthe year from $8 to $15 w
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . gh was on the boys. Such wasBuckys way. The first year of the war was very trying to the men ofthe Twenty-third regiment as it took more than the regularclothing allowance to pay for their uniforms. Within a yearthey were compelled to purchase three distinct suits. Thefirst was a Zouave uniform,which wore out in six months ;next a dark blue uniform, withdress coat, dog collar and epau-lettes, and finally blouse andblue pants. So at the end ofthe year from $8 to $15 werededucted from the accounts ofthose who had overdrawn theirclothing allowance. One of thecompanys books was lost inaction, and, a few days after thefight, while Lieutenant Mar-chant was having the pay rollsmade out, a coffee-coolerwho could never be got underfire, appeared with the bookunder his arm. He claimed that while prowling over thebattlefield he found it. The boys therefore had to go short onthat months pay, as it was the settlement for the year, andthe Coffee Cooler in consequence did police duty for along HENRY G FRITSCH,Captain Co. B. 132 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT T-wenty-tKird Pennsylvania at Fair OaKs By Jimmy SmitK, Co. H., 23d P. V. You soldiers all, both great and small, you heroes and you braves, Artillerymen and cavalry, likewise all you Zouaves ; I pray your attention, and hear what I do say, And youll hear how the Twenty-third behaved on the 31st of May. About noon on Saturday the rebels hove in sight. Their courage raised by whiskey, they thought to show us fight. They thought by superior numbers to make us run away. But youll hear how they were mistaken on the 31st of May. They first drove in our pickets and thought it a great feat, Saying now the days our own, weve got the Yankees beat ; But they soon found out that fighting was a game that two could play And the rebels did the running on the 31st of May. They drove back Caseys divisio
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