. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . A :MIII111 I Mini M 111 (1 —Mill 1111 N\OIiK --MLNTHV MIMOlilVI ST VTl 1 INTIIL tbVTRAI 1 VKK GOING TO THE FRONT. 155. THE NEW YORK SEVENTH MARCHING DOWN BROADWAY, APRIL 19, 1861. spoken of above, a Bible, a small volume of Shakspere, and -wTiting its top was strapped a double woolen blanket and a rubber one. Many othertilings were left behind because of lack of room in or about the knaj^saek. ^ On our arrival in Boston we were marched through the streets — the iirstma
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . A :MIII111 I Mini M 111 (1 —Mill 1111 N\OIiK --MLNTHV MIMOlilVI ST VTl 1 INTIIL tbVTRAI 1 VKK GOING TO THE FRONT. 155. THE NEW YORK SEVENTH MARCHING DOWN BROADWAY, APRIL 19, 1861. spoken of above, a Bible, a small volume of Shakspere, and -wTiting its top was strapped a double woolen blanket and a rubber one. Many othertilings were left behind because of lack of room in or about the knaj^saek. ^ On our arrival in Boston we were marched through the streets — the iirstmarch of any consequence we had taken with our knapsacks and dress consisted of a belt about the body, which held a cartridge-boxand bayonet, a cross-belt, also a haversack and tin drinking-cup, a canteen,and, last but not least, the knapsack stra]3ped to the back. The strains ranover, around, and about one, in confusion most perplexing to ouv unsoiihisti-cated shoidders, the knapsack constantly gi^dng the wearer the feeling that hewas being pulled over backward. My canteen banged against my bayonet,both tin cup and Ijayonet badly interfered with the butt of my musket, whilemy cartridge-box and haversack were c
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