. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . om corn-meal alone. Mixed with water to a consistency of paste,it made what we called pancakes. — a dish that constituted a large item inour diet. With a little less meal and more water, we had Indian pudding,to be eaten with a spoon. A more liberal donation of meal, with thesame quantity of water, made a thiik substance, which, when baked inthe oven, was styled Johnnif-cale. Then there are fish-balls, manuiacturedfrom the same compounds. This receipt requires about four meals to one XJcut. Sheldons Eesimental Historv.
. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . om corn-meal alone. Mixed with water to a consistency of paste,it made what we called pancakes. — a dish that constituted a large item inour diet. With a little less meal and more water, we had Indian pudding,to be eaten with a spoon. A more liberal donation of meal, with thesame quantity of water, made a thiik substance, which, when baked inthe oven, was styled Johnnif-cale. Then there are fish-balls, manuiacturedfrom the same compounds. This receipt requires about four meals to one XJcut. Sheldons Eesimental Historv. OFFICERS AND MEN EXCHANGED. 377 water, and, when moulded together, should be aljle to stand alone any-where. Divide the aggregate into cakes one inch thick, and about the sizeof the palm of the hand. Lay these in rows on the top of the stove ; and,if there is any fire at all inside, you Avill have superior fish-balls in fromone to three hours. Within two Aveeks, most of the officers and men wereexchanged at City Point, and hailed the old flag with shoutsof welcome. 48. CHAPTER XXIV. Eace of the Hostile Armies Northward. —Battle of Gettysburg. — The Fifth, Fourteenth,Seventeenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-seventh Connecticut Regiments engaged. —Second Light Battery.— The Aflfair of July 1. —The Assault of July 2. —Attackon the Left Flank. — Terrible Fighting of July 3. — Connecticut Correspondents.— The Losses in our Regiments. — Scenes on the Battle-Field. — The Fourth ofJuly. — Tardy Pursuit of Lee. —Our Troops again iu Virgima. OOKER had been out-generaled, — defeated bysuperior skill rather than by superior numbersor courage. His army was diminished, but notdisheartened ; for the men attributed their re-pulse to the proper cause, and felt, that, effi-ciently led, they were a match for any soldiers in theworld. The Army of the Potomac had fallen into the habit ofindulging in a long rest after every battle; taking ampletime for recuperation, improved
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