History of the Ninety-sixth Regiment, Illinois volunteer Infantry . NICKAJACK, 1863-4. ROBERT A. SMITH, SAMUEL H. SMITH, RIGHT GENERAL GUIDE:. LEFT GENERAL GUIDE. ? ?- - MRS. J. C. SMITH. The Camp at Lexington. 57 to pas* oil. A few sheet-iron stoves were procured, and anumber of brick or stone fire-places were built. The regularrations were supplemented with corn-meal, bought by thesoldiers at the rate of fifty cents per bushel, flour at threecents a pound and molasses at s].-± per gallon. There wasoften a surplus of coffee and rice, which was sold to citizensor exchanged for the articles men
History of the Ninety-sixth Regiment, Illinois volunteer Infantry . NICKAJACK, 1863-4. ROBERT A. SMITH, SAMUEL H. SMITH, RIGHT GENERAL GUIDE:. LEFT GENERAL GUIDE. ? ?- - MRS. J. C. SMITH. The Camp at Lexington. 57 to pas* oil. A few sheet-iron stoves were procured, and anumber of brick or stone fire-places were built. The regularrations were supplemented with corn-meal, bought by thesoldiers at the rate of fifty cents per bushel, flour at threecents a pound and molasses at s].-± per gallon. There wasoften a surplus of coffee and rice, which was sold to citizensor exchanged for the articles mentioned. Xear the camp grist mill and jeans factory. From these the rebelshad taken some 880,000 worth of goods, only a few weeksbefore, compelling the owners to accept Confederate scrip inpayment. The factory was not only a thing of interest to thetroops, but a great convenience, for the soldiers were permittedto take warm water from the pipes for the purpose of washingtheir clothing, a privilege which they availed themselves ofwith alacri
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