The Song of the Rappahannock; Sketches of the Civil War
The Song of the Rappahannock; Sketches of the Civil War
Ira Seymour Dodd
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The best officers were those who, without sacrifice of dignity kept a lively sense of comradeship with their men. The work of drill began before we received either arms or uniforms, and from the very first we managed to go through with that essential of camp life, the evening dress parade. Then the grounds would be filled with spectators, mostly home friends : fathers, mothers, I02 The Household of the wives, sisters and sweethearts, bringing with them dainties to supplement what seemed to them... the hard fare of camp. We lived well and were not a little spoiled in those days ; and when we departed for the front, the mistaken kindness of those who loved us loaded us down with all sorts of knick-knacks for comfort and convenience. Though loath to part with these, our first march- ing days made us more loath to carry them. When a man's back becomes his only storehouse, he soon finds that riches do not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses. Pat- ent writing-cases, extra socks and mit- tens, " ponchos " for the shoulders, " havelocks " for the head, etc.
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