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Watterman Da Lee,
Aurora, Illinois; mustered May 24. IS61 ; mustered out June IS, 1864. Watterman was captain Wendt's clerk and a good soldier for duty when called upou ; serving with musket all the time.
John M. Eddy,
St. Charles. Kane county, Illinois ; born April 29, IS42 ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; mustered out June IS, 1864; served with company until detailed January IS53, on medical staff ; was in battles of Wet Glaze and marched to Pea Ridge and Helena ; participated in every battle with regiment, including Chickasaw, Bayou and Arkansas Post. John was one of the boys. From date of muster out of ser- vice until March 1866, attended college ; entered railway service in March 1S66 ; from March 1866 to July 1872 was chairman, rodman, cashier and auditor engineering department, general town lot agent and assistant chief engineer Union Pacific Railway ; July 1872 to November 1873, superintendent construction Texas and Pacific Railway ; December 15, IS73 to December 14 ISS3. president Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company ; September 1877 to
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January IS7S, superintendent and chief engineer Omaha and Re- publican Valley Road ; Jaunuary ISTS to November IS79, general agent, freight, passenger and land departments, Kansas, Pacific and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe roads ; was in Chicago Illinois ; November 1879 to November ISSo ; general superintendent con- struction Missouri Pacific, and Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail- ways in Texas ; November ISSo to July ISS3, superintendent Mi ;- souri, Kansas and Texas railways in Texas ; July ISS3 to November ISS3, superintendent, Texas and Pacific railway ; December 1, ISS3 to May 15, ISSS, general manager Omaha Belt railway : Max 15, ISSS, to February 11, ISS9, general manager International and Great Northern road ; appointed receiver of International road, February II, ISS9. Died at Pasadena, California, January IS91 of hemorrhage of the lungs.
Edwin M. Emerson,
Aurora, Illinois ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; transferred as second- lieutenant Tenth Missouri Cavalry.
Geo W. Fikes,
. Montgomery ; mustered May 24, IS71 ; mustered out June 7, ISS5 ; Born IS37 in York State. Geo. was one of the men to be counted for duty. When Company H left camp, May 22, 1863 to charge the works at Vicksburg, Geo., who was that day Company Cook, said ; " Well boys you will get your dinner to-day just on time." We laughed, but at noon Fikes appeared with a colored assistant who carried a kettle of coffee and one of soup on a pole; Fikes walking behind protesting against the darkey spilling the coffee. Few of the soldiers could say they had a warm dinner on May 22, IS63 at Vicksburg ; but Company H did. George was taken prisoner at Madison Station, Alabama, May 17, 1864. With other prisoners at Cahaba, Alabama, he captured the rebel guards, but was found out and the prison guards came in. They turned the cannon on the prisoners aud threatened to fire if the leaders were not given up, they tried starving them to terms but finally dropped the matter. Present address, Hoopstown, Illinois.
John E. Foster,
Big Rock ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; discharged April 25, IS62, for disability.
John Fisher,
Big Rock ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; missing January 20, IS63. Henry M. Harins talked with A. H. Sibley and wanted him to go with him and Huston, and some boys to get potatoes and country products, on that to them fatal day, I was guarding a horse on the bank of the river and could not go. This was at Griffith's Landing, Mississippi, January 20, IS63. I consider it was wrong to mark
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them deserters. Fisher went with them. They had no idea of deserting. I would make affidavit to this any time. I don't want these three boys marked deserters in Company H's history.
A. H. SIBLEY.
James Goodale,
Montgomery ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; discharged September IS, 1863, for disability. James was a good soldier. Present address, Oak Valley, Kansas.
Barney Hines,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; wounded at Chickasaw Bayou December 29, IS62. A good fellow and was discharged for disability August 12, IS63. Present address, Fontanelle, Iowa.
Will. A. Hawley,
Oswego ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; transferred to Company I, Fifty- sixth Illinois, January 15, 1864. Present address, Menlo, Guthrie County, Iowa.
Theodore C. Hayes,
Bristol; mustered May 24, IS61 ; mustered out June IS, IS64 ; was a rustler for chickens. Present address, Dixon, Carbon County, Wyoming.
Waller S. Hunt.
Oswego, Illinois ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; mustered out June IS, 1864; promoted to sergeant. Present address, Emington, Illinois. Isaac P. Hunt,
Born in Litchfield County, Connecticut ; age eighteen ; Bristol ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; died March 12, IS63, of wounds recieved at Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi. There are some characters natur- ally attractive and their memory is sunshine. Such was Isaac's. The night of the 2Sth and 29th of December IS62, I passed o: picket post with Isaac, Purdy and Thatcher ; one watched, three cuddled together ; we had no fire ; what a time we had, the fellow in the middle was the warmest. How merry Isaac was. After day- light how we laughed over the scuffle for the warmest place that night ; this was Isaac's last night without suffering, for he received a horrible wound from which he died March 12, IS63.
Henry M. Harmes,
Sugar Grove ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; missing since January 20, 1863, Griffith's Landing, Mississippi. Harmes was a great boy to forage for country products, always ready for duty ; undoubtedly captured and killed.
James H. Huntoon,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; missing since January 20, 1863 at Griffith's Landing ; wounded at Chickasaw Bayou. He was un- doubtedly murdered. He was a most agreeable companion.
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John Hall,
Aurora; mustered May 20, IS61 ; discharged January 11, 1863, for disability. Address, Soldiers' Home, Leavenworth, Kansas.
William Irwin,
Kendall ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; mustered out June IS. 1864, as corporal. Will could look stern ; he was gobbling some beans through a window, when in Tennessee, on the march for Chatta- nooga. The people were looking at the army pass in front of the house. Will was in the rear filling his haversack when the woman of the house walked into the room. Will wanted to run but we needed the beans, so he gave her a terribly fierce look. The woman, being scared, said nothing. I suppose she thought she got off cheaply. John M. Jolley,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; transferred in Company I, Fifty- sixth Illinois March 15, 1864. He was our stand-by teamster. A faithful comrade. John was transferred against his wish. It troubled him but be had to go.
Henry M. Johnson,
Big Rock ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; transferred to Invalid Corps, Jan- uary 15, IS64.
Robert S. Johnson,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; mustered out June IS, IS64. Not strong or large, but a good soldier.
Justus J. Kelcham,
Bristol ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; mustered out June 7, 1865 ; born in Addison county, Vt .; promoted to corporal ; wounded at Chickasaw Bayou, December 29. IS62. Served in every battle. Was captured May 17,, 1864, at Madison Station, Ala. Present residence, Sacra- mento, California. P. O. Box No. 510.
Eldorado Knight,
St. Charles ; born St. Charles, IS41 ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; mus- tered out June IS, IS64. Was detailed as musician and was after- wards on medical staff ; served on the river and at Vicksburg. Ray was a favorite with Company H. Present address, Anniston, Ala. Benjamin Morris,
Bristol ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; mustered out June IS, IS64. At shadow or snap of a cap, Ben was gone. He never died for his country.
Randolph Mostow,
Aurora, Ill .; mustered May 24, 1861; mustered out June IS, 1864. Served with regiment until detailed ; was in battle Chickasaw Bayou and Arkansas Post, always ready for duty ; born Oswego, N. Y. Detailed engineer corps, February to August, IS63, detailed chief clerk, assistant adjutant-general's office first Division, Fifteenth,
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army corps, September, 1863, to June, 1864. After muster out, entered quartermaster Department as chief clerk. Headquarters mili- tary division of Mississippi at Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., Moore- head City and Raleigh, North Carolina. Transferred to Freedman's Bureau Quartermaster Departinent, State of Florida. Headquarters at Tallahassee in January, 1865, ordered to Fort Garland, Colorado mil. post, under command of Kit Carson until January, IS67. In April, IS6S, entered homestead in South Dakota, Assistant United States Marshall. 1869, member of legislature, 70-72. County commissioner 1873 to 1879. Resident of Kansas City, Missouri, since ISSI. Engaged in real estate and loans, No. 702 Forest Ave. James McGuire,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; discharged August 19, 1861. John Martin,
Oswego, Ill .; mustered May 24, 1861 ; re-enlisted a veteran. Trans- ferred to company I, Fifty-sixth Illinois Infantry and served in the hardest campaigns.
John T. North,
Bristol ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; deserted January 26, 1863. Charles Pelan,
Aurora, Ill .; mustered May 24, 1861 ; mustered out June 18, 1864 as sergeant ; served well, always ready for duty. At Madison Station, Alabama, May 17, Charlie said "I hate to run but if ever there was a time to run it is now." The bullets knocked the sand about his feet. He was getting to where the regiment was forming and came very near being cut off. Served one year in the Sixth regiment Hancock Veterau Corps with H. L. Thatcher and Lieutenant Bailey of K company. Address, Stockham, Neb.
Joseph C. Paulin,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; died December 8, 1861 at Rolla, Mo.
Lemuel Purdy,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; mustered out June IS, 1864. A jolly boy ; wore number eleven shoes. Purdy scouted with Ben Harris in winter of IS63 and 1864; he made a comical figure cross- ing Flint river on the back of the large mule that used to draw our iron bake oven. Purdy was on his knees on the top of the saddle ; he was dry ; and laughed at us who were on small stock and got wet. That night rushing through the brush in the dark to get a position on the bank of the Tennessee river, a grape-vine let all who were on small horses pass under, but caught Purdy under the chin and swept liim off over the " Elephant's" tail. We then laughed last. Purdy was an active, thorough soldier. Present address, Lewistown, Il1.
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George B. Robinson,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; promoted hospital steward Octo- ber S, IS63 ; born in Wilmington, Vt .. 1835. George was a natural nurse for the sick, and a kind-hearted steward. Served one year in Hancock's Corps; discharged February 1, 1866. Address, 632 Gal- loway street, Eau Claire, Wis.
Frederick Rink,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; mustered out June IS, IS64. Cor- poral. Frederick served faithfully three years. I remember how he and I smelt powder May IS, 1863, on the hillside at Vicksburg. Born, Germany, 1837. Residence, Council Bluffs, Ia., 813 East Avenue.
Marcus Sherman,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, IS51 ; died December 30, 1862. Born in Remington, N. Y. ; age 22.
Simon P. Schamp,
Oswego; mustered May 24, IS61 ; killed in action December 29, IS62, Chickasaw Bayou. Simon was a noble man. In appearance full six feet in height, a calm temperment, high forehead, black, curly hair, fine dark eyes. When the Thirteenth disembarked at . the Yazoo river, December 26, IS62, the Thirteenth was deployed as skirmishers and advancing inland, drove back a confederate out- post. In the front of Company H there was left by a fire some dried beef which was quickly gobbled. I was so fortunate as to get a quart of butter. I shared with all. Simon said, "Sib, give me some for my hard bread." "All you want, I said." I did not think that I would never speak to him again.
Townsend A. Seeley,
Kendall county ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; discharged August 12, 1863 ; disability. Born, Goshen, N. Y. Town, was a good soldier and good comrade. Present address, Yorkville, Il1.
Mathias Siegfried,
Aurora ; mustered May 24. 1861 ; wounded at Chickasaw Bayou De- cember 29, IS62 ; died since discharge ; leaves a widow. Was a good soldier.
George W. Smith,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, 1861 discharged March 5, 1862 born Connecticut. Residence, Dubuque, Iowa.
John A. Sohnley,
Aurora ; born in Würternberg, Germany ; age thirty-four ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; wounded December 29, IS62; died January 21, IS63, of wounds got in action, at Chickasaw Bayou, December 29, 1862. John was a quiet, orderly soldier, always ready for duty, a pleasant comrade with a smile for all. He was supposed to be only slightly
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wounded in the arm. Well I recollect seeing him with his face pressed close to the glass of the hospital boat window, looking at a few of us who had been down to the Yazoo River to bid the wounded good bye before they were taken North; he nodded good-bye ; it was forever.
Milton Sheer,
Montgomery ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; mustered out June IS, IS64. Milton advanced too far in front of our line at Ringgold with Whip- ple and Ed. Wales. When called back they all walked, when asked why they did not run, Milton said he ran at Chickasaw and never was going to run again. He took position in a log house at a win- dow at Ringgold, and served with coolness. Was reliable. Pres- ent address, Plano, Illinois.
Edwin Sheche,
Aurora, Illinois ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; mustered out June IS, 1364 ; H Company's representative of "Ould Ireland." About the Ist of May 1864, while Thirteenth laid at Trienna, Alabama, we were watching close for the rebels, for they liad sent word that they were going to take us in. Sheer, Sheehe and myself were watching a picket post. Sheehe made a great outcry. We all ran in expect- ing to find the enemy. Sheer said, " Where are they ?" "Snake ! snake !" was all we could get out of him at first ; come to find out a snake had crawled over his hand while he slept. No more sleep for him that night. As a diplomate. Sheehe was bright ; the cane brake or hills of Askansas were the same to liim ; he could find whisky when others could not. He took a nice pair of ladies' shoes from Rolla, traded to people in Missouri or Arkansas ; watched his chance, stole them back again, and then traded again at the next town. Ed. is dead. Sheehe stood in the house at Ringgold gap, firing out of a window ; someone did the loading and he fired the two guns; he would swear at the men for not loading faster ; then shuffle his feet and sing, " We'el be gay and happy still." As death was all about us, I reproved him, but it did not seem to impress him.
Christopher C. Scrafford,
Aurora ; mustered May 24. IS61 ; discharged September S, IS63. Stewart B. Strong,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; dropped from roll June S, IS63. Afterwards enlisted on a Mississippi "Iron Clad." I saw him at Grand Gulf when we crossed the river.
Christopher Schafer,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; mustered out June IS, 1864 ; de- tailed as blacksmith. Died at Louisville, Kentucky.
Emil Sier,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, 1861. Died February 5, IS62.
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Nelson Terill,
Aurora ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; died October 28, IS61.
Nelson L. Thatcher,
Mustered May 24, IS61 ; mustered out June IS, IS64; enlisted in Hancock's corps and served one year. Conducted a mercantile busi- ness in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and again in Nebraska City; was financially successful at time of death. Thatcher was one of the boys. I forgive him and Walt Corthell for hiding a five gallon keg of whiskey under my bunk while they acted retail merchants. It worked fine with the first keg, but the officers got hold of it, and Thatcher said some one had to go in the guard house, and it was Sibley's turn.
[During the siege of Jackson, July 10, to 16, 1863 we were on duty. Thatcher and three others spread a blanket and started a game of draw poker. The rebels got our location and we had to hustle around occa- sionally, just to give our minds peace. Finally a shell came for that blanket. One called ; it took time to show the cards, they all wanted to get out, the winner took the money and a piece of shell went through the blanket, all were white as corpses ; but how could they lose the pot ?] Peter Thompson,
Aurora, Illinois ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; discharged September 12, IS62.
Myron A. Wood,
Shabbona Grove ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; mustered out June 18, IS64 ; detailed as clerk at General Sherman's headquarters ; a bright man. -
John W. Williams,
Bristol ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; dishonorably discharged; sentenced by general court-martial ; John, though the youngest in our mess, was "Father John"; he fired his gun off carelessly, nearly hitting one of Company F's men for which he was court-martialled and dishonor- ably discharged. It was play with John, but could not be so con- sidered by the officer in charge, Lieutenant Gifford.
George W. Walker,
Oswego ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; left sick at Paducah, Kentucky, probably killed there.
Arthur B. West,
Sugar Grove ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; mustered out June IS. 1864 ; born New York state, IS39; was wounded at Ringgold, March 2S, IS63 ; was a good soldier. Family residence, Dakota, Humboldt county, Iowa. He is in the insane asylum.
Edwin Wales,
Paw Paw Grove ; mustered May 24, IS61 ; mustered out June 30, IS65 ; taken prisoner May 17, 1864, at Madison Station, Alabama ;
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escaped from Castle Morgan, Cahaba, Alabama ; captured near Marion, Alabama, with hounds ; refused to come out of tree when ordered, under threats of instant death. After seeing Tom West bitten by the dogs, he told the guards to ride under the tree and let him drop behind the guard on a horse or shoot ; they finally took him off ; behaved with great coolness at the battle of Ringgold ; made two desperate attempts to escape from the rebel prison.
John Martin,
Oswego ; enlisted January 1, IS64; mustered January 9, IS64 ; transferred to Company I, Fifty sixth Illinois Infantry.
George W. Young,
St. Charles ; mustered May 24, 1861 ; mustered out June 18, 1864. George W. served with the regiment until detailed January, IS63 ; was in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou and Arkansas Post ; was on medical staff the last year ; was a favorite with the Thirteenth. Present address, Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Grove Arnold,
Paw Paw ; mustered May 28, 1861 ; mustered out June 18, 1864. Grove was a quiet, orderly soldier ; did his duty. Present residence, Aurora, Illinois.
Henry Bonan,
Born in Chamble, Canada ; age eighteen ; mustered April 5, IS62 ; died April 19, 1864, at Aurora, Illinois, of disease contracted in the army. Henry was a good soldier.
Austin W. Ewing,
Neosha; mustered March 11, IS62 ; discharged August 3, IS62. Present address, Hersher, Kansas.
Joseph Everard,
Aurora ; mustered May 28, IS61 ; mustered out June 18, 1864 ; regi- ment wagon master. Present address, Rochester, Minnesota.
Emil Kolhe,
Aurora ; born in Germany ; age seventeen ; mustered Feburary 22, 1862; died June 12, of wounds received at siege of Vicksburg. Kothe was wounded December 28, 1862 before Vicksburg ; the Thirteenth was ordered to lay down. Kothe, Cliggett and others stood up to try and see our hidden foe. Kothe sunk silently to the ground struck in the thigh. "Lie down," said Colonel Wyman, in a loud, clear voice, " they will kill you and you can't see them." " We will," said Cligget, " if you will." "It is my duty to stand and see what is going on aud yours to obey orders." The Colonel staggered, and I shall always think the same sharp shooter hit both these meu. Kothe was again wounded in 1863, before Vicksburg, of which he died June 12th, of that year.
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Orville B. Merrill,
Aurora; mustered in May 2S, 1861 ; transferred as lieutenant to Thirty-sixth Illinois Infantry,
John H. Steel,
Aurora; mustered in March 8, 1862; wounded December 29, IS62; left in hospital.
Albert H. Sibley,
Born in St. Charles, Kane county, Ill .; mustered in September 28, 1861: transferred to Company I, Fifty-sixth Illinois Infantry, when the Thirteenth was mustered out: was never hurt and was not much sick. Perhaps most service done in the shortest time was when detailed with Captain Harriss, Scout, in winter of 1863 and 1864 in North Alabama about three months. Residence 1117, Michigan Ave., Kansas City, Mo .; has superintended the construction of many of the largest buildings in Kansas City, Mo., from 1865 to 1891.
Abram Van Riper,
Aurora: mustered in June 15, 1861 ; transferred to Company I, Fifty- sixth Illinois Infantry: Abram served as private for a period, and was then mustered a musician ; a good soldier. Present residence, Chi- cago, Ill.
Smith G. Ward,
Kaneville; mustered in May 28, 1861; promoted captain Fifty- second Illinois Infantry, August 2, 1861.
Warton L. White,
Blackberry: mustered in May 24, 1861; died September 20, 1861; was raised on farm in Kane county; proved to be brave, and was a favorite with all who knew him.
Newton Wells,
Aurora: mustered in May 28, IS61: mustered out June 18, 1864; for short was called "Mississippi " At Ringgold Newton and Whipple were a little profane as we were ordered to lay down and not fire. "A poor place to swear," said I. "Well what are you swearing for? " said Whipple. "I don't want them shooting at me and not shoot back." In a minute they had orders to advance and fire all they wanted. They took position behind a rail pig pen and when the battle closed, jumped into the pen and killed the wounded hog and served the pork for supper: detailed as clerk at General Osterhauser's headquarters, winters of 1863 and 1864.
Lawrence Whalan,
Aurora: mustered in February 21, 1862; Died July 17, 1862, on the march to Helena in ambulance.
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COMPANY I.
The nucleus to which gravitated the diverse elements, which, when crystallized as a whole, became afterwards, Com- pany I of the Thirteenth regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, almost may be said to have been belched from the mouths of Major Anderson's cannon at Sumter, on that memorable 12th of April, 1861 ; for, on the night of that day, at Blue Island, Cook county, Illinois, the nucleus of the company sprang into being. On the evenings of many days, war meetings had been held, up to the above named day ; but the electric wires of that day had not only sent a thrill of patrio- tism to every patriot's heart throughout the land, but almost had galvanized into life, the patriot dead. But one or two in all Blue Island, deserved the application of the lines which read-
"Lives there a man with soul so dead ? " Undoubtedly, but it must be said, He was a miserable copperhead, Nearly the only one iu Blue Island.
The meeting at Blue Island that night, was, no doubt, matched but not excelled for patriotic zeal, in all the country.
A. K. Breed, a prominent resident of that place, proposed to raise a full company, which was to have the privilege of choosing its own officers. This was promptly approved without dissent.
At this stage of the meeting, several of those .present, mostly young single men, made a proposition to George E. Hinman, an old resident, that they would go if he would. Upon which he responded " Boys, if you are waiting for me, you need not wait any longer. Come right up and sign your names under mine ; and here goes mine to head the list." He was followed by twenty-seven of the boys, but Mr. Breed did not sign that night.
Mr. Hinman had joined the United States Army, at New
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York City, for service in the Mexican war ; and had imme- diately been sent to "Carlyle Barracks," Pennsylvania, and went through a severe course of drill for six weeks, expecting every day, to be ordered forward to the army in Mexico ; but about this time, peace was declared, and as he had enlisted for the war, he was discharged and went home. But the practical knowledge of the drill acquired at "Carlyle Bar- racks," was a valuable acquisition to the raw recruits, of the war of the Rebellion.
This military prestige had its weight in constituting Mr. Hinman a sort of leader to rally around.
The next day Mr. Hinman took the papers and in a very short time had one hundred and four names. Not more than three days after that meeting, Mr. Breed, who was their acknowledged captain, took his company to Chicago, where they were quartered in the old wigwam, northwest corner Lake and Market streets.
When the Blue Island company was formed, the ladies of that place, then, and ever after, influenced by a lofty and admirable patriotism, bought and presented it a beautiful silk flag. This was taken to Chicago with them.
Like many others, the Blue Island company found them- selves too late to be counted in with the 75,000; and this served to break up the organization, and scatter the men into other regiments, until only about forty were left, some going home and afterwards enlisting again,
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