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I concluded on this discovery that the outcry of my wounded man was nothing more than the grunting and braying of an ass, and I was relieved. About the first of January, 1862, orders were issued for the detail of recruiting parties from every regiment to go to the States for the purpose of getting new men to make good the losses in the field. For this purpose, from the 61st N. Y., Lieut. Wm.
Brown assumed command of his company and Robinson about this time of C Company, Brucker having returned to the 61st Divisional School, which was set up at St. Riquier. Just now much sickness occurred among the officers, John Stockton, Moorat and several others being obliged to go away by attacks of trench fever.
Let the generals and historians, therefore, write of the movements of corps, divisions, and brigades. I have naught to tell but the simple story of what one private soldier saw of one of the bloodiest battles of the war. The regiment to which I belonged was the 61st Illinois Infantry. We were sent to Benton Barracks, near St. We left on that day for the front.
Three times did the 61st recover it from the Russians, and three times was it driven out again; but at length it maintained itself in it, covered with blood and half destroyed. Next day, when the emperor reviewed that regiment, he inquired where was its third battalion? "In the redoubt," was the reply of the colonel.
The 61st belonged to General Kettler's brigade, which strategically kept the Garibaldi and Pelissier divisions in check. By the middle of January the brigade was in full touch with the enemy. On the 21st the troops broke out from the St.
Toward evening the second battalion of the 61st, to which Wilhelm belonged, received the order to advance. Over pleasure-gardens and vineyards they went, through poor people's deserted houses the four companies of skirmishers worked their way to the entrance of the Rue St. Catherine, a long, narrow street.
But this has nothing to do with the war, or the 61st Illinois, so I will pass on. While we were at the Black river railroad bridge thousands of paroled Confederate soldiers captured at Vicksburg passed us, walking on the railroad track, going eastward. We had strict orders to abstain from making to them any insulting or taunting remarks, and so far as I saw, these orders were faithfully obeyed.
I soon had the sympathy of the lookers on, and some of them suggested that I would go into that car, or it might not be necessary for me to have any of the 61st there to make things interesting. The disobliging servants of the road did not care to have more of a demonstration, and the door was shoved open, and, in no gracious manner, I was put on board, and started for Utica.
Outbreak at Meerut Neglect of arsenals H.M.'s 61st Regiment Characteristics of the British troops in India Outbreak unexpected First indication of disaffection News of the Mutiny at Meerut Steps taken at Ferozepore Wives and families moved to the barracks A party of the 61st Regiment sent into the fort Proceedings within the fort 45th Regiment of Native Infantry tries to take the fort It is repulsed Criticism of the Brigadier's conduct His want of initiative The cantonment fired The damage done Bells of arms blown up The 61st dismissed to barracks A patrol ordered State of the cantonment Action of the mutineers Officers quartered in the barracks Grenadiers again on special duty Indifference displayed by the Brigadier Measures adopted for the safety of the cantonment Search for mess property Parsimony of the Government Anxiety in the Punjab Loyalty of the Sikhs Sir John Lawrence's appeal to them Their characteristics Spread of the Mutiny Reaction at Ferozepore Night-attacks One in particular Trial of prisoners Sentences Executions
At Villers Bretonneux Bennett received orders from a staff officer to go to Marcelçave, where the 61st Division was being concentrated for a counter-attack at dawn against the village of La Motte. In the darkness the route was missed and the convoy drove straight into our front line. Marcelçave was reached eventually, but so late that a dawn attack was impossible.
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