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Others, who do reluctantly advance, see what a figure they make; man after man edging away as he can, so that the regiment "stands forty to eighty men deep, with lanes through it every two or three yards;" permeable everywhere to Cavalry, if we had them; and turning nothing to the Enemy but color-sergeants and bare poles of a regiment! And Romer is dead, and Goldlein of the Infantry is dead.
The men were allotted each a hammock, and the color-sergeants were given a comfortable cabin with six sleeping berths in it and three blankets each; but mattresses and pillows were the result of artistic kit supply arrangements. The officers had fairly good staterooms, but necessarily were a good deal crowded together. A lot of good rum was served out to all twice a day.
The enemy having retreated during the night, our troops buried their dead, which numbered hundreds. One of their Color-Sergeants, of a Louisiana regiment, was killed, and his flag taken by a boy of an Ohio regiment within twenty feet of our lines. "Skirmishing and fighting continued around and about Gate City for nearly a month, during which time the losses on both sides were very serious.
The general, too, and all friends of the regiment complimented Sergeant Smith on his beautiful poem. One of our best and most genial color-sergeants deserted. It was a great surprise to us to learn of Sergeant Josh. Topham's departure.
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