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Andrew F. Davis papers, 1862
24_1862-01-27-Page 02
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came around again and found us in no better fix so he rode up to the Ensign and demanded our Colors and rode off with them. This rather opened the officers eyes as it was more than they ware barganing for as the taking of Our Colors puts the Regiment under disgrace. So that night Col. Wood gave orders for all the tents to be taken down and evry thing to be put through a general cleaning, and had a general inspection of evry thing and gave the Surgeons Orders to examine more minutely into the complaints of the men. On Saturday Gen. Nelson inspected our tents and evrything in Connection with Our Regiment and he said he was verry agreeably surprised to find evrything in such good order, and the result of all this is that the Old 15th is almost itself again and in place of turning out 100 men on parade they now turn out 600 or 700. and I presume we will get our Colors again soon. I was getting almost discouraged and entirely disgusted with evry thing connected with the Reg. and had matters went on for a few weeks longer as they ware going then I should have thrown up and come home, but now evrything looks bright and I hope that both officers and men have leared a lesson that they will not forget while the war lasts. The above are the true facts in regard to the Reg.. As regards the small pox, there has been so far 7 cases in all this division and 5 of them are getting well and 2 of them have died One of them belonged to Co. H. in this Reg. and the other was a member of the 51st Ohio. There is no more cases appearing and it is generally believed that the disease has stopped spreading. The Surgeon was examineing the sick yesterday and all that are not fit for duty and are not likely to be well soon are to be sent to Barracks and remain until they get well. Oliver Goodwin and Arthur Davis of Union Co. and 3 others 5 in all of our company have to go. The place where they are to be sent is 5 or 6 miles from New Haven and is an old Iron Foundry which they are converting into barracks for the purpose
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came around again and found us in no better fix so he rode up to the Ensign and demanded our Colors and rode off with them. This rather opened the officers eyes as it was more than they ware barganing for as the taking of Our Colors puts the Regiment under disgrace. So that night Col. Wood gave orders for all the tents to be taken down and evry thing to be put through a general cleaning, and had a general inspection of evry thing and gave the Surgeons Orders to examine more minutely into the complaints of the men. On Saturday Gen. Nelson inspected our tents and evrything in Connection with Our Regiment and he said he was verry agreeably surprised to find evrything in such good order, and the result of all this is that the Old 15th is almost itself again and in place of turning out 100 men on parade they now turn out 600 or 700. and I presume we will get our Colors again soon. I was getting almost discouraged and entirely disgusted with evry thing connected with the Reg. and had matters went on for a few weeks longer as they ware going then I should have thrown up and come home, but now evrything looks bright and I hope that both officers and men have leared a lesson that they will not forget while the war lasts. The above are the true facts in regard to the Reg.. As regards the small pox, there has been so far 7 cases in all this division and 5 of them are getting well and 2 of them have died One of them belonged to Co. H. in this Reg. and the other was a member of the 51st Ohio. There is no more cases appearing and it is generally believed that the disease has stopped spreading. The Surgeon was examineing the sick yesterday and all that are not fit for duty and are not likely to be well soon are to be sent to Barracks and remain until they get well. Oliver Goodwin and Arthur Davis of Union Co. and 3 others 5 in all of our company have to go. The place where they are to be sent is 5 or 6 miles from New Haven and is an old Iron Foundry which they are converting into barracks for the purpose
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