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A History of the Trial and Hardships of the Twenty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer
By Richard F. Fulfer
Length3h 58m
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Excerpt: "Stowed away in box cars, with fifty men to a car, we started for St. Louis. Early in the morning our train stopped at a small station for fuel and water. We were just in front of a little saloon, and as the boys were almost frozen, some were allowed to get out and get them a dram. Frank Smith, of our company, brought back a five-gallon keg of peach brandy and rolled it in through the car door. The door was closed as soon as all could get in. Some kind of a hammer was procured and the head of the keg was knocked in. The boys soon had their cups filled with brandy instead of coffee. The train started and the boys soon had the brandy keg emptied. There was no more complaining of the cold, but it was certainly a mixed up drunken mess. Some of the boys wanted to fight but it did not amount to much because we were too thick and crowded to fight. We got to the Union depot at St. Louis at 7 p. m. and at 8 o'clock we marched on board the steamer Iatan. On the morning of the 16th we ran into blocked ice at Cairo, Ill., the place where the Ohio runs into the Mississippi. We had to hammer away about four hours in order that we might get through the ice We passed Cairo, turned up the Ohio river, and landed at Paducah, Kentucky Here, on February 17th, we heard of the surrender of Fort Donellson. Several boats were lying at this place filled with the wounded. We went on up the river to Smithland, and here we turned our boat up the Cumberland river On the morning of the 18th of February, 1862, we landed at the Bluffs, under the big guns of Fort Donellson, Tennessee. We marched out through the dead bodies of both armies which had not yet been buried, for our troops were almost played out after three days of hard fighting During the battle, General Pillow and Johnson cut their way through our lines and made their escape to Nashville with a brigade. Our final charge was made on the 17th, at which time the garrison surrendered with 5,000 prisoners and a number of heavy guns which were mounted on the fort. Our loss at this place was heavy, about 1,500 in killed, wounded and prisoners. The rebel loss was about 1,800."
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GenreHistory
Length3 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 30, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
13CHAPTER VIII.
2OFFICERS OF COMPANY A.
14CHAPTER IX.
3PRIVATES OF COMPANY A.
15CHAPTER X.
4DECEASED AND DISCHARGED OF COMPANY A.
16THE SURRENDER OF VICKSBURG.
5CAMPS OF THE TWENTY FOURTH INDIANA REGIMENT.
17CHAPTER XI.
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6CHAPTER I.
18CHAPTER XII.
7CHAPTER II.
19CHAPTER XIII.
8CHAPTER III.
20CHAPTER XIV.
9CHAPTER IV.
21CHAPTER XV.
10CHAPTER V.
22CHAPTER XVI.
11CHAPTER VI.
23CHAPTER XVII.
12CHAPTER VII.
24CHAPTER XVIII.
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