CHAPTER XVIII.

BREAKING CAMP. ON THE MARCH.

Marching Orders—When They Came—What was Done at Once—The Survival of the Fittest—“Waverly” Correspondents—The Night in Camp after Marching Orders Came—Camp Fires and Hilarity—“The General”—The Wait in Camp—Forward, March!—The Order of March—Corps Headquarters—Division Headquarters—The Division Flags Described—Brigade Headquarters—Brigade Flags Described—Battle Flags—The Mule of Regimental Headquarters—His Company—Light Batteries—Lightening Loads—The Chafed and Footsore—Fording of Streams—The Same by Night—Personal Reminiscences—“Close up!”—Marching in a Rainstorm—Camping in a Rainstorm—Horses in the Rain and Sloughs—A Personal Reminiscence—Flankers—“Column, halt!”—Double quick!—“They’ve found um” 330