CHAPTER II.

ENLISTING.

The President’s Error—“Three Years Unless Sooner Discharged”—How Volunteer Companies were Raised—Filling the Quotas—What General Sherman Says—Recruiting Offices—Advertisements for Recruits—A War Meeting in Roxbury—A Typical War Meeting in the Country—A Small-Sized Patriot—Signing the Roll—The Medical Examination—Off for Camp—The Red, White, and Blue 34