CHAPTER II.

We break up camp at Keokuk--The parting occasion--The last lingering look--A pleasant steamboat ride--Two nights and a day at Hannibal--We advance by rail into the interior of Missouri--Dangers attending the movement--We halt at Chillicothe, Grand River bridge and Utica--Leaving the cars and camping for the night--Condition of the country--Our first night alarm--How we celebrated the Fourth of July--Our uniform--Our rations--Our discipline--Colonel Williams arrives and assumes command--Colonel Smith visits and consults with him--Another false alarm 29