Chapter 2

CAMP-LIFE AND ITS INFLUENCES.

1861.--Our unmilitary Appearance.--First Equipage.--My Black Mare.--Good and Evil Influences.--News-Boys.--Mail-Bag.-- Letter-Writing.--The Bugle Corps.--Camp-Guard.--Guerillas under Turner Ashby.--Mounted Drill.--Laughable Experiences with Horses.--Southern Egotism.--Northern Fancies. 27