![]() In a very short time, and learned it well. Had never seen a battle in their lives, and inįact had everything to learn. Whatever of the life and duties of a soldier. They all came from civil life - knew nothing That they could march triumphantly around the No force could resist an army like them, and Such men as these were invincible,Īnd could only be successful, and I believe that Long as there was any ground under thei? feet Go where you directed them, and to stay there as On all occasions they could be depended upon to Were men who scorned to commit a mean act. Majority of them were young men who had beenĬarefully trained at their own homes by goodįathers and mothers, who had implanted in them Of the Regiment is due to the kind and charac. I believe that one great cause of the success Was once a soldier of the Seventy-Seventh Illi. Life, remember with a thrill of pleasure, that he He was there, and that he will, during his whole Us during those trying times, but is proud that Not believe there is a man living who served with But I venture to say right here, that I do Give another three years of our lives in the same Should not feel disposed, or should hesitate to We passed through in those days, we naturallyįeel that it was a hard life, and perhaps we More than twenty years have passed since weīecame soldiers and in looking back over what Of their commanding generals, they stood second Which they were placed, they never failed toĪcquit themselves honorably. Muring, and in the most trying positions in Our brave men went through all without mur. Our battles wereĪmong the hardest fought during the war. Our long and te-ĭious marches were trying. Our experienceĭuring the whole war was a severe one. Will be highly prized by them, not only now,ĭuring the entire term of its service, I take great Lished at this time, will be highly appreciated byĪll the members and their friends. ![]() Tles such distinction, that a truthful history pub. Ter, and it earned in so many hard fought bat. War of the Rebellion were of so high a charac. I feel that the Regiment is entitled to have its History of the services rendered to the Govern. Unteer Infantry, with a good deal of pleasure,Īnd find it to be a very accurate and truthful Of the Seventy-Seventh Regiment Illinois Vol. This life in that " house not made with hands, And at last may weĬlasp glad hands and renew the friendships of Grow stronger as the sun lengthens the shadows Panionship during those years of bloody strife, May the ties of affection cemented by close com. Takes up the line of march to that undiscoveredĬountry from whose bourne no traveler returns, Proper that it should receive full credit for all itĪs the years roll on, and as one after another While this is true, each regiment has a history Has no parallel in the history of nations. United States during the war of the rebellion, Gallantry in the field, the Volunteer Army of the Principle - for endurance on the march and for Seventh at the expense of any other regiment.įor pure, unselfish patriotism - for devotion to It is not the intention to exalt the Seventy. Rial of the trying scenes through which we were Prove acceptable to the members of the regimentĪnd their friends, and be treasured as a memo. While indulging the hope that this work may Sisted in any way, I can only say, THANK YOU, Much of the matter contained in these pages wasĭerived from that source. Use of his voluminous and interesting journals. The occurrences worth noting, with great careĪnd accuracy. ![]() Kept a daily record from first to last, noting all Of the regiment, from that day to this, have ren. While those events were transpiring, and whileĪll the circumstances were fresh in the mind.īut he did not rely alone upon his own sight. In which the Seventy-Seventh participated, Writer had been keeping a record of the events It was first projected about twenty yearsĪgo - soon after the fall of Vicksburg. Acting on the belief that there is aĪ gap somewhere to be filled, this book is writ. If it were not so the book trade would be un. Yet there is always " a long felt want" for another. "of making many books there is no end," and KING SOLOMON made a centre shot when he said ![]() WHO CARRIED THE STRETCHER ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE, Grier"ĮDWARD HINK, PRINTER, ADAMS ST., COR. Bentley, with an introduction by General D. Full text of " History of the 77th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Sept.
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