A Summer in Maryland and Virginia; Or, Campaigning with the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. / A Sketch of Events Connected with the Service of the Regiment in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Chapter 20: “Our Comrades”

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A firsthand regimental sketch recounts enlistment of Ohio National Guard units for a hundred-day federal service, consolidation into the 149th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and the regiment's movements and duties in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley. The author records organization, officers, travel hardships by crowded boxcars, camp life, garrison assignments, and actions alongside other Union forces, offering recollections of dates, incidents, and the character of comrades. Alongside practical details of logistics and command, the narrative honors fallen leaders and reflects on the sacrifices and personal strains experienced by citizen-soldiers called from farms and workshops.

“Our Comrades”

Where are the boys we marched with?
Where is my old bunk mate?
The majority crossed the river,
The few on its margin wait,
We will soon hear the call of the bugle,
There is another river to cross,
The boatman will ferry us over,
May we all meet again without loss.

George Perkins

Adjutant A. L. Brown Post No. 162 Grand Army of the Republic.

Past Commander A. L. Brown Post No. 162 Grand Army of the Republic.

Past Chief Mustering Officer, Department of Ohio, G. A. R.