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he present. Of these there were present: on Mujor-t ienerals Roscerans, Crittenden, is, Schuyler Hamilton, and Brig. General to Smith commanding the division, accoff?-'by panied by their stalls. Generals Uosecrans— and I!nmiiton pronounced it tlie best re-ho view of volunteer soldiers they had ever nd witnessed. Jt was 110 array of holiday he troops they reviewed. Of the fifteen reg-tve intents of infantry ami four batteries comice posing it, only tliree of the regiments arc th new troops; the majority of the other to regiments having passed through the* ml campaign of Western Virginia, and the he most of them fought at Donelson and ir- Shiloh. The stained, faded and tattered a. colors of these regiments contrasted al I strangely with the bright colors of the I*, new ones, and testified, if silently, still he most eloquently, of the hardships endured, r»n the dangers encountered, and the deadly risk ol battle passed through bv those who lie j bore them. At the same time their sadly id contracted front, as compared with new ve regiments, told most sadly the fact, 1 hat co almost half of their original numbers hadr. been buried in soldiers* graves, or returned^ home, disabled by disease.
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Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Thu, Dec 18, 1862
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