Narrative of the March of Co; An, Engineers From Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return: May 6 to October 3, 1858; A Contribution ... States Corps of Engineers (Classic Reprint) - William P. Seville, Paperback

• Release Date   2/5/2018
• ISBN-13   9781333449520 | 978-1-333-44952-0
• ISBN   1333449526 | 1-333-44952-6
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   William P. Seville
• Excerpt from Narrative of the March of Co. An, Engineers From Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return: May 6 to October 3, 1858. A Contribution to the History of the United States Corps of EngineersMay 6 (thursday). With bright anticipations of beholding many a novel and interesting scene, and with high expectations of enjoy ing the new and eventful life which was about to Open before us, we left Fort Leavenworth behind on the 6th day of May, 1858. Before us lay a long march - twelve hundred miles, we were told across a wild, and, except for the first two hundred miles, a desert and uninhabited country.Eight wagons, each drawn by six sturdy mules, drove up in front of our quarters, and, after receiving their baggage, started for the first camping ground at Salt Creek, a distance of about four miles. The wagons were accompanied by a detachment to serve as escort and to pitch the tents.The remainder of the Company followed an hour or two later, in heavy marching order. Except for the observance of discipline, and the order of our marching, no one would have supposed usto be an organized portion of the United States Army. We each wore a white felt hat and a gray or blue woolen blouse, or hunting shirt. There were belt, bayonet, haversack, canteen, pistol, a large clasp knife - all surmounted by knapsack and rifle. To we Eastern soldiers this tout ensemble seemed ludicrous enough.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully. any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.