ORGANIZATION OF A REGIMENT OF VOLUNTEERS IN 1862***


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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.

Commandery of the District of Columbia.

War Papers.
46

THE STORY OF THE RAISING AND ORGANIZATION OF A
REGIMENT OF VOLUNTEERS IN 1862.

Prepared by Companion

Brevet Brigadier General
ELLIS SPEAR,
U.S. Volunteers,

And Read at the Stated Meeting of March 4, 1903.




The Story of the Raising and Organization of a Regiment of Volunteers
in 1862.


Heretofore papers which have been read before this Commandery have
related to personal reminiscences of campaigns and battles, with all
the interest which accompanies the personal element in such affairs.
The preservation of these details is of great importance, not only for
the special interest which attaches to them, but because they
illustrate the larger actions and will be of value to future
generations, as showing the very body and features of the time. How
valuable these minor matters are, we perceive plainly by the use made
of them as they are found in autobiographies and diaries of former
generations. The knowledge of the manner in which people lived and
thought and acted in private life throws light upon public affairs and
public characters. It is interesting, and not unprofitable, to know
that the Father of his Country in some wrathful mood swore roundly;