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THIRTY-SIXTH WISCONSIN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 165
«hells. The question is often asked, can you see a cannon ball
after it comes from the mouth of a cannon? Most assuredly, yes.
I knoAvit. I could see it as plainly as one can see a baseball throAvn
by "Cap" Anson. The shells from Coehorn's look very much like
a baseball, only they are further up. They are mean things to be
dropping around ; the difference between it and a Whitworth shell,
which is conical, is that they come straight at you. You can get
behind the Avorks; the mortar drops right doAvn close behind the
works, though they don't make that devilish noise. You can compare them as a humble bee to a yelloAV jacket Avasp. I must say
something about Sandy, the "chef." He Avas as black as a black
cat; a big plantation "nigger," but with the happiest-looking face
possible, and oue of the best of cooks. He had found at one of the
COHORNS BEFORE PETERSBURG.
plantation an old-fashioned bake kettle, and could make the finest
of biscuits. Everyone knew "Sandy," he had a smile for everyone
and he made many happy. There Avas Bobby Minion, another fine
cook; his specialty Avas baked beans; he also had a bake kettle;
would dig a hole in the ground, fill it with hard Avood, and when
burned Avould put the kettle in and coA7er with ashes or coals, leaving it until morning, AA'hen the beans Avould come out broAvn and
nice, much better than Boston baked. "Bobby" Avas from the
lumber region of Wisconsin, a little bit of an Irishman, worth
his weight in gold. He was like a Avoman ; must haA-e given his age
beloAv the requirement, for he Avas quite gray. The "man behind
the Avorks," after all, has many a good time. It's a kind of lazy
time, singing, playing cards, and if, as Avas the case, Ave took along
darkey boys Avho could dance, a "hard-tack" box cover was used
for a place for a jig; one would pat Avhile the others danced; they
Object Description
| Title | The Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, 1st Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Army Corps, Army of the Potomac : an authentic record of the regiment from its organization to its muster out ... |
| Source Title | James M. Aubery's The Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, 1st Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| Regiment | 36th Infantry; |
| Volume | 1 |
| Author/Creator | Aubery, James M. (James Madison). |
| Subcollection | Regimental Histories |
| Source Type | regimental history |
| Place of Publication | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | 1900 |
| Source Publisher | Evening Wisconsin Co. |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003a010000 |
Description
| Title | 165 |
| Source Title | James M. Aubery's The Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, 1st Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| Source Type | regimental history; image |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | THIRTY-SIXTH WISCONSIN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 165 «hells. The question is often asked, can you see a cannon ball after it comes from the mouth of a cannon? Most assuredly, yes. I knoAvit. I could see it as plainly as one can see a baseball throAvn by "Cap" Anson. The shells from Coehorn's look very much like a baseball, only they are further up. They are mean things to be dropping around ; the difference between it and a Whitworth shell, which is conical, is that they come straight at you. You can get behind the Avorks; the mortar drops right doAvn close behind the works, though they don't make that devilish noise. You can compare them as a humble bee to a yelloAV jacket Avasp. I must say something about Sandy, the "chef." He Avas as black as a black cat; a big plantation "nigger" but with the happiest-looking face possible, and oue of the best of cooks. He had found at one of the COHORNS BEFORE PETERSBURG. plantation an old-fashioned bake kettle, and could make the finest of biscuits. Everyone knew "Sandy" he had a smile for everyone and he made many happy. There Avas Bobby Minion, another fine cook; his specialty Avas baked beans; he also had a bake kettle; would dig a hole in the ground, fill it with hard Avood, and when burned Avould put the kettle in and coA7er with ashes or coals, leaving it until morning, AA'hen the beans Avould come out broAvn and nice, much better than Boston baked. "Bobby" Avas from the lumber region of Wisconsin, a little bit of an Irishman, worth his weight in gold. He was like a Avoman ; must haA-e given his age beloAv the requirement, for he Avas quite gray. The "man behind the Avorks" after all, has many a good time. It's a kind of lazy time, singing, playing cards, and if, as Avas the case, Ave took along darkey boys Avho could dance, a "hard-tack" box cover was used for a place for a jig; one would pat Avhile the others danced; they |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003a010164 |