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Excerpt from Memoirs of the Civil War, 1861 to 1865: The 31st Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
Michigan. Why we were stationed here for the winter I knew not and never did know. The boys all thought it a very strange move for a regiment the size of the 3rst Wisconsin. In those days we had to obey orders. Soon the snow began to fall. Our Col., I. E. Messmore, was a fine drill master, and if at any time in your life you ever stood on the banks of that beautiful lake, when the snow was from one foot to eighteen inches deep, and the weather man marked it fifteen below zero, you can imagine our regiment, in round numbers 1100 men, officers and all on batallion drill for two hours, and dress parade in the afternoon. He would make us do all movements on double write, then he would make us many brave speeches and ask us if we would follow him to the tannon's mouth. Of course we were all anxious and said we will - but you will see later how near he went to the cannon's mouth.
On February 28th, (863. As the Colonel had the regiment on dress parade, he said: If there is one or more who does not want to go South, step two paces to the front. One came to the front - his head was shaved, a pair of wooden shoes put on his feet and dressed in an old suit of citizen's clothes. The band played the rogues' march until he had passed the guard lines of Camp Utley.
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