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��The Herald of October 20 has a long article describing the uniform of the men, and the daily life in camp. It states that four companies, Capt. Mcllvain's, Capt. Brown's, Capt. Ander- son's and Capt. Smith's, are full, also that the Sixty-fifth Regiment is started with one full company, Capt. Cassil's, from Knox County. The " cavalry is now in camp in almost com- plete order," says the paper. " Capt. McFall's company went into camp Monday," it continues, " with Gaylord McFall, Captain ; Enoch J. Smith, First Lieutenant, and Samuel E. Fisher, Second Lieutenant."

Two sections of the artillery were now in camp, one l^attery from Akron and part of Lieut. McElroy's company from Mansfield. Religious services were held each Sabbath, gen- erally both forenoon and afternoon, the city Pastors conducting the exercises. The camp, like those that preceded it, was quite a resort for townspeople and visitors.

November 9, the Herald reports that there were " actually enlisted and sworn in on last Wednesday, 769 men in the Sixty-fourth ; 707 in the Sixty-fifth ; 137 in the cavalry and 160 in the artillery-, a total of 1,713 men." Others were constantly- arriving, and were being pro- vided with uniforms, tents, etc. The first dress parade of the force took place Thursday, No- vember 7, when more than one thousand men were in line. The paper states that Capt. Pha- lan, of Lucas, " is recruiting men for the Eighty- second Regiment, and meeting with very good success." It also mentions the fact of Capt. Christophel recruiting men, and stating that he "already has half acompau}- raised.'"

The camp was the center of observation for all the country while the enlisting progressed. Farmers lirought wood and straw, for which they received good prices. While the camp remained, there was always a good cash market for all such articles. Quartermaster Brinker- hofl" was a busy man then, employing quite a number of assistants.

��Before the month of November had expired, the brigade was fully organized. Its complete organization is given in the Herald of Novem- ber 27. It is, however, incomplete in its details, and is revised, given in full and vouched for as correct, in the issue of December 4. It is as follows :

Sixty-fourth. — Colonel, James W. Forsythe ; Lieutenant Colonel, Isaac Gass ; Major, John Williams ; Quartermaster, Lorenzo D. Myers ; Surgeon, H. 0. Mack ; Surgeon's Mate, H. P. Anderson ; Chaplain, Alex. R. Brown ; Sutler, William W. Drennan ; Sergeant-Major, W. H. Massey ; Quartermaster-Sergeant, Pinckney Lewis ; Leader of Band, Theodore E. Bates.

Company A — Mansfield. Alex. Mcllvain, Captain ; M. Keiser, First, and Samuel M. Wolff, Second Lieutenants.

Company B— Marion. James Brown. Cap- tain ; D. A. Scott, First, and Bryant Grafton, Second, Lieutenants.

Company C — Lexington. R. C. Brown. Cap- tain ; A. S. Campbell, First, and C. S. Freeman, Second, Lieutenants.

Company D— Marioh. W. W. Smith, Cap- tain ; C. C. White, First, and I. F. Biggerstaff, Second, Lieutenants.

Company E — INfansfield. Samuel Coulter, Captain ; Warner Young, First, and Chancey Woodruflf, Second, Lieutenants.

Company F— Van Wert. J. H. Finfrock, Captain ; S. B. Conn and N. K. Brown, Lieu- tenants.

Compan}' G — Akron. S. Neeper, Captain ; A. N. Goldwood and J. L. Smith, Lieutenants. Compan}' H — Shelby. C. R. Lord, Captain ; T. S. Marvin and William McDowell, Lieuten- ants.

Company I — Stark and Wayne Counties. T. C. Meyer, Captain ; M. F. Meyer and T. McGill, Lieutenants.

Company K — Bucyrus. J. B. Sweet (U. S. A.), Captain ; E. B. Finley and W. 0. Starr, Lieutenants.

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