An Echo of Antietam

From the book...The air was tremulous with farewells. The regiment, recruited within sight of the steeples of Waterville, and for three months in camp just outside the city, was to march the next morning. A series of great battles had weakened the Federal armies, and the authorities at Washington had ordered all available men to the front.The camp was to be broken up at an early hour, after which the regiment would march through the city to the depot to take the cars. The streets along the route