Buffalo N.Y. Mar 20th 1864.
 cold 5 hours for us - We formed in line and wheeled into column, and marched to the arsenal. On our line of march the houses were illuminated, and flags and banners were suspended across the streets, with mottoes of welcome, &c. &c. one of the finest suppers, the land could produce was ready for us in the arsenal, Men ate and drank hearty, and at 1 A.M. we retired and slept until 8 A.M. at 9 we had a good warm breakfast. At 2 P.M. Dress parade. At 3 P.M. Dinner. after dinner filled our haversacks with the many good things furnished us by the citizens. then marched to the cars, accompanied by at least 5000 citizens - and at 4 P.M. bid adieu to kind friends, and the "iron horse" gave a whistle and we were off for Indianapolis. Our dress parade at 2 P.M. was witnessed by at least 15,000 citizens and was an entire success, we went through the manual, bayonet exercise and skirmish drill, - were applauded at every evolution. Every man was perfectly sober and well behaved during our sojourn in Buffalo.
