I ought to insert several lines of quotations marks, to be pretty generally distributed through the foregoing account.
After the departure of General Sheridan's party we returned to Fort McPherson, and found General Carr about to start on a twenty days' scout.

His object was more to take some friends on a hunt than to look for Indians.

His guests were a couple of Englishmen and Mr.McCarthy of New York, the latter a relative of General Emory.

The command consisted of three companies of the Fifth Cavalry, one company of Pawnee Scouts, and twenty-five wagons.

Of course I was called to accompany the expedition.
One day, after we had been out for some little time, I arranged with Major North to play a joke on Mr.McCarthy.I took him out on a hunt about eight miles from the camp, informing Major North about what time we should reach there.