May we not, without pursuing our hypothesis too far, yet picture the banished inhabitant, restored by peace to his unforgotten Lares, and in years to come, as with senile garrulity he recounts to those around him the events of the great invasion, pointing out, with a not ungraceful vanity, the very table at which sat the victor of Oltenitza and Kalafat; the French commander, invested with a legendary halo of African exploits; the Admirals, whose mighty armaments had swept the Euxine and the lake
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Mceotis; and where presided the brave and gentle hero of the Alma, the good Lord Raglan, the chivalrous descendant of one of England's most illustrious houses?
CAMP OF THE FOURTH DIVISION, July 15th, 1855.
This drawing shows only the central part of the camp of the 4th Division, which was placed on the two sides of a hill, thus rendering it impossible to obtain a point of view embracing the whole of it. The reader, who is familiar with some of Mr. Simpson's sketches of camps during the winter, will not fail to be struck with the marked contrast between the scene of desolation and misery which they presented, and the evidences of comfort and plenty which here abound in the poultry, goats, and sheep to be seen in every direction. Huts are now thickly interspersed with the tents, and the men have reassumed the distinctive military characteristics of the British soldier, and, cap-covers excepted, might pass muster at Aldershot.
Starting from the extreme left, the tents on this side of the hill are those of the 57th, 20th, and 17th regiments; next to them the 55th; more to the right, on the opposite side, is the Woronzoff Road, with a French camp on the rising ground above it; a small stone building, on the left of the foreground, was the house of the late Colonel Shadforth, who fell in the unsuccessful attack on the Redan on the 18th of June, while leading in the most gallant manner his own regiment, the 57th, or, as their spiritstirring appellation goes, the " Die-hards," whom he had taught to regard him rather in the light of a father than a mere commanding officer. Nearly in a line with this, and beyond the tents of the 55th, is the Artillery camp of the 2nd Division, between which and the camp of the Royals, which is further to the right in the same line, runs the railway.
In the distance, the range of heights on the left terminates in the abrupt headland of Cape Aia, immediately below which, though considerably nearer to the spectator, the Guards and Highlanders were encamped after their return from Balaklava.
The tents in the distance on the right are those of the 39th regiment, and parts of the 3rd and 4th Divisions; the 48th are grouped round the clustei: of huts and marquees a little to the right of the centre of the drawing; while the Rifle Brigade occupy the ground in the middle distance, on the extreme right of the picture.
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CAVALRY CAMP, July 9th, 1855.
A very few words will suffice to explain the details of this bustling and animated scene presented by the cavalry camp, which was situated in one of the most picturesque spots of the plateau occupied by the Allies. The tents in the foreground are those of the Enniskillens; immediately behind are the 4th Light Dragoons; and cresting the hill above them the 10th Hussars. The lltli Hussars are on the incline of the hill, below and to the right of the 4th Light Dragoons — next to these, in the same direction, are the Royals. The regiment drawn up on parade is the 13th Light Dragoons — next to these the 8th Hussars and 5th Dragoon Guards, and in the middle distance, on the extreme right, is Major Brandling's troop of Horse Artillery. The huts and tents of the Scots Greys and Enniskillens occupy the whole front of the picture. The officers, whose portraits the artist has preserved, are, counting from the left of the spectator. Colonel Peel, of the 11th Hussars, Major Fellowes, A.Q.M.G., Major Conolly, General Scarlett, Colonel Scarlett, A.D.C., and Colonel Yates of the 11th.