. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . rs; next toward the square werethe company cooks quarters, and next the quarters of theprivates. In front of the commanders quarters there wasthus an open space, across which might be observed thewhole regiment, without change of position, and where theregiment was daily formed in line of battle for dress-parade,inspections and reviews. Upon the western border was theguardhouse and quarters. This square was level, clean andwell drained and was constantly used for drills. In
. A history of the Fifth Regiment, New Hampshire Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . rs; next toward the square werethe company cooks quarters, and next the quarters of theprivates. In front of the commanders quarters there wasthus an open space, across which might be observed thewhole regiment, without change of position, and where theregiment was daily formed in line of battle for dress-parade,inspections and reviews. Upon the western border was theguardhouse and quarters. This square was level, clean andwell drained and was constantly used for drills. In the foreground of the cut is the road leading northwardinto the country, and along the same a deep ditch for drain-age. In the background is the Chesapeake bay. In the ex-treme rear right is a corner of the prisoners-of-war stockade,constructed of boards and joists ; at the corner is the regi-mental stable. The original of this wood-cut was drawn b)Surgeon John W Bucknam, and is an exact representation ofthe camp. Upon this ground the regiment continued fromthe 14th day of November, 1863, until the 27th day of May,. RECOLLECTIONS OF POINT LOOKOUT 239 1864. Its labors were not severe, yet the highest order ofmilitar} discipline, drill, inspections and reviews were con-stantly enforced. The following RECOLLECTIONS OF POINT LOOKOUT b} Adjutant Elias H. Marston is an excellent account in gen-eral terms:— Left Boston Harbor (Long Island) November 6, 1863, onthe City of Bath and Karnak. The weather was win-dy and the voyage rough — many seasick. Arrived at Alex-andria November 11. From this place Colonel Hapgoodproceeded to Washington and had an interview with GeneralHalleck. The result was that instead of debarking at Alex-andria and proceeding to the front, we were ordered to reportto General Gilman Marston, in command of the camp forrebel prisoners, at Point Lookout, Md. On reaching the Pointthe regiment landed and went into camp just north of theprisoners stockade, on the Ch
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