. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . nce to goto Washington, I snapped up the offer, and, borrowing a freshcollar, and brushing my hair and boots, was soon ready. Brock Mathewson, 2d, was the corporal, and William was the other private. We started about and walked toGeorgetown. On reaching Georgetown heights a beautiful pano-rama opened before ns. Arlington heights, the old residence ofGeneral Lee, Fort Corcoran, the Potomac, Long Bridge, theCapitol and Washington Monument. We took the
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . nce to goto Washington, I snapped up the offer, and, borrowing a freshcollar, and brushing my hair and boots, was soon ready. Brock Mathewson, 2d, was the corporal, and William was the other private. We started about and walked toGeorgetown. On reaching Georgetown heights a beautiful pano-rama opened before ns. Arlington heights, the old residence ofGeneral Lee, Fort Corcoran, the Potomac, Long Bridge, theCapitol and Washington Monument. We took the stage forWashington, and pulled the strap in front of the White follows an interesting description of the places visited :the White House, Willards Hotel, Patent Office and the bakery in the basement bakes 35,000 loaves daily for thesoldiers. Returning to camp via Georgetown, a carriage passed, andwe exchanged salutes with Secretary of War Edwin M. was a gentleman on horseback, who immediately liftedhis hat to us, and we recognized President Lincoln. He was klKM. ISLAND VOLUNTEERS. I9I. The Girls We Left Behind Us. greatly beloved by the soldiers, and more than once interferedwith the military powers to par-don some youthful deserter, orsentry who had fallen asleep athis post. My business in Washington,says a well known official, was tosecure a pardon for a young sol-dier who had deserted under ratherpeculiar circumstances. When heenlisted he was under engagementto a young girl, and went to thefront very certain of her faithful-ness, as a young man should be, and he made a most excellentsoldier, and felt that she would be proud of him. It is needlessto say that the young girl being exceptionally attractive, and thewar unexpectedly protracted, had another lover, whom she haddiscarded for the young volunteer, for which the stay-at-homehated the accepted soldier with the utmost cordiality. Takingadvantage of his long absence he began to ren
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