. Young folk's history of the war for the union . to the Washington stationwere assailed by a mob with stones,clubs, and pistols. After three ofthe soldiers had been killed and sev-eral wounded, part of the regimentfired on the mob, killing eleven andwounding many others. The regi-ment at last reached the depot, andthe train hastened to Washington^though it was fired on several timesby the way, and in one place rails were found torn up from thetrack. The coming of the Massachusetts men gave great joy to theUnionists in Washington, who were filled with anxiety lest thecity should be attacked. G
. Young folk's history of the war for the union . to the Washington stationwere assailed by a mob with stones,clubs, and pistols. After three ofthe soldiers had been killed and sev-eral wounded, part of the regimentfired on the mob, killing eleven andwounding many others. The regi-ment at last reached the depot, andthe train hastened to Washington^though it was fired on several timesby the way, and in one place rails were found torn up from thetrack. The coming of the Massachusetts men gave great joy to theUnionists in Washington, who were filled with anxiety lest thecity should be attacked. General Scott had done what he couldto secure the public buildings. The doors and windows of theCapitol were barricaded, and cannon and ammunition weretaken into it, and cannon were jilaced in the halls of the Treas-ury Building. The streets were patrolled at night by armedcitizens, and soldiers were quartered in the great East Koomof the White House to act as a body-guard to the President. On the 19th of April, the very day when the Sixth Massa-. Soldier of the MassachusettsSixth. 66 UPRIISING OB THE NORTH. [1861- chiisetts was attacked in the streets of Baltimore, the EighthMassachusetts, another regiment of the same brigade, marchedthrough the streets of New York on its way to Benjamin F. Butler, the commander of the brigade,accompanied this regiment, which was followed a few hourslater by the Seventh New York, under Colonel Marshal Lefferts,then, as now, one of the finest regiments of the city. Therewas great excitement in Ncav York, and the regiments weregreeted as they marched down Broadway with waving flags and
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