. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . Yerrington, of Company (i. One day duiartillery target practice at Fort Gaines, Lieut. James H. Ahad just sighted the piece, when Colonel Haskin, In I r ofForts, stepped up, and said, Lieutenant, your aim is t<me assist you. After the gun was fired, the shot went the target, and made some contrabands scatter in the wheat-fiibeyond. The colonel enjoyed the joke at his expense, and wenton .showing us how to do it, just as if nothing had happened. Iiwas a veteran
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . Yerrington, of Company (i. One day duiartillery target practice at Fort Gaines, Lieut. James H. Ahad just sighted the piece, when Colonel Haskin, In I r ofForts, stepped up, and said, Lieutenant, your aim is t<me assist you. After the gun was fired, the shot went the target, and made some contrabands scatter in the wheat-fiibeyond. The colonel enjoyed the joke at his expense, and wenton .showing us how to do it, just as if nothing had happened. Iiwas a veteran in the military service, having won distinction in thewar with Mexico. lie was a very obliging officer, and was muchrespected by our officers. 266 THE TENTH REGIMENT July 20th. Yesterday Briggs and I were occupied most ofthe day in laying floors for Lieutenant-Colonel Shaws and Cap-tain Smiths tents. Both officers expressed themselves well satis-fied with the work done. At dress-parade we marched in frontof the new flag-staff (just raised by the boys) when the companyhaving halted, Lieutenant-Colonel Shaw run up the Stars and. Raising the Flag at Fort De Russy. Stripes. I never heard more hearty cheering than was thengiven. Never before had the sight of the flag excited such feel-ings as then. We felt as though with that flag in sight, and withsuch comrades, we could march or fight in its defence. ColonelShaw made a few appropriate remarks, to which the men respondedwith three cheers. He then drilled the company for about fifteenminutes, after which we were dismissed for rations. RHOD] ISL Wl» VOl I VI | i Yesterday another box arrived, from the Secom ..It contained ginger snaps, soda powder-, soap, writivelopes, etc., sugar, sardines, lemons and other eal I drink- ables. Briggs has dug a hole under the head of his b<when he wishes to keep things cool he puts them down UAnother change in our cook department to-day. Corporal K-goes out, Levi Burdon is in. We enjoyed, yesterd
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