. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . ing that the skirmish line was organized. Herewas begun the drill in which the regiment soon became pro-ficient, as was shown later in field service. Tuesday, the 9th of June, Secretaries Seward and Salmon of the treasury favor us with a call. Two days later,in the night, the men again rallied to the forts; the next nightthe long roll brought on another scare. The wonder is thatso many false crie
. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . ing that the skirmish line was organized. Herewas begun the drill in which the regiment soon became pro-ficient, as was shown later in field service. Tuesday, the 9th of June, Secretaries Seward and Salmon of the treasury favor us with a call. Two days later,in the night, the men again rallied to the forts; the next nightthe long roll brought on another scare. The wonder is thatso many false cries of wolf did not produce a condition ofindifference. The Harpers Ferry road is thoroughly day brings its reports, each more startling than its pred-ecessor. Lieutenant Colonel Seward had been away in Auburn,but these rumors of rebel attack bring him back on the 16th,thathe may be <m hand if needed. Again the long roll in the nightof the L8th resulted in keeping the men out in the rain, and allbecause an overcautious sentinel had fired his gun at a U1 st cannonading is heard seemingly at Thoroughfare Gap[it really is at Qpperville]. The 23d Companies D and G,. COMPANY A STREET, FORT SIMMONS
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