. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . resignedand returned home before the officers commissions were issued. The blanks in the regimental staff were filled, and the officers mustered in asfollows, June 9. 1S62 : Zenas R. P>li>s, Colonel: John F. Tobey, Adjutant: James Shaw, Jr., Lieutenant-Colonel; James II. Armington, LJuartermaster;Jacob Babbitt, Major: Edward K. Glezen, Sergeant-Major; George D. Wilcox, Surgeon : Lysander Flagg, Quartermaster-Ser- Albert (i. Sprague, Assistant-Sur- geant: geo
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . resignedand returned home before the officers commissions were issued. The blanks in the regimental staff were filled, and the officers mustered in asfollows, June 9. 1S62 : Zenas R. P>li>s, Colonel: John F. Tobey, Adjutant: James Shaw, Jr., Lieutenant-Colonel; James II. Armington, LJuartermaster;Jacob Babbitt, Major: Edward K. Glezen, Sergeant-Major; George D. Wilcox, Surgeon : Lysander Flagg, Quartermaster-Ser- Albert (i. Sprague, Assistant-Sur- geant: geon : James O. Swan. Commissary-Sergeant; A. Huntington Clapp, Chaplain: Charles G. King, Hospital Steward. Headquarters, Camp Frieze,June 10, 1862, Captains of companies will furnish this office requisitions for such clothing asis necessary tor the men, also requisition tor arms for each member of the com-pany, and such equipments as are required, in addition to those on hand, tocomplete the equipment of the men. By order of ZENAS R. BLISS. John F. Tobey, Colonel Commanding. Lieutenant and , Adjutant. 21 [62 THE TENTH REGIMENT. Our uniforms were a bad fit. They did nottake our measure and make them to government appeared to cut out clothesnot according to the shape of the boy, but towhat he was expected to grow to. Then ouraltitude ranged from four feet six to six feetfour. Private Maguire said he was four foot tenor ten foot four, he afrsremembered which. We have received our blue overcoats, but mineis a very loose tit. We had to take them justas they came, but can swap with someother fellow. Beside the overcoat, each of usreceived a woolen blanket, a rubber blanket,some coarse shirts and drawers, two pairs socksor foot-gear, cap, one pair pontoons or armyshoes, one knapsack, one haversack, and one blue blouse. Manyof us are disappointed in the non-arrival of the promised invoiceof government trousers from Washington. The old ones webrought from home are getting prett
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