. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . at the top, were theruins of an old mansion-house, while at the entrance by the road-side two gate-posts still stood like grim sentinels. A fine meadowextended to the right and left, with a crop of rotting, ungatheredgrass, presenting a sad picture of wars desolation. To have beenobliged to leave such a home must have been painful indeed ; buttrees, fences, and houses, are all swept away. Briggs and Iwere detailed, before dinner, to go to Fort Ward, for bricks, to
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . at the top, were theruins of an old mansion-house, while at the entrance by the road-side two gate-posts still stood like grim sentinels. A fine meadowextended to the right and left, with a crop of rotting, ungatheredgrass, presenting a sad picture of wars desolation. To have beenobliged to leave such a home must have been painful indeed ; buttrees, fences, and houses, are all swept away. Briggs and Iwere detailed, before dinner, to go to Fort Ward, for bricks, torepair the cooks fireplaces, many of which were left here by theregiments preceding us. We obtained a good supply by boldlyventuring under the guns of the fort, where we found a greatmany lying scattered about on the ground. It was an inspiritingsight to see the various batteries drilling and hurrying from pointto point, in quick response to the bugle-calls, with an occasionalrace, by way of diversion. All these things enliven us, and addthe spice of variety to a soldiers life. kin >DE island vi VI I I ks. 2 I I ft£ Foraging appears to be re-duced to a science here. Evenin pitching tents we had to lookout for our axes and we happened to lay them downfor a moment, just to turn round,we were very likely to find themmissing. The contrabands, also, r~aa are great toragers, and the chick- -^^^^.^a^i |\v \t-i*^ens and the ducks have to sufferaccordingly. „ ^~L_ Hi Old Decatur, an aged African,was recently found late at night in the vicinity of a neighbors hen-yard, when he was thus inter-viewed by the proprietor : Its pretty damp, Decatur, for a person with rheumatism tobe prowling around here at this time of the night. Mebbe so, massa, but its de doctors advice. What, do you mean to tell me that the doctor advises you tobe out here nights ? No sar, not zactly dat way, sar—but he says, Catur, youmus hab chicken brof, whedder or no! Our bill of fare at dinner
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