. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . atly attached to our chaplain, wroteCapt. A. Crawford Greene. He is in everyway fitted for theduties of his office. He is daily among the sick, and among thesoldiers generally, speaking an encouraging word to all. He holdsservices every night, and on the Sabbath services at eleven a. \ seven P. m. In his report to the governor of Rhode Island,Colonel Shaw said : The regiment was particularly fortunate inits chaplain, Rev. A. Huntington Clapp, the honored past
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . atly attached to our chaplain, wroteCapt. A. Crawford Greene. He is in everyway fitted for theduties of his office. He is daily among the sick, and among thesoldiers generally, speaking an encouraging word to all. He holdsservices every night, and on the Sabbath services at eleven a. \ seven P. m. In his report to the governor of Rhode Island,Colonel Shaw said : The regiment was particularly fortunate inits chaplain, Rev. A. Huntington Clapp, the honored pastor of theBeneficent Congregational Church in Providence. lie was sin-gularly qualified for the duties of his office, and devoted himselfwith unremitting fidelity to the temporal and spiritual welfare ofthe men. Indeed, Sir Walter Scotts description of FatherClement might well be applied to our beloved chaplain, You willthink of him as the best and kindest man in the world, with acomfort for every mans grief, a counsel for every mans difficulty,the rich mans surest guide, and the poor mans best i94 THE TENTH REGIMENT. Major Babbitt. Capt. A. Crawford Greene, wroteJune 21st : Maj. Jacob Babbitt has ar-rived, and commenced his duties. Ourpickets brought in a man this morningwho seems wonderfully frightened. Hegives no satisfactory excuse for being inthe road. He cocked his rifle when aboutto be taken, but one of our pickets ar-rested him in time to prevent the dis-charge. We have every indication judg-ing from preparatory orders that we are to leave Camp Frieze,and pitch our tents, the God of battles only knows where. Wehear it rumored that we are to go to Clouds Mills, Va., nearAlexandria. It is also reported that we of the Tenth are soon toreceive rifled muskets similar to those of the Ninth. We havejust received orders to cook two days rations, which is anotherevidence that we are to march. The Tenth Battery has alreadystarted for Clouds Mills, via Washington. Our hos
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