Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d Regiment, Penn'a Volunteers [electronic resource] . his old pipe, lying in the bottom, un-observed. In the bustle for the dinner, the kettle was quicklysupplied for the cooking and hung over the fire; but whenthe stirring process became necessary, our leaders can onlyimagine the surprise of the boys when they fished out theblouse and its contents. At once the kettle was emptied ofthe boiling broth, the beans were rinsed and returned again,fully prepared for the subsequent cooking, freely of whichall did unwittingly partake and relish, save
Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d Regiment, Penn'a Volunteers [electronic resource] . his old pipe, lying in the bottom, un-observed. In the bustle for the dinner, the kettle was quicklysupplied for the cooking and hung over the fire; but whenthe stirring process became necessary, our leaders can onlyimagine the surprise of the boys when they fished out theblouse and its contents. At once the kettle was emptied ofthe boiling broth, the beans were rinsed and returned again,fully prepared for the subsequent cooking, freely of whichall did unwittingly partake and relish, save the few who4 53 Camp and Field Life. were the eye-witnesses of the cuisine, and from whose mem-ories the vivid recollections of the mess can never be drill was the next order of the day, and the Regi-ment was rigidly put through the same until 71^ oclock However, yet considerably fatigued, the boys of Com-pany K were full of good cheer, as they came home tocamp as though all was but sport, singing their popular campsongs, when the general remark was—they are a livelyset, indeed/. Chapter vii. Detail for Picket Duty near. Falls Church—Foragers De-tected and Arrested—Heavy Tramp along Picket-Line—Entertained, etc., by the S6tii Regiment, V.—Deaths of Two Comrades. Sunday, October 5, 1862.—Mora opened bright uponus, as we were aroused from our slumbers, to find that grandbrigade guard-mount, with a detail from the Regiment to re-port at Brigade headquarters, were the orders for the K, on this occasion, was selected as the detail,which duly and promptly reported at headquarters, was imme-diately marched about three miles from camp, and stationedon picket duty along a road leading towards Falls Church,with Colonel Kenworthy, of the 86th Regiment, N. V V.,field officer of the guard, and our reserve station back of thepicket line, about 200 yards. During the day General Piattvisited the post and detected several members of the 86thRegi
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