. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . r haversack. Every inch of the tentwas occupied by men drenched to the skin ; some were countingthe blisters upon their hands, and others trying to improvise acup of coffee. Poor McGlaulin was doing his best to build a firefrom the green wood chopped after we came into camp. Thesergeant sought refuge in the windowless church, and slept uponthe wet floor without pillow or blanket. At length, the morningdawned, and the sun, as if to welcome us, touched up the walls
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . r haversack. Every inch of the tentwas occupied by men drenched to the skin ; some were countingthe blisters upon their hands, and others trying to improvise acup of coffee. Poor McGlaulin was doing his best to build a firefrom the green wood chopped after we came into camp. Thesergeant sought refuge in the windowless church, and slept uponthe wet floor without pillow or blanket. At length, the morningdawned, and the sun, as if to welcome us, touched up the walls ofour canvas city with golden hues, while the birds, never happier,warbled their morning songs from the tree-tops above us. Someof the first orders were to open the quartermasters stores andmount guard. The camp was further laid out by measure, andrightly named Camp Frieze, in honor of the Quartermaster-Gen-eral of Rhode Island. It occupies the northwesterly slope of thehill, on which the village of Tennallytown clings with feeblegrasp. The regular routine of military drill now began, and wasstrictly enforced from that day. .. 138 THE TENTH REGIMENT Headquarters, College Orders, No. i. Tennallytown, D. C, May 31, 1862. 1st. The commanding officers of each regiment, battery, battalion or detach-ment assigned to the command of Brigadier-General Sturgis, will make consoli-dated morning reports daily to the commanding general at headquarters, Col-lege Villa, Tennallytown, D. C. 2d. The adjutant of each command, assigned as above, will report in personto the commanding general, evevy day at 11 oclock A. M. By order of Brigadier-General STURGIS. Henry R. Mighels, Captain and A. A. G. Headquarters, Tenth R. I. Volunteers, Circular: June 3, 1S62. For the present water will be obtained from the spring for the use of the camp. It has been freely tested by companies encamped here previously, and is reported perfectly good. ZENAS R. BLISS, Colonel Commanding. Headquarters, Te
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