. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . Short and pithy speeches were made by Major Babbitt, ISprague, Lieutenant Thurber, and others, which would undoubt-edly have brought down the house, if we had occupied one, butas we were under the broad canopy of heaven, they bidown all out-doors. Corporal Stump, during the course of his remarks had frequoccasion to return to his subject, which seemed to be cont liiin a pint cup, near by, of standard measurement. August nth. First Sergeant Charles F. Phillips, ol
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . Short and pithy speeches were made by Major Babbitt, ISprague, Lieutenant Thurber, and others, which would undoubt-edly have brought down the house, if we had occupied one, butas we were under the broad canopy of heaven, they bidown all out-doors. Corporal Stump, during the course of his remarks had frequoccasion to return to his subject, which seemed to be cont liiin a pint cup, near by, of standard measurement. August nth. First Sergeant Charles F. Phillips, ol C my B, was promoted to second lieutenant Company B, an V. am C. Chase, second lieutenant Company B, to fii utenantpany B, Tenth Rhode Island Volunteers. August 14th. Corp. O. S. Alers wrote A .1 went over to the quarters of Company F, Capt. benjamin WHarris, and gave them a serenade, which was greatly appreciat August 17th. We had a grand review to-day, Eiopk B. Cady, of Company E, acting a> colonel, and Lieut. P<of Company I, as adjutant. The battalion showedprovement in discipline and drill. 2 SO THE TENTH REGIMENT. Ex-Mayor Henry R. Barker. Ex-Mayor Henry R. Barker,of Providence, was at this timeone of the youthful sergeants ofCompany I, and was much es-teemed by his comrades. Sincethe war he has served in variouspositions of official trust. Hewas a member of the CommonCouncil from the Ninth Ward,from June 1873 to January 1880,and president in 1879; alder-man, 1880 to 1883; presidentin 1882; mayor, from 1889 to1891. He has also been Com-mander of Slocum Post, No. 10, G. A. R., and Department Com-mander of Rhode Island. Lieutenant-Colonel Hale resumes: Having completed oneterm of service, we propose to return to the land of our nativity,and make such a display as has never greeted the eyes of thequiet dwellers at home. The regiment will be so formed as torepresent an entire corps if armce. First: The ambulance wagon,drawn by our reliable switch-tailed horse, will repre
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