. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . Chorus: (iootl old mule, army mule. Both your ears were so graceful and long; You were true to our flag,So well praise you in story and song! Shortly after crossing Long Bridge, wrote Chace, on theVirginia side, we noticed a large drove of mules, herded to-gether by the road-side. They numbered upwards of two thou-sand. The motive power of an army wagon usually consisted ofsix of these long-eared creatures, although horses were substitutedwhen available. It requir
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . Chorus: (iootl old mule, army mule. Both your ears were so graceful and long; You were true to our flag,So well praise you in story and song! Shortly after crossing Long Bridge, wrote Chace, on theVirginia side, we noticed a large drove of mules, herded to-gether by the road-side. They numbered upwards of two thou-sand. The motive power of an army wagon usually consisted ofsix of these long-eared creatures, although horses were substitutedwhen available. It requires special training to be a good muledriver. Mules are stubborn things,—when you will, they wont;and when you wont they will ! After being kicked by a mule,with both fore and hind feet, a young volunteer mule-driver wasglad to withdraw in disgust. I heard of a Virginia mule whichlived in a coal mine nine years after the war, without seeingdaylight. The old fellow was hoisted up the other day, and hisfirst act was to kick a boy sky-high. Nine years in a coal minewont make a mule anything but a 2IO THE TENTH REGIMENT. Water Filter. June 27. H. T. Chace, says, Atten oclock we fell in for drill whichended in our marching two miles toHurds Run, and all bathing, whichwas truly refreshing. When on themarch some of the men are providedwith filters, an ingenious device forstraining the water and relieving itfrom the presence of insects and im-purities. On the way we passed sev-eral farms, one located on a rising knollwith large trees affording a pleasantshade. Near by, 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 detail
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