. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . o, and that speedily. I am sure you long for an oppor-tunity to win the distinction you are capable of acliieving. That opportunity Ishall endeavor to give you. Meantime I desire you to dismiss from your mindscertain phrases which I am sorry to find much in vogue amongst you. I hearconstantly of taking strong positions and holding them, of lines of retreat,and of bases of supph . Let us discard such ideas. The strongest positiona soldier should desire to occupy is
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . o, and that speedily. I am sure you long for an oppor-tunity to win the distinction you are capable of acliieving. That opportunity Ishall endeavor to give you. Meantime I desire you to dismiss from your mindscertain phrases which I am sorry to find much in vogue amongst you. I hearconstantly of taking strong positions and holding them, of lines of retreat,and of bases of supph . Let us discard such ideas. The strongest positiona soldier should desire to occupy is one from which he can most easily advanceagainst tiie enemy. Let us study the probable lines of retreat of our opponents,and leave our own to take care of themselves. Let us look before us, and notbehind. Success and glory are in the advance: disaster and shame lurk in therear. Let us act on this understanding, and it is safe to predict that your ban-ners shall be inscribed with many a glorious deed, and that your names will be dear to vour countrymen forever. JOHN POPE, Ma/or- Goicral Commanding. RHODE ISLAND VOLUNTEERS. 39. Headquarters Military Defences,North of the Potomac, Washington, July 15, 1S62. To Col. Zenas R. Bliss, Te»f/i Rei,r-t R. I. Vols. Bj direction of General Sturgis, command-ing, the firing of blank cartridges at the fortsgarrisoned by the companies of vour regi-ment will be discontinued. Signed. J. A. HASKIN, A. D. C, In charge of defences iiort// of the Potomac. J. A. Haskln. The firing of the big guns on the forts had been done for artil-lery practice, but it disturbed certain nervous people in Wash-ington, and was discontinued for military reasons. One of the menwrote : Colonel Haskin is a brave and accomplished officer, wholeft his arm at Chapultepec, but who still preserves a certaincheerful manliness which wins the admiration of all who meet him. Colonel Shaws report says : The transfer from camp to gar-rison was anything but
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