. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . t rumored that we are to go to Clouds Mills, Va., nearAlexandria. It is also reported that we of the Tenth are soon toreceive rifled muskets similar to those of the Ninth. We havejust received orders to cook two days rations, which is anotherevidence that we are to march. The Tenth Battery has alreadystarted for Clouds Mills, via Washington. Our hospital exhibitsthis morning about the same number (say seventy-eight) of in-mates who are comfortably sick. None are t
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . t rumored that we are to go to Clouds Mills, Va., nearAlexandria. It is also reported that we of the Tenth are soon toreceive rifled muskets similar to those of the Ninth. We havejust received orders to cook two days rations, which is anotherevidence that we are to march. The Tenth Battery has alreadystarted for Clouds Mills, via Washington. Our hospital exhibitsthis morning about the same number (say seventy-eight) of in-mates who are comfortably sick. None are thought to be in adangerous state. Our advantages for company and battaliondrill have been extremely limited at Camp Frieze, and our hopeis that we may find our new camp better adapted for generalinstruction. There seems to be an unusual movement of troopsabout here, and the supposition is that an important engagement isabout to take place. We notice that most of the regiments aboutus are packed up, with knapsacks on, ready to march at a momentsnotice. Our men appear ready for whatever awaits them. KHODK ISLAND VOLUNTEERS. ^95. Scene in Hospit* Scene in Hos-pital. Regimentalsurgeon to pa- t_tient : Youve got abad cold, and a \fever, sir. Haveyou been in adraught ? Patient : Drafted, no,sir! They didntdraft me. I was darned fool enough to enlist of my own free will ! I thought thewar was about over, and if I didnt hurry up I should get left! A few days ago, wrote Chace, a soldier went to the surgeonstent with a sore hand. Seeing that the trouble arose chiefly froma neglect of cleanliness, Dr. Wilcox wrote a prescription, and sentthe man with it to the tent where they are prepared. The direc-tions were: Four drops in a basin of water, and wash thehands in the mixture, the operation to be repeated four times aday. The joke was that the vial from which he took the dropscontained nothing but pure water. It is needless to add the soresdisappeared. Another man went to the doctor, who h
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