. The Third New Hampshire and all about it . samenumber of times, and the thrust would very nearly deprive a com-rade of his life or his reason. There were a hundred other quitepretty moves, only one more of which need be given. This wascalled guarding against cavalry. We were obliged to get into apenitent attitude (on our knees), and then to place the butt of ourmusket on the ground and against our knees, holding the musketfirmly with both hands, at an angle of 45 degrees, and calmly waitfor the enemys cavalry to impale itself on the points of our bayonets ;and in case they strictly complied
. The Third New Hampshire and all about it . samenumber of times, and the thrust would very nearly deprive a com-rade of his life or his reason. There were a hundred other quitepretty moves, only one more of which need be given. This wascalled guarding against cavalry. We were obliged to get into apenitent attitude (on our knees), and then to place the butt of ourmusket on the ground and against our knees, holding the musketfirmly with both hands, at an angle of 45 degrees, and calmly waitfor the enemys cavalry to impale itself on the points of our bayonets ;and in case they strictly complied with our wishes, we were to holdthem there in mid-air while we called for the Corporal of the Guardto come and formally invite them to surrender. Some cruel soldierhas suggested that while the impaled horseman is impatiently await-ing the arrival of the Corporal of the Guard, the victor shout at himderisively, at intervals of say five minutes, these magic words: Kum Orf ! Bayonet exercise is a very, very pretty drill. and Jan. ^.?.] TIHUn NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT. 245 Tlie Princess Jtoi/al, a blockade runner, was captured off Charles-ton the •28th, laden with two large steam engines, 0 propellers, 8Armstrong 100-pounders, GOO barrels of gunpowder, together withiron, steel and other stores. (She was utilized on 3 Feb., taking ourmail, etc., north.) The Isaac Smith, which barely escaped the se-vere storm of November, 1861, was cap-tured by the rebels on the 30th, in theStono River. She was afterwards repairedand named the Stono, and was used aboutSumter later on. The New Ironsides sentall its rigging and spars to Hilton Headfor storage ; and sevei-al troops-ladentransports arrived. The last da^ of the month was full ofinterest. The rebel rams Palmetto State ^ a/\ockin6 b^ Chicora, came out from Charleston andattacked our blockading fleet. They first captured the Mercedita, and paroled the officers and men. They nextattacked the Kei/stone State, which after
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