. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . a daughter appeared onthe scene, fresh from school, and a true gray, and no loudly declared that they would never give it up. No, never !The choice being now given them to surrender the gun, or takeup a family march back to camp, to the tune of we wont gohome till morning, they concluded to produce it. And lo, whata disappointment ! Instead of a mighty forty-two pounder, orStonewall Jackson, we beheld a small field howitzer, about twofeet long, such as
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . a daughter appeared onthe scene, fresh from school, and a true gray, and no loudly declared that they would never give it up. No, never !The choice being now given them to surrender the gun, or takeup a family march back to camp, to the tune of we wont gohome till morning, they concluded to produce it. And lo, whata disappointment ! Instead of a mighty forty-two pounder, orStonewall Jackson, we beheld a small field howitzer, about twofeet long, such as is used in the field by infantry. It was rifled,and carried a ball, weighing a pound, about a mile. Rut suchas it was, it was mounted on its carriage and trailed back to campby Company B, who thus earned the honor of capturing the onlyrebel cannon taken by the Tenth Regiment Rhode Island Vol-unteers. It was receipted for by Captain Dyer, and in due timesafely arrived in Providence. After many years, through thecourtesy of his son, Elisha Dyer, it has been placed inthe museum of the Rhode Island Historical Contraband Goods. l82 THE TENTH REGIMENT Resuming the narrative from Company D,we read that : A little dancing contra-band, one of the innocent causes of the war,is now in front of the Athenaeum tent,blacking Elisha Mowrys boots. At seventhis evening, we form in line for inspection,with equipments, which must be in shiningorder. Every boot, button, belt, bayonet,and musket, must be polished as bright asrubbing can make them. At inspection everyman appears in line, with his musket and equipments, full knap-sack, canteen, haversack, cartridge-box, etc., all of which areduly inspected. The blankets being strapped upon the knapsacks,the tents are supposed to be empty, and, of course, their condi-tion, as to cleanliness can be ascertained at a glance. One of our first efforts, wrote Captain Dyer, as quickly asopportunity and leave of absence from camp would al
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