. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . alplaces by bullet and rifle-balls fired by secession pickets. Theriver at that time was only about forty or fifty feet wide, it beingthe dry season. It is of a muddy color, about the same as thecolor of the soil. We walked about a quarter of a mile into Vir-ginia, and bathed ourselves thoroughly in a stream which flowedinto the Potomac. Close to the bank were the remains of somebowers or huts, which, probably, the secession pickets had madefor their quarters, as
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . alplaces by bullet and rifle-balls fired by secession pickets. Theriver at that time was only about forty or fifty feet wide, it beingthe dry season. It is of a muddy color, about the same as thecolor of the soil. We walked about a quarter of a mile into Vir-ginia, and bathed ourselves thoroughly in a stream which flowedinto the Potomac. Close to the bank were the remains of somebowers or huts, which, probably, the secession pickets had madefor their quarters, as there were remains of fire-places near day was the warmest that we have yet had, the thermometerbeing at camp that noon, 104°. On our way back we stopped at Fort Gaines. It mounted four 32-pound barbette guns. Itis garrisoned by a company of the Fifty-ninth New York Volun-teers. The earthwork was about ten or twelve feet thick, with aditch about as wide and six or eight feet deep, on the outside ofwhich were large trees, laid lengthwise, to hinder infantry fromgoinc; throuirh them to the fort. IS6 THE TENTH REGIMENT. *N CAMP, near Tennallytown, D. C, June loth. LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR. To-day is a rainy one in camp, and the boysare either asleep, writing letters, or taking iteasy. By General Orders No. i, issued yester-day, our camp will hereafter be known as CampFrieze, and the strictest discipline and goodorder will be observed. According to the orderthere will be eleven calls sounded each day, asfollows : Reveille, at oclock a. .m. ; Police call, Breakfast, A. M. ; Sick call at 7 a. m. ; Adjutants call at a. m. ;Guard-mounting at 9 a. m. ; Orderly call at 12 m. ; Roast Beef,Dinner, at i p. m. ; Supper, p. m. ; Retreat at sunset (whenthe companies form under arms) ; Tattoo at 9 p. m. ; Taps There are four roll calls each day, and as many drills. Divineservice will be held every Sunday at 11 a. m. (For full order, seepages TJ, 78 and 79.)
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