. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . ablished about half a milebeyond. An amusing capture was made during the night by Captain1 >yers men, which is thus described in the authors personalnarrative : Last night a fellow was brought in from our picket line whohad stayed out too late, courting one of the fair !•. I-. Hewas decked out in light vest and pants, and came galloping alongon horseback, when Fiske, one of our mess, jumped into the mid-dle of the road, with bayonet at the charge, and yell
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . ablished about half a milebeyond. An amusing capture was made during the night by Captain1 >yers men, which is thus described in the authors personalnarrative : Last night a fellow was brought in from our picket line whohad stayed out too late, courting one of the fair !•. I-. Hewas decked out in light vest and pants, and came galloping alongon horseback, when Fiske, one of our mess, jumped into the mid-dle of the road, with bayonet at the charge, and yelled, Whogoes there ? The rider jumped back in his stirrups and pulledup, badly frightened, exclaiming, Its m-ni-me ! Advance meand give the countersign ! Twas no go, he had to give it youre my prisoner, says Fiske, and he had to go intocamp with us for the rest of the night, and was turned over tothe officer of the guard. Colonel Robbins told one of tin \to keep his eye on that fellow who had been out to see his gal ! Twas pretty rough, Ill admit, but I guess hell keep better hours in i54 THE TENTH REGIMENT. Bathing and swimming atChain Bridge, on the Poto-mac, and in Rock Creek,near by, were luxuries whichwe greatly enjoyed duringour months stay at CampFrieze, and they did much,no doubt, towards promotingthe health of the regiment. On the first Sunday after-noon, the chaplain not hav-ing yet arrived, a companyof us obtained permission fora tramp to Rock Creek. Wekept well together, as theneighborhood was consideredunfriendly. We took our canteens along, which served a noveland useful purpose. The banks were lined with soldiers enjoyingthe cleansing and reviving influences of the water. Last Saturday, wrote James F. Field, nine of us crossedthe Potomac into Virginia. We obtained a pass from CaptainDyer, endorsed by Colonel Bliss, which allowed us to go over theriver into Virginia, if we behaved ourselves, which we did ac-cordingly. The principal road to the P
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