. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . Standing, left to right: Asst Surg. Spencer; Capt. Fox: Lieut. Chas. Kelly; Capt. Wood: Capt. Husted;LieutMungcr; Lieut. Botchford; Lieut. Hardenburgh; Lieut. Bennett, Surg. Town-send. Capt Kimberly; Lieut. Dempsey; Capt. Grannis. Sitting: Lieut. Ten Broeck; Major Knox; Col. Conner; Capt. Johnson; Lieut. Graves. AT ALEXANDRIA, VA., APRIL, 1804. u —J 7 s d ? < .2 < 7£ *Wh**\5i* • i X O * 44th NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 179 [Chap. XV. Moved to Alexandria. Jan. 25, 186
. A history of the Forty-fourth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . Standing, left to right: Asst Surg. Spencer; Capt. Fox: Lieut. Chas. Kelly; Capt. Wood: Capt. Husted;LieutMungcr; Lieut. Botchford; Lieut. Hardenburgh; Lieut. Bennett, Surg. Town-send. Capt Kimberly; Lieut. Dempsey; Capt. Grannis. Sitting: Lieut. Ten Broeck; Major Knox; Col. Conner; Capt. Johnson; Lieut. Graves. AT ALEXANDRIA, VA., APRIL, 1804. u —J 7 s d ? < .2 < 7£ *Wh**\5i* • i X O * 44th NEW YORK VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 179 [Chap. XV. Moved to Alexandria. Jan. 25, 1864] termination to preserve the Union. On the 24th day of January,1864, an order was received for the regiment to strike campand be ready to take the cars for Alexandria, to engage in theduty of guarding trains to and from the front. Everythingwas in readiness, the cars were boarded at 7 oclock P. M.,and Alexandria was reached at 2 oclock the next day or two was spent in what was known as Soldiers Restin Alexandria, and, soon as tents could be obtained, the regi-ment went into permanent camp for the rest of the winter, atthe head of King street. The grounds were spacious and thecamp was laid out with great regularity. It is not too muchto say that when completed the camp was a model in all itsdetails. The service was quite unique. A detail was made eachday of 4 commissioned officers and 100 men, one officer and25 men to accompany each train on
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