. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . ncamped here previously, andis reported perfectly good. ZENAS R. BLISS, Colonel Commanding. Headquarters, Tenth R. I. Volunteers,Circular: June 3, 1862. Divine service will be held at six oclock this evening, at which the officers,non-commissioned officers and privates, are invited to be present. Such of themen of the several companies who desire to attend will assemble at a quarterbefore six upon their respective company parades, and be conducted under thecharge
. History of the Ninth and Tenth Regiments Rhode Island Volunteers, and the Tenth Rhode Island Battery, in the Union Army in 1862 . ncamped here previously, andis reported perfectly good. ZENAS R. BLISS, Colonel Commanding. Headquarters, Tenth R. I. Volunteers,Circular: June 3, 1862. Divine service will be held at six oclock this evening, at which the officers,non-commissioned officers and privates, are invited to be present. Such of themen of the several companies who desire to attend will assemble at a quarterbefore six upon their respective company parades, and be conducted under thecharge of a non-commissioned officer to the grove in front of the camp. ZENAS R. BLISS,B. F. Thurston, Colonel Commanding. Lieutenant and Adjutant. Headquarters, College Villa,Col. Zenas R. Bliss, June 6, 1S62. Commanding Tenth R. I. \: Vou will please detail ten men of your command for picket duty to-night, said ten men to be accompanied by a non-commissioned arrangement to be observed until further orders. By order of Brigadier-General STURGIS. Henry R. Mighels, Captain and A. A. G. RHODE ISLAND VOLUNTEERS. 139. ^< . /ST^ry^ts^-y Meanwhile the alarm for the safety ofthe capital had slowly subsided. Stone-wall Jackson, after accomplishing his mis-sion of alarming Washington, and savingRichmond, by preventing the junction ofMcDowell and McClellan, rapidly re-treated down the Valley, burning thebridges after him, and successfully eludedthe combined pursuit of Fremont, Banks,and McDowell, with 60,000 men. <=»< Taking advantage of the confusion which had been created, theConfederate army defending Richmond under Gen. Joseph , made a furious and successful attack upon the left wingof General McClellans army, May 31st, at Fair Oaks, but theday following, June 1st, it turned into disaster and rout, which sentthem back to Richmond in a panic. General Johnston wasseverely wounded, and General Lee assumed the chief command. After Fair Oaks there was a pa
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