At ten o'clock, A. M., April 18, weighed anchor, and steamed out of Boston harbor, bound for Fort Monroe. Arrived at Fort Monroe at eight A. M., April 20, disembarked at eleven A. M., and marched into the fort, every man for duty. Found the Fourth Regiment there, which had arrived two hours before, and seven companies of United-States artillery in garrison. Colonel Dimick, commanding post, asked Colonel Wardrop “if he was a minute-man.” He answered, “Yes.” — “How long will it take to get your regiment ready?” — “Fifteen minutes.” — “Get it.” In ten minutes, he received the following order:—
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musters and sham fights, and of excursions to neighboring cities and States, and of receptions given in return.
The dates of prominent events were fixed by the year of such a spring training or fall review.
The politics of the members were not of the intense type.
Their votes were generally given to men who were friendly to the military, and politicians sometimes made nominations with a view to catch their votes.
On public affairs, they were simply friends of their country, with a strong leaning toward liberal legislation and popular rights.
They were, of all the community, the least fanatical in religion, and the least dogmatic in politics.
They took a broad view of their country and its institutions.
They were stronger Union men than they could explain.
If the Union was attacked, it was their duty to defend.
This they knew, and were ready.
There was no hatred in their hearts to any living man. If the mob in Baltimore had known the men they attacked and murdered on the 19th of April, they would have welcomed them with open hands, instead of with death.
These were the men who saved Fortress Monroe and the city of Washington, as we shall now proceed to show.
We left the Third Regiment on board the transport, bound for Fortress Monroe.
The following is its record:—
1868. E. P. DUtton and Co. Boston,.
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