The Wilmingtonian. (Wilmington, Del.) 1882-188?, 1884-05-24

Lieutenant Colonel o. P Hnpkinson, (of
Pennsylvania, with DIR. Maui as regimental
surgeon. On October Sth the regiment was
ordered to report to General Wool at For
tress Monroe and ON the Goth marched out
to Newport whence it was conveyed by rail
to Baltimore, and thence by the Steamer
Louisiana" to Old Point Comfort.
FIRST TASTE of ACTIVE SERVICE.
The regiment was encamped at Font
Hamilton, and put through regular course
of training until it became the pride of the
garrison. 1t was attached to Mansfield's
brigade of Wool's division. On one Occa-
sion it was inspected by President Lincoln,
and ludcrous incident occurred in which
tue President found, at his own expense,
that the civil authority was subordinate to
the military. During the stay of the regi-
ment a Soldiers Christian Association was
formed, and to amuse the men theatre was
erected. Their camp life was enlivened by
periodical visits from rebel squads, under a
flag of truce, conveying a message from the
rebel general Magruder, to "git out OF
remain at their peril. On the 2lst Novem
Der slight skrmish occurred between somt
of the Delaware men and Magruder's out
d, posts On the list March following, til,
regiment witnessed the sinking of tin
Chamberlain and "Congress" by the new
rebel iron-clad, the "Merrimac;" IN the fol
lowing day they witnessed the battl
between the monitor" and the "Merr
mae" In May the regiment was dspatche
to Norfolk, and thence to Suffolk where
large number Of men We're Frustrated b
swamp fever.
on TO ANTIETAM.
On the Sth September orders wei
; received from the War Department asoigl
1 ing the regiment to duty with the Army
[ the Potomac, and on the 10th September
I marched through Washington and encampe
: at Rockville, Nd. 1t was attached to Il
j Third Division of the Second Corps, und
. Sumner. Marching rapidly westward
traversed the battlefield of South Mountai
3 still occupied by the burying parties, and {
|, the 10th arrived on the field of AntietaI
h taking ground on the West of Antieta
. Greek. In the battle of the following di
y the regiment played conspicuous PAL
d The first man that shed his blood Tor l
;. country was Lieutenant Lewis, who W
lie wounded in the foot by fragment of she
re A number of legimental officers We're kill
RS in the engagement, and of the color-gua
10 nearly every man was shot down, killed
'd wounded. At one time the cOlors were
d danger of being left on the field during
e. rebel charge, but they were rescued at t
TO sacrifice Of many noble lives. The colo
ii were so torn and tattered in the strugl
II that they were never afterwards used; ant
Sc fresh banner had to be issued to the re
ment The losses in the engagement a
re the large numbers previously ON the sic
I'd list reduced the effective strength of [
I'd regiment to barely four full compani
he September and October were passed in cal
he at lIarper's Ferry. On the 26th October
army moved into Virginia, the First Dc
whle enjoying a liberal share Of fatigue a
ri dangers in the skirmshng line. Burns
T. had been appointed to the command of
H. army which was now drawn up on I
nd banks of the Rappahannock.
FREDERICKSBURG.