CHAPTER VII.
Frederick City—Recruits—Dumfries.
The regiment remained at Monocacy junction, guarding
the immense supply trains which had accumulated
here by reason of the burned bridge. Sergeant Baldwin
relates that a lot of rebel prisoners passed Monocacy
bridge, one of whom claimed to have fired seven
shots at Colonel Buckley at the battle of Port Republic,
but without effect. About September 13th, the bridge
having been replaced, we moved on to Frederick city,
Maryland. Here we engaged in camp, picket, and provost
duty, and a large number of the men were detailed
to care for the wounded from the battlefields of South
Mountain and Antietam, September 14th and 17th.
In the meantime we were joined by a large number of recruits, amongst which was a brigade cornet band, composed of the following members: George Shaw, leader; Everett Shaw, assistant leader; J. G. Caskey, Jacob Koplin, Sylvanus Hile, Columbus Ferguson, N. G. Hartman, Christian Hardag, William Kurtz, George Metcalf, James Lyon, "Bige" Nickerson, Benjamin Snyder, George Turney, Micajah Rice, Bennett Wadsworth, Edward White, Frank Waltz, Eli Waltz; Gurley G. Crane, drum major.
November 25th, Colonel Clark says: "Patiently waiting in camp. 'Dress parade' to-day, the first many of us have seen since May last. Only about two hundred men in line. Remembering how far our line reached at Camp Giddings, our force looks small indeed."
