fles. During the evening, we improved the opportunity
to visit the camp of the Second, bidding them good bye, and receiving
such messages and tokens as they desired to send home to friends.

CHAPTER VI.

"HOME, SWEET HOME."--ARRIVAL.--FLAG PRESENTATION.

At 9 P. M., 25th, the command was given to "Fall in;" the line was
formed, we marched into the city, and at midnight bid farewell to
Washington, the cars taking us into Baltimore at daylight, where we
waited on the streets all the forenoon for the special train that was
to take us to Philadelphia. We got away from Baltimore at 2 P. M.,
arriving in Philadelphia in the evening. We had been expected, and
were entertained by the citizens with a fine collation at the New
England rooms.

We left that city at 2 A. M., July 27th, arriving in New York soon
after daylight, where the regiment embarked on board steamers Bay
State and State of Maine, for Providence. Each steamer took five
companies, ours being on the State of Maine, on board of which we
were given a nice breakfast. We steamed out of New York at about 11
A. M., July 27th, the transports proceeding slowly to avoid arriving
in Providence at a late hour in the day. At 10.30 P. M. we were off
Beaver Tail light; F Company was called and formed on the hurricane
deck, Captain Tew arranging with the steamer captain to sail through
the inner harbor of Newport. When opposite Fort Greene, a squad of
the Newport Artillery fired a salute, which was answered with
cheering by F Company, and the blowing of the steamer's whistle. Both
steamers proceeded up the bay and anchored, it being the wish to not
land before daylight.

At 6 A. M. Sunday, July 28th, landed, and, escorted by the militia of
the state, marched through the city to Railroad Hall, Exchange Place,
where a substantial breakfast awaited us. After breakfast and
speeches by Bishop Clark and others, the regimental companies
residing outside of Providence were ordered to their homes, to report
again in Providence August 2d.

F Company, escorted by the past members of the Newport Artillery,
Colonel Fludder in command, and the Old Guard, both of which
companies had that morning come from Providence to receive us, left
for Newport on steamer Perry at 11 A. M., arriving at Sayer's Wharf
in Newport, at 1 P. M.

On our arrival we found the wharf and streets of the city through
which we were to pass crowded with people of all ages and both sexes,
as though the who