Theodore Winthrop,
Fortress Monroe — The Forces
(1863)
“ Without the fort, across the moat, and across the bridge connecting this peninsula of sand with the nearest side off the mainland, are encamped three New York regiments. Each is in a wheat-field, up to its eyes in dust. In order of precedence they come One, Two, and Five; in order of personal splendor of uniform, they come Five, One, Two ”
Theodore Winthrop,
Fortress Monroe — The Forces
(1863)
“ Next to the army of a man comes the army of men. Regulars a few, with many post officers, among them some very fine and efficient fellows. These are within the post. Also within is the Third Regiment of Massachusetts, under Colonel Wardrop, the right kind of man to have, and commanding a capital regiment of three months’ men, neatly uniformed in gray, with cocked felt hats. ”
