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| 135 been for ten years a member of the Norfolk Blues. He was elected first lieutenant of Company I in 1882, and the following year was made captain of Company K. In May, 1885, the Society of the Army of the Potomac held a reunion in Baltimore. There was a large gathering of veterans, of Northern military organizations and one body of ex-Confederates, the R. E. Lee Camp of Richmond. All the visitors were heartily welcomed by the people of Baltimore, and the Fifth Regiment took its full share in the entertainment of the veterans, marching in the great procession which was one of the features of the celebration. There was another parade by the regiment to celebrate their own anniversary, shortly after this. The commission of Frank Markoe, as captain of Company B, was signed in April, 1885. It had been decided to have the summer encampment at Atlantic City. At this time the regiment was in excellent condition, the ranks numbering about 400 men. The camp at Atlantic City was named "Camp Herbert" after the late General James R. Herbert. The regiment left the city for the seaside on July 15, 300 strong. The arrival was at 5 o'clock the next morning, and there was a committee of citizens awaiting the soldiers at the railroad station. The camp was located between Maryland and Virginia avenues, south of Pacific avenue. Marching to the camp the command passed under an arch which had been erected in their honor. Prof. Itzel's band played "Maryland, My Maryland" as they passed under it, and a salute was fired from two brass Howitzers as the camp was reached. The regiment was divided among the various hotels for breakfast, and each hotel tried to provide a better table than the others. The people of Atlantic City had made out a programme presenting some kind of entertainment for each day of the encampment. There was a reception at the United States hotel, a theatre party, a clam bake, hops and germans, yachting and fireworks. This encampment did not involve all the hardships of a campaign in an enemy's country. The men had their cooks and servants, and |