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| 222 the latter of heavy blue silk on which was embroidered the Coat of Arms of the State and the name of the regiment. This was the third Stand of Colors which had been presented to the regiment by the ladies of Baltimore. The presentation was made at the camp on the 10th of May. There were present the hundred ladies, who had contributed to the flags, and a large throng of people. The regiment, nearly 1,000 officers and men, the largest turnout in its 31 years' history, formed and marched to the field, and there received the flags with great ceremony. General H. Kyd Douglas, of Hagerstown, made the presentation speech, and Colonel Frank Markoe accepted them in fitting language. After his brief speech Colonel Markoe reviewed the regiment. The strict physical examination to which the officers and men of the Fifth were subjected, retired from active service in the war a number who were bitterly disappointed in losing the opportunity to go to the front. Orders were issued by the adjutant-general creating a retired list for officers, and upon this list were placed Colonel Frank Markoe, commander of the regiment; Major William H. Grim, the surgeon; Captain Bradley T. Stokes, the adjutant; Captain Robert J. Miller, the quartermaster; Captains I. R. Trimble and James D. Iglehart, assistant surgeons; Captain Charles F. Albers, of Company H, and First Lieutenant Albert E. Glocker, of Company F. A number of officers not provided for in the United States Army regulations were placed on waiting orders. These officers were: Captain John J. Jackson, ordnance officer; Captain Henry B. Keyser, inspector of rifle practice; Captain George S. Jackson, paymaster. Colonel Markoe having successfully passed a physical examination by the brigade surgeon and assistants, before the regiment entered camp, was naturally very much surprised that the United States Surgeon, Major Crampton, should decline to pass him for the volunteer service. The explanation of this action, however, was very simple, as the technical disability consisted |