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| 182 missary department, through numerous causes, to furnish much other than hardtack, sandwiches and coffee. Bean soup was tried, but owing to the stubbornness of the fire the beans were like marbles. The men kept in wonderfully good spirits, however, and proved much to their own astonishment on how little they could live and still be contented, when duty to their State claimed their attention. The position of the trains was a difficult one to protect, and a number of men were necessarily detailed for the guard, which duty, while adding to the labor, relieved the monotony of being cramped up in such narrow, uncomfortable quarters. As it was now apparent that a protracted stay would be necessary, the men were told to write home for extra clothing, and preparations were made to go into camp as soon as the weather cleared. On the 7th, Governor Brown telegraphed General Douglas: "Select best grounds possible and go into camp. Make troops comfortable, with good rations, for an indefinite period, and until quiet is thoroughly and entirely restored. I shall join you in a few days." General Douglas replied that a camp site had been selected on the high ground about a mile east of Frostburg. "Oh, where has the cook gone, Cook gone, Cook gone; Where has the cook gone? Where the aitch is he-e-e?" |