I worked all that night, made up my accounts current, and turned over the balance of cash to the citizen physician, Dr.McDowell; and also closed my clothing and property returns, leaving blank receipts with the same gentleman for Field's signature, when he should get there, to be forwarded to the Department at Washington, and the duplicates to me.

These I did not receive for more than a year.

I remember that I got my orders about 8 p.m.one night, and took passage in the boat for Brownsville, the next morning traveled by stage from Brownsville to Cumberland, Maryland, and thence by cars to Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York, in a great hurry lest the ship might sail without me.

I found Company F at Governor's Island, Captain C.Q.Tompkins in command, Lieutenant E.O.

C.Ord senior first-lieutenant, myself junior first-lieutenant, Lucien Loeser and Charles Minor the second-lieutenants.
The company had been filled up to one hundred privates, twelve non-commissioned officers, and one ordnance sergeant (Layton), making one hundred and thirteen enlisted men and five officers.
Dr.James L.Ord had been employed as acting assistant surgeon to accompany the expedition, and Lieutenant H.W.Halleck, of the engineers, was also to go along.