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the Brigade moved to Fort Worth, and from thence to Fort Bernard, where we remained till the evening of the 15th when we were ordered to proceed to Poolsville and the Monoccacy, Md. where we arrived on the 18th and the following day marched for White's Ford, on the Upper Potomac. Here the regiment done duty on the Ford from Monoccacy River to Conrad's Ferry, at which place Col. Staples having command of the Brigade. Lieut. Col. Lakeman commanded the regiment, till Oct. 11th, when the regiment with the 4th Maine were ordered to the mouth of the Monoccacy, (about 8 miles) to intercept the return of Stuarts (Rebel) Cavalry into Virginia.

The regiment arrived at the mouth of the Monoccacy about 11 o'clock P.M., and Capt. Morgan with two companies was sent forward to hold the Bridge, and form a picket line, and having taken our position the regiment bivoaced. At 9 o'clock A.M. the following morning, the enemy, with field artillery attacked us, with the seeming intention of crossing the river at this point. Lieut. Col. Lakeman then sent forward companies "F" and "H" (under command of Capt. Morgan) us skirmishers, to harrass the enemy's gunners, who encountered a body of Rebel cavalry, dismounted, and acting as skirmishers, whom he attacked, and routed, the fire at this time from our own battery, preventing him from following them. In the meantime Major Burt with four companies was engaged supporting Purington's Battery, when learning that the enemy had taken to their horses, and were crossing the Ford three miles lower down, Col. Lakeman, with the balance of the regiment immediately started for the Ford, but arrived too late, the enemy had escaped.

We returned to Poolsville in the evening, and