midnight
Then came the excitement of landing ; the troops forming , and , after a patriotic reception by the `` Sons of Massachusetts , '' marching through the city to the barracks ; then dinner ; and a whole afternoon of sight-seeing afterwards . The next day the regiment was off again , crossing the ferry , and taking the cars for Philadelphia . From Philadelphia it kept on into the night again , until it reached a steamer , in waiting to receive it , on Chesapeake Bay . The next morning was rainy ; and the rain continued all day , pouring dismally ; and it was raining still when , at midnight , the boat arrived at Annapolis . In the darkness and storm the troops landed , and took up their temporary quarters in the Naval Academy . In one of the recitation halls , Frank and his comrades spread their blankets on the floor , put their knapsacks under their heads , and slept as soundly after their wearisome journey as they ever did in their beds at home . Indeed , they seemed to fall asleep as promptly as if by word of command , and to snore by platoons .