morning, about ten o'clock
We saw the State House , and the Confederate Congress in session , and wandered down to the river and took a long look at the Libby Prison . The First had been in bivouac behind the main lines of Lee 's left , but now the regiment took position in the front , the lines having been extended still farther to the left . A battery at our right -- some distance away -- would throw a few shells over at the Yankees , and their guns would reply ; beyond this almost daily artillery practice , nothing unusual occurred . One morning , about ten o'clock , Captain Haskell ordered me to get my arms and follow him . He at once set out toward the front , Corporal Veitch being with him . The Captain was unarmed , except for his sword . He led us through our pickets and straight on toward the river .