1862 March 26 Alexandria, Va.

[from the diary/memoir of Jonathan B. Hager, Captain of Co. F, 14th Indiana]

We struck our tents at 11 o'clock this morning
and at 1 oclock took up our line of March
towards Alexandria which we reached in
about an hour & halted in the Streets until the
regiments in advance could embark on the
transports prepared to carry them to Fortress
Monroe. The 14th did not succeed in getting on
board until about 9 in the evening. The time
was profitably employed in laying in a stock
of beer and otherwise fortifying the inner man
for a voyage by sea--We embarked in a condition
of fulness and it was well we did as the sequel
will show. All were finally on board--troops &
baggage. We did not however cast off our
lines until9 o'clock next morning.

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baggage.