and，alongwithacrowd，disorganizedbutnotmuchscared，thebrigadegotbacktoCentrevilletoourformercamps。Corcoranwascaptured，andheldaprisonerforsometime;butIgotsafetoCentreville。IsawGeneralMcDowellinCentreville，andunderstoodthatseveralofhisdivisionshadnotbeenengagedatall，thathewouldreorganizethematCentreville，andthereawaittheenemy。I
gotmyfourregimentsinparallellinesinafield，thesameinwhichwehadcampedbeforethebattle，andhadlaindowntosleepunderatree，whenIheardsomeoneaskingforme。IcalledoutwhereIwas，whenGeneralTylerinpersongavemeorderstomarchbacktoourcampsatFortCorcoran。Iarousedmyaides，gavethemorderstocallupthesleepingmen，haveeachregimenttoleavethefieldbyaflankandtotakethesameroadbackbywhichwehadcome。Itwasnearmidnight，andtheroadwasfulloftroops，wagons，andbatteries。Wetriedtokeepourregimentsseparate，butallbecameinextricablymixed。TowardmorningwereachedVienna，whereIsleptsomehours，andthenextday，aboutnoon，wereachedFortCorcoran。
Aslow，mizzlingrainhadsetin，andprobablyamoregloomydayneverpresenteditself。Allorganizationseemedtobeatanend;
butIandmystafflaboredhardtocollectourmenintotheirpropercompaniesandintotheirformercamps，and，onthe23dofJuly，ImovedtheSecondWisconsinandSeventy—ninthNewYorkcloserintoFortCorcoran，andgotthingsinbetterorderthanI
hadexpected。Ofcourse，wetookitforgrantedthattherebelswouldbeonourheels，andweaccordinglypreparedtodefendourposts。Bythe25thIhadcollectedallthematerials，mademyreport，andhadmybrigadeaboutaswellgovernedasanyinthatarmy;althoughmostoftheninety—daymen，especiallytheSixty—ninth，hadbecomeextremelytiredofthewar，andwantedtogohome。Someofthemweresomutinous，atonetime，thatIhadthebatterytounlimber，threatening，iftheydaredtoleavecampwithoutorders，Iwouldopenfireonthem。Drillsandthedailyexerciseswereresumed，andIorderedthatatthethreeprincipalroll—callsthemenshouldformrankswithbeltsandmuskets，andthattheyshouldkeeptheirranksuntilIinpersonhadreceivedthereportsandhaddismissedthem。TheSixty—ninthstilloccupiedFortCorcoran，andonemorning，afterreveille，whenIhadjustreceivedthereport，haddismissedtheregiment，andwasleaving，I