June 3, 1862

Tuesday 3.

We went to town. We have a boat and boats crew, and it is a pleasant ride down. We were fortunate in going today, by being enabled to see the review of the 1st division. It was really splendid, the pioneers had leather or linen aprons - the long train of artillery, the savage, devilish looking marine battery, drawn by sailors & the cavalry.

Made a spectacle such as I have never yet witnessed. In display it far exceeded ours - they are all Yankee regiments - Massachusetts. This then you know, they call us the fighting division