On  the  6th  of  August  the  regiment  was  reviewed  by  Gen-
eral McDowell,  and  complimented  on  its  "good  condition."

Night  alarms  were  frequent  at  this  time,  and  the  men
repeatedly  fell  into  line  in  the  darkness  and  stood  under
arms  till  dawn,  to  discover  that  it  was  only  a  scare  on  tLe
part  of  some  of  the  more  excitable  troops  around  them.2

About  this  time  the  disaffection  towards  Colonel  Whiting
came  distinctly  to  the  surface  ;  and  as  it  became  serious
enough  to  be  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  Legislature  of

1  As  indicating  the  demoralized  condition  of  the  regiment  it  may  1  e
mentioned  that  it  took  Lieutenant  Colonel  Stannard,  who  was  in  command,
Colonel  Whiting  having  gone  on  to  Washington,  nearly  two  hours  to  get
the  regiment  into  line,  for  the  march  to  Bush  Hill.
2  One  night  a  German  orderly,  of  a  Pennsylvania  regiment,  rode  into
camp,  shouting  loudly:  "Turn  out  your  long  rolls!"     Another  night  a
trembling,  (or  perhaps  only  shivering),  aid  summoned  the  Colonel  to  make
ready  to  receive  an  immediate  attack,  as  the  rebels  were  moving  on  him  "in
three  columns."     The  columns  did  not  appear,  however.
