 Armed with Harper's Ferry muskets, Monaghan and his fellow 48th Pennsylvania Volunteers were trained in basic light infantry tactics before being shipped on September 24 to Baltimore, Maryland via the Northern Central Railroad, where they transferred to the steamship, "Georgia".Transported to Fortress Monroe, they disembarked there on September 26, and resumed their training.After departing Fortress Monroe on November 11 via the steamship, "S.R.