. History of the Fifth Regiment of Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, during three years and a half of service in North Carolina. January 1862-June 1865 . these inclement surroundings this detachment passedthe night, and never Avas a morning more welcome than the one thatfollowed it. While these men were enduring such discomfort themembers of the other detachment Avere more fortunate. A lettersays : At last, completely exhausted by our march, the men droppeddown around some fires in a farm-yard Avhich had been left by thetroops that had preceded us, and they Avere soon asleep. 1 had thegood fortune
. History of the Fifth Regiment of Rhode Island Heavy Artillery, during three years and a half of service in North Carolina. January 1862-June 1865 . these inclement surroundings this detachment passedthe night, and never Avas a morning more welcome than the one thatfollowed it. While these men were enduring such discomfort themembers of the other detachment Avere more fortunate. A lettersays : At last, completely exhausted by our march, the men droppeddown around some fires in a farm-yard Avhich had been left by thetroops that had preceded us, and they Avere soon asleep. 1 had thegood fortune to get into an out-building, a negro hut, Avhere somestragglers from the Fourth Rhode Island Avere cooking a savorysmelling mess in the broad fire-place. I accepted their cordial invi- FIFTH RHODE ISLAND HEAVY ARTILLERY. 33 tation to sit at their table, and was soon absorbing moderate dosesof a very good chicken soup. I had the satisfaction of calling inCaptain Wright and Lieutenant Hall, and inducing them to partakeof some of the same timely and nourishing diet. This was aboutnine , and we had tasted nothing since morning. At about half-. Capt. William W. Douglas. past one oclock the men were roused up and we resumed our march,through water and more clayey mud. AVe came, about half-pastthree oclock, to the other companies of our battalion. The enemy had made elaborate preparations to defend New Berne, which is situated on the Neuse River at the point formed by the junction of the Trent, which flows in from the west. A line had been selected some three miles south of the Trent, which may 3 34 HISTORY OF THE be briefly described. Commencing at the Neuse, a strong earth-work had been constructed which completely commanded the channelof the river, and also the landside as far as the railroad, which ishere about three-fourths of a mile from the river. It was mountedwith thirteen guns, four of which bore upon the approach by west to tlie railroad was a breastwork
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