. Battery F, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the Civil War, 1861-1865 . e reaching the town, losing two menkilled, but no call was made for the artillery. Pass-ing through Pollocksville, the battery reached itsquarters in New Berne at about ten and a halfoclock in the evening of the 27th. During the month of August several raids were,made into the country, upon two of which portions ofthe battery joined. No engagements took place,however. Saturday, September 27th, about noon, a couriercame dashing into the city with the report that theoutpost at Deep Gully had been attacked. The
. Battery F, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the Civil War, 1861-1865 . e reaching the town, losing two menkilled, but no call was made for the artillery. Pass-ing through Pollocksville, the battery reached itsquarters in New Berne at about ten and a halfoclock in the evening of the 27th. During the month of August several raids were,made into the country, upon two of which portions ofthe battery joined. No engagements took place,however. Saturday, September 27th, about noon, a couriercame dashing into the city with the report that theoutpost at Deep Gully had been attacked. The bat-tery was in the midst of the weekly preparation forthe regular Sunday morning inspection. The har-nesses were being thoroughly washed and cleaned,having been taken apart for that purpose, and, alto-gether, the conditions were unfavorable for a quick FIRST R. I. LIGHT ARTILLERY. 53 response to a sudden call. About three oclock p. and saddles sounded, and the battery startedfor the outpost. Arriving at Deep Gully it wasfound, as was often the case, that there had been no. &
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