. Soldiering in North Carolina; being the experiences of a 'typo' in the pines, swamps, fields, sandy roads, towns, cities, and among the fleas, wood-ticks, 'gray-backs,' mosquitoes, blue-tail flies, moccasin snakes, lizards, scorpions, rebels, and other reptiles, pests, and vermin of the 'Old north state.' Embracing an account of the three-years and nine-months Massachusetts regiments in the department, the freedmen, etc., etc., etc . truck over the dead body of the husband and father,and, with glassy eyes look upon the passing array of their foes,fierce and triumphant in the pomp and circums
. Soldiering in North Carolina; being the experiences of a 'typo' in the pines, swamps, fields, sandy roads, towns, cities, and among the fleas, wood-ticks, 'gray-backs,' mosquitoes, blue-tail flies, moccasin snakes, lizards, scorpions, rebels, and other reptiles, pests, and vermin of the 'Old north state.' Embracing an account of the three-years and nine-months Massachusetts regiments in the department, the freedmen, etc., etc., etc . truck over the dead body of the husband and father,and, with glassy eyes look upon the passing array of their foes,fierce and triumphant in the pomp and circumstance of war ;and I have thought what a pity that even so great an offenceshould have so terrible a punishment. But those whom thegods wish to destroy they first make mad. The attack on Kinston was planned and carried out by , and, though the fight was more severe, and of muchlonger duration than the battle of Newbern, a difficult position BATTLE OF KINSTON. 81 was carried with comparatively small loss—(about 100 killedand 400 wounded). The rebels had chosen their position, as before stated, upon aslight elevation beyond a swampr and on both sides of the Kins-ton road. Their left was protected by a church and a growthof scrub oaks, and their right by a grove of large trees, theirfront and both flanks being pretty well protected by a swamp,difficult to cross, and densely covered with a growth of smalltrees and The brigade of Gen. Wessells opened the ball in fine style,driving in the rebel advance, and alone sustained the onset ofthe rebels, until the brigades commanded by Cols. Amory,Heckman, and Stevenson got into position, when they formedthe left wing of our line of battle—Stevenson and Heckman thecentre, and Amory the right. Gen. Evans commanded the rebel army, which consisted ofover five brigades of about 15,000 men, including a brigade of6 82 WHO KILLED THAT PIG? home-guards from Raleigh. The other troops were mainly fromSouth Carolina, Georgia and Mi
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