Wearing the blue in the Twenty-fifth Mass volunteer infantry with Burnside's coast division, 18th army corps, and Army of the James . Lieut. Frank I,. Geo. L. Grout. Geo. C. Company H. Ih-liotype Printing WEARING THE BLUE. 249 At the same time, a force of the enemy under GeneralBarton, scouted down the southerly side of the Trent river,cut the railroad between New Berne and Morehead City,scattered our little outposts all along the road, and terriblyfrightened the troops, who retreated to New Berne withoutstopping to think of making any defence. The force commanded by Barton
Wearing the blue in the Twenty-fifth Mass volunteer infantry with Burnside's coast division, 18th army corps, and Army of the James . Lieut. Frank I,. Geo. L. Grout. Geo. C. Company H. Ih-liotype Printing WEARING THE BLUE. 249 At the same time, a force of the enemy under GeneralBarton, scouted down the southerly side of the Trent river,cut the railroad between New Berne and Morehead City,scattered our little outposts all along the road, and terriblyfrightened the troops, who retreated to New Berne withoutstopping to think of making any defence. The force commanded by Barton, consisted of his ownbrigade, Terrys Brigade of Virginia troops and RansomsBrigade of North Carolinians, some of the latter havingpreviously received our compliments at Gum swamp, as here-tofore related. While all these formidable columns of attackwere moving as stated, Colonel Wood moved down the Neuseriver by night, with a force of volunteer marines in launchesand small boats. This force was to destroy our navy in andabout the waters of New Berne. The launches and smallboats came noiselessly down the river, and, without beingobserved, suddenly boa
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