. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . ON PICKET—BEAUFORT CHAPTER IV. EARLY CAMP LIFE IN HAT a relief it was to see land after such a hard timeon the ocean. To men who had so recently left theice and snow of the North, whose last glimpse of landwas the snow-covered hills of Staten Island, it was astrange sight; almost like a fairy dream to see rosesin bloom, flowers in all the glory of their summerbeauty, palms lifting their heads into the clouds,
. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . ON PICKET—BEAUFORT CHAPTER IV. EARLY CAMP LIFE IN HAT a relief it was to see land after such a hard timeon the ocean. To men who had so recently left theice and snow of the North, whose last glimpse of landwas the snow-covered hills of Staten Island, it was astrange sight; almost like a fairy dream to see rosesin bloom, flowers in all the glory of their summerbeauty, palms lifting their heads into the clouds,oranges still hanging on the trees; to hear the birds singing, and find a landof gayety instead of gloom. Although Beaufort was one of the principal shipping points in theSouth, and the water deep enough for any ocean-going ship, yet there wereno docks, so the Ellwood Walter had to be unloaded, as was the customthere, by means of flatboats. What a work it was! Horses, guns andammunition had to be hoisted out of the hold, swung over the side of theship and lowered into a flatboat. The work had to be faced, no matter how unpleasant, but it was toolate to start on the evening the Ellwood Walter anchored off the town. Our quarters ba
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