. Memorial history of the Seventeenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (old and new organizations) in the Civil War from 1861-1865 . the City ofNewbern, housed comfortably, and had an opportunity to rest andclean up. This could not last, for an order was issued sending theregiment across the Trent into barracks, which the Seventeenthhad erected the year before, and which had been occupied byseveral regiments alternately—the last being the Forty-fifth Reg-iment. It took the Seventeenth a few days to settle down intheir old quarters. No sooner had the regiment become settled than it wa
. Memorial history of the Seventeenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (old and new organizations) in the Civil War from 1861-1865 . the City ofNewbern, housed comfortably, and had an opportunity to rest andclean up. This could not last, for an order was issued sending theregiment across the Trent into barracks, which the Seventeenthhad erected the year before, and which had been occupied byseveral regiments alternately—the last being the Forty-fifth Reg-iment. It took the Seventeenth a few days to settle down intheir old quarters. No sooner had the regiment become settled than it was digand delve, and throw up a line of rifle pits around and at theopposite end of the county bridge. As days came and went, rumorswere rife of danger everywhere, and with frequent orders to beready at a moments notice, and many orders to cook three daysrations, the regiment was kept busy. Pickets were driven in on the Trent road, and three men were rumors that Newport Barracks were being attackedand bad reports came from Little Washington. On March 14,the regiment went to a review, which was changed into a defence [168]. AT THE FRONT. 169 of Fort Anderson. On April 7th, it crossed the Neuse River,and moved towards Blounts Mills. ATTEMPTED TO COLLECT A YEARS RENT. On the morning of the 14th of March, 1863, the many Unioncommands in and about Newbern, having performed their variousduties incident to that time of day, and enjoying the repose thatcame from long-continued inactivity, were suddenly aroused bythe sudden and excited appearance of aid-de-camps from the head-quarters of the general commanding, ordering all troops underarms. The long roll was beaten, and then it was hustle and in. Seventeenth! Then the sudden booming of artillery coming from the west-erly side of the Neuse River plainly told that the enemy in forcehad suddenly attacked Fort Anderson. The Seventeenth wasdouble-quicked to the long bridge spanning the Trent could be seen
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