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Title: Memorial history of the Seventeenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (old and new organizations) in the Civil War from 1861-1865
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Kirwan, Thomas, 1829-1911 Splaine, Henry, 1837- ed
Subjects: United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 17th (1861-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Salem, Mass., Pub. for the Committee on History by the Salem Press Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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he colorsand made a patriotic response to the presentation speech. Theparting from our Baltimore friends was like severing the bonds of amuch longer acquaintance. Many of the officers had their wivesand children boarding with them in the city, and while the regi-ment was preparing to move South, their families belonging Northwere also getting ready to return to their homes. At last a dispatch came, announcing the arrival of the trans-port steamers to take us to Newbern, N. C. We broke camp atStewarts Grove, where hundreds of citizens came to say good-bye,and with platoons in line and files dressed, field and staff in position,the colonel gave the order to Forward, march. With three cheers for our friends, and colors dipping salute,the band playing The Girl I left Behind Me, we marched downWest Baltimore Street for the wharf to take the two steamers. Itwas a sorry parting to those whose wives and little ones had beenwith husbands and fathers while the command was stationed inBaltimore.
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DEPARTURE FOR THE SEAT OF WAR. 117 The embarkation was soon effected, shore fasts were cast off,and heading down the bay, we were fast leaving friends and thebeautiful city that had been our home for seven months. Ourlines were cast in pleasant places in Baltimore. What the futurehad in store for us the good God alone knew. CHAPTER V. Baltimore to Newbern—In Burnside s Ninth Corps—FirstBrigade of Fosters Division—Colonel Amory Com-manding THE Brigade—At the Front—Picket, ScoutingAND Fighting—Jackson Place, Red House and DeepGully — Neutral Zone— Malaria — Conversion ofMrs. Cleave—Trenton—Turkey Fallon—LaughableMatter—Plymouth and Tarboro^—Short of Rations—Battles of Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro. On March 27, the regiment left Camp Andrew, Baltimore, forNorth Carolina, and embarked on two steamers, The Star of theSouth and the Marion, and was escorted to the wharf by-Reynolds Battery, who fired a parting salute in its honor. The voyage at first was not

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