A History Of The One Hundred And Seventeenth Regiment Ny Volunteers PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 edition. Excerpt: ...the land force of which was placed under command of Gen. Terry, set out from Hampton Roads.on the 9th day of January, 1865. The promptness with which the immense armada was reorganized, and both physically and morally re-enforced, and re-projected against the defences of Wilmington, without the contrasts of 1862, was sufficient to immortalize the name of Gen. Grant. Our start and progress were as follows: The regiment under Col. Daggett, broke camp and moved toward Bermuda Hundred with the brigade, under Gen. Curtis, late in the afternoon of the 8d. The weather was cold and stormy, and of course the roads treacherous and toilsome. The night was spent in a pine woods about a mile from the landing. The storm continued till late in the night; meanwhile the troops of the entire division lay on the wet leaves under the dripping snow burdened pines. In the morning, river transports convoyed them to Fort Monroe, where the fleet was re-assembling. The 1st brigade, consisting then of some fourteen hundred troops, there embarked on board the splendid and capacious ocean steamer, "Atlantic." This provision was made, no doubt, the better to secure the simultaneous, or at least, the systematic landing of the advance brigade, thus averting the confusion which might otherwise result from the tardy arrival of any portion. As every thing appeared to be done as early as possible, so that important interests might not suffer from attention to minor affairs, the troops were on board about four or five days before the fleet moved. After getting under way, a day or two was spent in the vicinity of Beaufort, N. C. The fleet, having arrived in the vicinity during the night, about 8 o'clock on the morning of Friday, January 13th, Gen. Terry's force...