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- Soldiering in North Carolina Being the experiences of a 'typo' in the pines, swamps, fields, sandy roads, towns, cities, and among the fleas, wood-ticks, 'gray-backs,' mosquitoes, blue-tail flies, moccasin snakes, lizards, scorpions, rebels, and other reptiles, pests, and vermin of the 'Old North State.' Embracing an account of the three-years and nine-months Massachusetts regiments in the department, the freedmen, etc., etc., etc.
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Soldiering in North Carolina Being the experiences of a 'typo' in the pines, swamps, fields, sandy roads, towns, cities, and among the fleas, wood-ticks, 'gray-backs,' mosquitoes, blue-tail flies, moccasin snakes, lizards, scorpions, rebels, and other reptiles, pests, and vermin of the 'Old North State.' Embracing an account of the three-years and nine-months Massachusetts regiments in the department, the freedmen, etc., etc., etc.
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5 totalSOLDIERING —IN— NORTH CAROLINA;
PREFACE.
DEDICATION.
PART 1.
PART II.
Description
A candid memoir from a Union private who spent nearly three years in the swamps and pine‑groves of North Carolina, this account brings the everyday realities of Civil‑War soldiering to life. From the cramped camps of Camp Cameron to the mosquito‑laden picket lines, the narrator describes the relentless heat, the ever‑present threat of disease, and the countless encounters with the region’s relentless insects and reptiles.
The narrative follows his journey from a raw recruit in Massachusetts to the 17th Regiment’s hard‑fought engagements at Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro. Interwoven with vivid anecdotes about the freedmen and contrabands he encountered, the story balances moments of combat with the quieter, often overlooked duties of provost work and outpost guard. Readers will hear the unvarnished voice of a soldier whose “rough and unpolished” style captures both the camaraderie and the hardships of a war fought far from home.
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Soldiering in North Carolina Being the experiences of a 'typo' in the pines, swamps, fields, sandy roads, towns, cities, and among the fleas, wood-ticks, 'gray-backs,' mosquitoes, blue-tail flies, moccasin snakes, lizards, scorpions, rebels, and other reptiles, pests, and vermin of the 'Old North State.' Embracing an account of the three-years and nine-months Massachusetts regiments in the department, the freedmen, etc., etc., etc. Being the experiences of a 'typo' in the pines, swamps, fields, sandy roads, towns, cities, and among the fleas, wood-ticks, 'gray-backs,' mosquitoes, blue-tail flies, moccasin snakes, lizards, scorpions, rebels, and other reptiles, pests, and vermin of the 'Old North State.' Embracing an account of the three-years and nine-months Massachusetts regiments in the department, the freedmen, etc., etc., etc.
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en
Duration
~4 hours (230K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
Jun 6, 2014
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Thomas Kirwan
1829–1911
A Civil War veteran turned newspaperman, he wrote with the eye of someone who had seen history up close. His books range from firsthand war memoir to speculative fiction, giving his work an unusual mix of grit, curiosity, and imagination.
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