1862 September 8 near New Bern, N.C.

[from the diary of Jesse Calvin Spaulding, Co. F., 25th Masssachusetts]

Monday
Sept. 8
Felt pretty bad this morning, a rainy unpleasant
day.  Friday they had a brush up at Washington N.C.
in which the rebels were driven back with considerable
loss.  Col. Upton came back and was received
with great joy by the whole regiment.  We have missed
him very much since he went home. We also got news
of the retreat of our army back to the fortifications
around Washington, but it is in the all powerful
hand of God, and He will do what is right
blessed be his holy name.  This forenoon we fired
off our guns.  This afternoon we had company drill
I played several games of euchre this afternoon.

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