DE, ALSO TO MY

COMRADES

WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND TO FIGHT

THE BATTLE OF LIFE,

THIS LITTLE MEMENTO,

IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED, WITH THE HOPE

THAT THE MEMORIES IT WILL REVIVE

WILL SERVE TO UNITE US AS STRONGLY IN THE FUTURE

AS IN THOSE DAYS OF

"'62."

ERRATA.

On Contents, note, for "Grey" read "_Gray_."
On page 32, note, 1st line, for "Willson" read "_Wilson_."
" " " 7th " " " " "
" 61 " for "Winton" read "_Trenton_."
" 80 " 10th line, for "Bowler" read "_Boler_."
" 91 " 6th " " " " "
" 1 of Index, 23 " " " " "
" 8 " add, N. Y. 23d Independent Battery--p. 44
" 8 " " " 24th " " "
" 11 " " " 23d " Batteries "
" 12 " " " 24th " " "

PREFACE.

The letter press from New York Herald, Dec. 20-25, 1862, by permission,
also New York Times. The illustrations of Kinston, Whitehall and
Goldsboro, also portrait of Gen. J. G. Foster, are reproduced from
Harper's History of the Rebellion, by arrangement with Messrs. Harpers
Brothers.

New York, Dec. 1, 1890.

CONTENTS.

Commencement of the March, 9

Battle of Kinston, 14

Battle of Whitehall, 23

Battle of Goldsboro, 35

Death of Colonel C. O. Gray, 58

Losses in the Three Battles, 77

Death of Major General John G. Foster, 82

Obsequies of Major General John G. Foster, 86

List of Regiments in the Expedition, 89

Index, 93

KINSTON, WHITEHALL, GOLDSBORO

NORTH CAROLINA.

EXPEDI