Friday 21
It was bright and fine this morning. The Spaulding and Peabody were taken up first to unload — then the New York, and then the Cossack. There is twelve feet of water at the wharf, and several fine brick warehouses, market houses, and other fine buildings. We could see up one of the streets, which was narrow, lined and arched with trees, and in the summertime must be very pretty.The different companies were called off, one at a time, and names called and checked. We met some of the
officers — Capt. Picot, Col. Jordan, and others. Their tone was changed since they got on their sail out of reach of us — false, fawning, in order to get well treated, apparently grateful.The
3rd Georgia Reg’t was on duty, and I understood from one of their lieutenants that they were on duty along the canal. Some bitter conversation between them and our men ensued, until I ordered mine on board. The officers lie to their men without doubt. Capt. Picot said to his men, as soon as he saw them, “Boys, I have good news for you — we have licked them on the
Cumberland and taken 5,000 prisoners.” That 3rd Georgia Reg’t needs a dressing [bad?].We all parted with bitterer feelings — the more so that the
ungrateful dogs gave us such an ill return for all the trouble and exertion we made
to make them comfortable.In the forenoon, while waiting for our turn, I went with
the captain on shore, onto the ruins of the propeller [Jamy?], and where they had the battery. Four guns lay there, but their carriages were burned and their effectiveness destroyed.About four under sail and steam ran down the sound and anchored at Roanoke Island about seven o’clock. It was piercing cold this evening. The officers on the Spaulding growled at their [fare?], but the captain told them that they got better than they deserved.
Friday 21. In the ruined battery were buried two men: Fred. [Herman?], seaman, and Thos. O’Mara, Co. A, Rhode Island Vols., who fell Feb. [10?], 1862, for his beloved country, as it was inscribed on their
headboards. The 3rd Georgian Reg’t wore our blue overcoats, and they have been captured in the [?].
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