Identifier: historiesofsever05clar (find matches)
Title: Histories of the several regiments and battalions from North Carolina, in the great war 1861-'65
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Clark, Walter, 1846-1924, ed
Subjects: North Carolina. Militia North Carolina -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories North Carolina
Publisher: Raleigh, E.M. Uzzell, printer
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Blockade Running. 365 Aye, aye, sir, we will, came back the prompt response. Ina few moments they were with us, and joined our captain,chief and second officer in an immediate attack upon the mal-contents, who had retreated to the forecastle. Each manwho refused to work was then unceremoniously knockeddown, dragged out, and put in irons, and in an almost in-credibly short time we were steaming away to sea again. Afew hours meditation in the calaboose wdthout food or water,and the dread of further punishment when we reached theConfederacy, brought the unruly firemen to their senses andto their work. As night drew on we were out of sight of land, and withhorizon clear of cruisers, began the usual precautions againstchase or capture. The cabin lights were most carefullyscreened by heavy curtains across the port holes, and even thebinnacle lamp was tightly covered, leaving only a small peep-hole the size of a silver dollar, for the guidance of the quar-termaster at the wheel. We saw and p

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