Private Lewis Mickle of Company I, 9th New Jersey Volunteers recounts the battle of Roanoke Island, North Carolina. Which was fought on February 8th, 1862.

For the unedited version, as it was published in March of 1862, click the link below-

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83032103/1862-03-29/ed-1/seq-1/

The definitive history of the 9th New Jersey -

The Sharpshooters: A History of The Ninth New Jersey Volunteer Infantry In The Civil War. by Edward G. Longacre can be purchased through its publisher, Nebraska Press through the link below.

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