Yesterday was spent in getting ready for, and to-day in taking possession
of, New Berne, as Provost-Guard. It was done in fine style, all the colors
flying, and white gloves on. There are three general divisions. No. 1 is at
Provost Head-quarters, No. 2 is at the Atlantic Railroad office, and No. 3 is
on Pollock Street. About sixty men at each division, making the duty quite
heavy. Our captain being officer of the guard; the first time that honor has
been assigned to a captain. We lose one of our best men to-day, Charles E.
Tucker. We are sorry to have him go; but he will be the gainer. He takes a
command in the 54th Mass. Vols. Several of the men from the regiment go home
when he does. We wish them luck, and rapid promotion.
SOURCE: John Jasper Wyeth, Leaves from a Diary Written While
Serving in Co. E, 44 Mass. Dep’t of North Carolina from September 1862 to June
1863, p. 52
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