CONTENTS

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I.Introductory[3]
II.The Coast-Defence Problem in Massachusetts[13]
III.Marching-Orders[21]
IV.Off for Active Service[31]
V.The Regiment at Fort Warren[47]
VI.A Period of Suspense[59]
VII.From "M.V.M." to "U.S.V."[71]
VIII.Personnel of the Regiment[87]
IX.The Season of Rumors[99]
X.Assignment to Stations[115]
XI.Fort Pickering and the "North-Shore" Defenses[129]
XII.Fort Rodman and its Garrison[151]
XIII.The Third Battalion at Fort Warren[161]
XIV.Final Days in the Service[171]
XV.An Honorable Regimental Record[187]
Roster and Muster-Rolls[198]
Chronology of the War[253]