On the 2d of November, a part of eight companies, under the command of Major Bartholomew, engaged in the expedition to Hamilton, upon which they were absent fourteen days, daily making forced marches and bivouacking at night, from which they returned without having suffered any loss, having, in the engagement at Rawle's Mills, been held in reserve.

The following losses have occurred in this regiment since its having left the State:

This regiment also took part in the expedition to Goldsboro', N. C. It formed part of the brigade of the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Twenty-Fifth, Twenty-Seventh and Forty-Fifth Massachusetts regiments. The brigade was under command of Colonel Lee, of this regiment.

It left Newbern, December 11th, its position being with the baggage train, in the rear. They encamped that night on the Trenton road, at eight o'clock, P. M. On the 12th it marched through swamps, gradually growing worse, until ten o'clock. On the 13th it continued its march, and about noon arrived within a few miles of Kinston, where the advance had met and driven back a body of the enemy, and encamped for the night. Here two days' rations and twenty rounds of ammunition were served out to each man. On the 14th the Fifth

Regiment having been left to guard the baggage, the brigade moved up the Kinston road, and soon heard the firing from the front, the advance having met the enemy, and they soon became engaged in battle. The enemy retreated, and the Twenty-Seventh encamped for the night in Kinston. On the 15th they marched during the day, and encamped about eight o'clock at night. On the 16th they were not fairly out of camp when firing was heard, and they soon found that the advance were engaged with the enemy at White Hall. They were ordered immediately on towards Goldsboro' and encamped at sundown, eight miles below that place. On the 17th they were early on

TWENTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT.

NAMES.

Rank.

Date of Commissions.

William Monteith,
Maclelland Moore,
George W. Cartwright,
Patrick A. O'Connell,
George W. Snow,
Addison A. Hosmer,

Charles II. Sanborn,
Nicholas O'Brien,
Joseph M. Finotti,
Lawrence S. McMahon,
James T. Rood,
Richard Byrnes,
George W. Cartwright,
Andrew P. Carraher,
John C. Barrington,
Andrew P. Caraher,
Lawrence P. Barrett,
Isaac Britton, .
Andrew J. Lawler, .
John H. Brennan,
Samuel Moore,
John A. McDonald,

John Riley,

Alexander Blaney,

George F. McDonald,

John J. Cooley,

Charles H. Sanborn,

Dec. 3,

April 4, 1862,

James Magner,

William J. Lemoyne,

Samuel McKeever, .

Jeremiah W. Coveney,

Nov. 1,

the march, and at eleven o'clock came within sight of the Wilmington Railroad. The Twenty-Seventh were moved forward in line and behaved bravely through the day. After accomplishing the purpose of General Foster, and after having seen severe fighting, the regiment returned to Newbern, where it now is. The following is an abstract of the roster:

1 Major discharged.

1 Captain promoted Major.

1 Captain died at Roanoke Island, February 12th, 1862.

5 First Lieutenants promoted Captains.

9 Second Lieutenants have been taken from enlisted men.

12 Commissions have been made for this regiment during the year 1862.