Diary of William Budlong, Rhode Island 5th Regiment Heavy Artillery. Original Edition Clayton's Octavo Diary, for 1862, printed by E. B. Clayton's Sons, New York, belonging to Budlong. Partially filled, detailing his time aboard ships including the Kitty Simpson on January 8 and the USS Hunchback on January 17. He describes the events of The Battle of New Bern fought on 14 March 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, as part of the Burnside Expedition, writing "We got up from our wet bed in the woods and marched 1 1/4 miles and came onto their Batteries their [sic] the fighting began at about 7 1/2 o?clock AM and it was a hot fight they were Drove [sic] from their batteries by the 21 Mass but they could not hold their Position...our 1st Lieut fell...and lost 2 boys". He mentions Brigadier General Ambrose Burnside several times, writing "...at 10 o clock Gen Bernside came down on A steam tug came along side in a small boat and Bade us good day was cheered..." on January 9, "...Gen Bernside and his Aids Came to be Carried to Newport..." March 26, and "...we had Dress Parade this Afternoon at 4 PM and two Complimentary letters one from Gen Bernside the other from Gen Parks..." on May 5. 6 3/4" H x 4 3/8" W x 1 3/8? . Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.