Federal Service
The 9th moved out of Camp Olden on 4 December for Washington DC to join the Union Army. The regiment participated in the North Carolina Expedition (also called the Burnside Expedition) into Roanoke Island, North Carolina commanded by Ambrose Burnside.
Key service dates: (non-battle related)
- 6 December 1861 – Arrived at Washington, entered camp on the Bladensburg turnpike
- 4 January 1862 – Embarked for Annapolis, Maryland
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