Name: The Forgotten Mutineers - Lunch & Learn
Start: 2024-10-16T11:30:00-04:00
Location: Carolina Colours Pavilion

On May 5, 1864, Company A of the 5th Rhode Island Heavy Artillery garrisoned the remote earthen fort at Croatan Station about a dozen miles below New Bern. That day, the entire company along with the regiment's Chaplain, Henry White, were surrounded by a much larger Confederate force of cavalry and surrendered after a five-hour firefight. The 50 enlisted men and three officers were marched away into captivity, but few know the details of their time in captivity and their ultimate fate. Join author Glen Swain for the New Bern Historical Society’s Lunch & Learn on October 16 at 11:30am at Carolina Colours Pavilion to find out what happened.
Swain will discuss what became of these men as he describes in his newly released book, “The Forgotten Mutineers: The Story of Brooks' Battalion.” In the book, Glen follows the career of a young private from the 5th Rhode Island who enlisted at the age of 13, survived captivity at the notorious Andersonville prison and the Florence Stockade in South Carolina.
Prepaid reservations required. Go to www.NewBernHistorical.org or call 252-638-8558. Cost is $25 for Historical Society members, and $28 for nonmembers, which includes new buffet meal format. Two entrees are included along with salad, vegetables, rolls, and dessert. Iced tea, coffee, service, and gratuity are all included; wine and beer are available for purchase.