James Henry Gooding enrolled in the regiment on 14 February in New Bedford. His war correspondence to the New Bedford Mercury begins on March 3, 1863. A total of 24 men enrolled in the regiment from the 9th to the 14th.
NYTimes archive links:


[1863-02-09] Border State Loyalty.


[1863-02-10] THE WAR IN FLORIDA.; Negro Troops Against the Rebels.


[1863-02-10] THE BLACKS IN BATTLE.


[1863-02-10] Our Work at Charleston.


[1863-02-11] FROM KEY WEST.; Removal of a Naval Depot A Negro Jubilee


[1863-02-14] Negro Freedom and Vagrancy.