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They were in the front of Burnside's advance with the Army of the Potomac, helping to lay the pontoon- bridge at Fredericksburg, and after the battle serving on the picket-line beyond the city, and being among the last to recross the river.
The next spring, 1863, the regiment saw active service at the siege of Suffolk and the brilliant storm- ing of Fort Huger. During the following fall and winter, while the regiment were enjoying their longest experience of the comparative comfort of quiet camp- life, Capt. Coit was ordered to duty at the conscript
camp at New Haven,-a service, which, though in some respects an exceedingly agreeable change from field service, was in other respects most unpleasant and difficult. Returning to the regiment before the commencement of active operations in the spring of 1864, he was constantly on duty with his command through the terrible campaign on the James, com- mencing with the severe engagement at Walthall Junction, in which the regiment lost seventy-four men, and immediately followed by the four days' battle at Drury's Bluff with further heavy loss. Dur- ing the "battle summer" that followed, in the absence of the field-officer, the regiment was commanded by Capt. Coit. Its history and his is a record of marches and battles almost daily until the latter part of June, when they were ordered to the front of the line invest- ing Petersburg. From June 21st to August 27th, under the scorching summer sun, they lay in their rifle-pits, rarely by day or night beyond the range of the en- emy's cannon. In one of its charges on the enemy's works so gallantly did they do their work that their commander, Gen. "Baldy" Smith, said he "felt like giving a commission to the whole regiment that had done that gallant deed."
The last severe fighting of the regiment, at Fort Harrison, Sept. 29th, was another of its most gallant achievements. Charging across nearly a mile of open field, still commanded by Capt. Coit, they stormed the fort, driving the gunners from their pieces, and planting their flag on its ramparts. The regiment lay in the trenches about the fort nearly a month, re- pulsing in the mean time all the attempts of the enemy to regain their lost ground. When at the end of the month they were relieved and assigned to lighter duty, they had become so reduced by the casualties of the field-" fatigue duty, watching, picketing, storms, and lack of even shelter tents, which were not then allowed at the front"-that but ninety muskets could be mustered.
Soon after the capture of Fort Harrison, Capt. Coit was assigned to duty as assistant adjutant-general on the brigade staff, and while here received a commis- sion as major of his regiment, which he declined. He had been with his regiment in every action in which it had taken part without receiving a wound ; but October 28tlı, while on staff-duty at Fair Oaks, in one of the latest engagements of the army before Richmond, he was wounded, it was supposed mor- tally. He was removed to Chesapeake Hospital, Fort- ress Monroe, where he remained four months, lying for many weeks with the scales trembling between life and death, suffering not only from his wound, but from the almost fatal effects of the severe service of the past summer. But skillful treatment and the tender care of loving friends, aided by his naturally strong constitution and good habits, were finally blessed to his recovery. As soon as his health would permit he returned to his regiment, but, the war being over, army life had no charms for him, and he re-
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signed May 30. 1865. He was breveted lieutenant- colonel from March 13, 1865.
Soon after his return to Norwich he was re-elected to his former position as treasurer of the Chelsea Savings-Bank, and filled the office with marked ability and to the entire satisfaction of all interested. He was postmaster of Norwich for one term.
He served as aide, with the rank of colonel, on the staff of Gen. J. R. Hawley while Governor of Con- necticut. He was prominent among the founders and early supporters of the local post of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was a member of the Boston Commandery of the military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
He was a consistent and active member of the Second Congregational Church, holding the offices of deacon of the church, treasurer of the church and society, and librarian of the Sunday-school.
In the full strength of his manhood, and in the midst of increasing usefulness, his life suddenly ended. July 3, 1878, his little boy falling overboard from a yacht in New London Harbor, Col. Coit and his friend, David Trumbull, of Valparaiso, Chili, both sprang over to rescue him, and although the father's efforts to save his child were successful, botlı noble men lost their lives. A widow and two sons survive him.
At a meeting of the directors of the Chelsea Sav- ings-Bank, held July 5, 1878, the following resolu- tions were unanimously passed :
"Resolved, That in the recent sudden death of Col. Charles M. Coit, our secretary and treasurer, this bank has suffered the greatest loss which it has ever been called upon to bear. We have lost one who has been identified with the bank for nearly twenty years, in whose sound judg- ment and business capacity we have always had the greatest confidence; one whose integrity, both in thought and deed, was such that it seems impossible to replace him.
"Resolved, That in Col. Coit's death this community suffers a loss of one who, having passed his entire life among them, except that portion given to his country, had gained their confidence, respect, and love to a very unusnal degree. As a citizen, a patriot soldier, and a public officer, he has always shown those qualities of mind and heart which endeared him to all who were brought in contact with him, whether in social or business relations. Though cut off in his prime, the example of such a life is of incalculable value to the community."
To this estimate of his character and life it is only necessary to add a tribute to its religious element. Early professing his love for Christ, he exhibited through the pleasures of youth, the trials and temp- tations of army life, and the cares of business such a sincere, unostentatious, but decided Christian spirit as left no room for question or cavil. His unswerv- ing allegiance to his God controlled all his life, and has, we believe, won for him at the judgment on high the same verdict so heartily given by all who knew him here,-" Well done, good and faithful ser- vant !"
The Ninth Regiment was mustered into the ser- vice in the fall of 1861 as the "Irish Regiment," under the command of Thomas W. Cahill, of Hart- ford, with Richard Fitzgibbons, of Bridgeport, lieu-
tenant-colonel. It had a few men from this county. Its principal engagements were Baton Rouge, Chack- aloo Station, Deep Bottom, and Cedar Creek. Mus- tered out Aug. 3, 1865.
The Tenth Regiment was recruited at Camp Buckingham, Hartford, and left for Annapolis, Md., Oct. 31, 1861.
Space will not permit of a detailed account of each separate engagement in which the regiment partici- pated, and to chronicle in detail the many battles and the active service of the Tenth Connecticut would require a volume of itself.
The regiment was mustered out Aug. 25, 1865, and had participated in no less than fourteen engage- ments between June 16, 1864, and the spring of 1865. To say that throughout the whole time it sustained its reputation for bravery and heroic endurance would be but faint praise for the gallant deeds per- formed.
Originally the regiment numbered 996 men; the number of recruits borne on its rolls is 848, and the number of re-enlisted veterans was 280, making a total of 2124 men credited to the organization.
The regiment participated in the following engage- ments : Roanoke Island, Feb. 8, 1862; Newbern, N. C., March 14, 1862; Kingston, N. C., Dec. 14, 1862; Whitehall, N. C., Dec. 16, 1862 ; Seabrook Island, S. C., March 28, 1863; Siege of Charleston, S. C., from July 28 to Oct. 25, 1863; near St. Augustine, Fla., Dec. 30, 1863 ; Walthall Junction, Va., May 7, 1864; Drury's Bluff, Va., May 13 to 17 (inclusive), 1864 ; Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 16, 1864; Strawberry Plains, Va., July 26 and 27, 1864; Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 1 and 14, 1864; Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864; Siege of Petersburg, Va., Aug. 28 to Sept. 29, 1864; Laurel Hill Church, Va., Oct. 1, 1864; New Market Road, Va., Oct. 7, 1864; Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 13 and 27, 1864; Johnson's Plantation, Va., Oct. 29, 1864 ; Hatcher's Run, Va., March 29 and 30, and April 1, 1865; Fort Gregg, Va., April 2, 1865; Appomattox Court-House, Va., April 9, 1865.
The following is the aggregate of casualties : killed in action, 57; died of wounds, 59; died of disease, 152; discharged prior to muster out of regiment, 692. Total, 960.
There were two companies in the regiment from this county, F and H.
COMPANY F.
Joseph W. Branch, capt., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; res. Jan. 24, 1863. Charles T. Smith, first lient., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; res. Dec. 4, 1861, George R. Turnbull,1 first lient., Hartford, appointed Dec. 8, 1864 ; must out Aug. 25, 1865, at Richmond.
Jacob Kingsbury, second lieut., Franklin, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; pro. first lieut. ; res. Nov. 15, 1862.
William H. Munroe, sergt., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. Dec. 14, 1863.
William G. Chapman, sergt., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; pro. second lieut. ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
1 Appointed after first muster.
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George B. Park, sergt., Canterbury, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; prisoner and wounded, March 28, 1863 ; died April 3, 1863, of wounds.
George W. Morgan, sergt., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Allen Tucker, sergt., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan, 1, 1864; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Sumner B. Cole, corp., Griswold, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded; disch. Aug. 7, 1865.
Henry L. Bingham, corp., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disabil- ity, March 27, 1863.
Daniel Sullivan, corp., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
John D. Locke, corp., Franklin, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded; must. out Sept. 16, 1865.
Van Buren Kinney, corp., Griswold, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; wounded ; disch. for disability, Aug. 2, 1865.
Calvin D. Wilbur, corp., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Daniel K. Prior, corp., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; wonnded Ang. 14, 1864 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Albert Campbell, corp., Voluntown, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; pro. capt .; wounded; disch. Oct. 25, 1864, term expired.
George L. Cooley, musician, Spragne, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Harvey M. Chaffee, musician, enl. Dec. 26, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
George W. Wilcox, wagoner, Sprague, enl. Oct. 5, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Adams, John B., Canterbury, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Jan. 6, 1862.
Bartlett, John S., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; pro. capt .; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Bentley, John, Waterbury, enl. Oct. 2, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Bentley, Samuel, Stonington, enl. Oct. 1, 1861.
Blanding, Francis, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, June 20, 1863.
Blanding, Jolın V., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Aug. 5, 1863.
Bradley, George F., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; died July 24, 1865, near Richmond.
Brown, Charles H., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Feb. 7, 1864; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Brown, Nelson L., Scotland, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; died Dec. 18, 1862, of wounds received at Kinston.
Bromley, Dwight, Griswold, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; wounded ; must. out Ang. 25, 1865.
Bruto, Alexander, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; captured Dec. 30, 1865 ; disch. Jan. 3, 1865, term expired.
Butcher, Joseph J., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Campbell, John, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; wounded Dec. 14, 1862; killed Aug. 16, 1864, at Deep Bottom.
Campbell, Nathan E., Griswold, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded; must. out Oct. 2, 1865.
Champlain, Russell C., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. for disability, Dec. 20, 1861.
Champlain, Henry F., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; died Aug. 11, 1864, at Andersonville.
Chapman, Lyman G., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, March 27, 1863.
Chandler, Samuel H., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1,1861 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Curley, Morrill B., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; captured Dec. 30, 1863; disch. Jan. 3, 1865, term expired.
Collins, Jeremiah, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; died April 23, 1862, of wounds received at Newbern.
Cole, George W., Griswold, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Cotton, Samuel S., Canterbury, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; died April 4, 1862, at Newbern.
Dewey, Charles W., Sprague, enl. Oct. 26, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Doyle, Hugh, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Doyle, Terrence, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Dwire, Cornelius, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Feb. 7, 1864 ; killed in action Aug. 14, 1864.
Fenner, William, Griswold, enl. Oct. 9, 1861 ; disch. for disability, March 27, 1863.
Garland, Henry W., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. for disability, March 27, 1863.
Gough, William, Colchester, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Feb. 7, 1864; wounded; must. out Ang. 25, 1865.
Griggs, Henry, Scotland, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must.'out Aug. 25, 1865.
Hall, James M., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Harvey, Charles E., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Feb. 7, 1864; wounded ; must. ont Aug. 25, 1865.
Haskins, Daniel W., Scotland, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Hawkins, Lewis H., Voluntown, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; wounded ; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, April 17, 1865.
Hawkins, Orin J., Voluntown, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; died June 24, 1862, at Newbern.
Hawkins, William P., Sprague, enl. Oct. 9, 1861; disch. for disability, Sept. 19, 1862.
Hays, Mayden, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; wounded Aug. 14, 1864 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Holt, John, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired. Hubbard, Gideon M., Wethersfield, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. Oct. 19, 1864, terni expired.
Irous, Amasa, Lisbon, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired. Irons, Arthur, Sprague, enl. Oct. 22, 1861; disch. for disability, June 4, 1864.
Irons, Thomas, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Dec. 20, 1861.
Ives, William L., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Sept. 19, 1862.
Krieg, Julius, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Sept. 19, 1862.
Lampheer, James M., Norwich, enl. Oct. 5, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Larkins, William, Sprague, enl. Oct. 2, 1861.
Leclair, Nelson, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as veteran.
Lillie, John P., Scotland, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, March 27, 1863.
Maro, Patrick, Norwich, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; killed at Newbern, March 14, 1862.
McLeland, George, Norwich, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. for disability, Oct. 16, 1862.
Meech, Joseph U., Lebanon, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Milner, George, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. for disability, March 27, 1863.
Neilson, Peter A., Franklin, enl. Oct. 22, 1861 ; dischi. for disability, July 6, 1862.
Noyes, John D., Norwich, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term ex- pired.
O'Brien, John, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Feb. 7, 1864.
Perigo, Norman W., Scotland, enl. Oct. 26, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Perkins, Josiah S., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, July 6, 1862.
Pollock, Philetus, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term ex- pired.
Potter, Monroe, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; wounded Dec. 14, 1862 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Rathbun, Frank, Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term ex- pired.
Scott, Patrick, Sprague, enl. Oct. 22, 1861; disch. Oct. 21, 1864, term ex- pired.
Sims, Samuel T., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Dec. 20, 1861.
Thornton, Lewis A., Voluntown, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet .; pro. sergt .- maj .; wounded ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Tracy, Erasmus D., Scotland, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. ; wounded; disch. for disability, July 14, 1865.
Vergason, Erastus, Norwich, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; killed at Roanoke Island, Feb. 8, 1862.
Weaver, Amos C., Scotland, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; died February, 1862, at Hatteras Inlet.
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Weaver, Charles B. D., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Weaver, David P., Scotland, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; wounded ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Wilbur, Robert A., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; dischi. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Wilcox, Stephen E., Norwich, enl. Oct. 9, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Ang. 25, 1865.
Wilcox, William II., Sprague, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Williams, Edgar, Griswold, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; wounded ; disch. for disability, July 6, 1865.
Wright, Frank, Colchester, enl, Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet .; died May 25, 1864, in Bermuda Hundred.
COMPANY H.
Robert Leggett, capt., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; pro. lieut .- col .; wounded ; resigned Aug. 15, 1864.
Horace F. Quinn, first lient., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; pro. capt. ; killed in action, Aug. 14, 1864.
William W. Perkins, second lieut., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; pro. Ist lieut .; killed at Kinston, Dec. 14, 1862.
William M. Webb, sergt., New London, enl. Oct. 3, 1861 ; wounded Feb. 8, 1862; pro. capt. ; wounded ; must. out Oct. 16, 1864.
Charles A. Bunnell, sergt., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Sept. 30, 1864, term expired.
Arthur W. Smith, sergt., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; died July 9, 1862, at Newbern.
Robert W. Adams, sergt., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; pro. capt .; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Henry E. Chitty, sergt., New London, enl. Oct. 16, 1861; pro. 2d lieut .; wounded ; disch. for disability, Sept. 20, 1864.
Joseph Grinsill, corp., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; pro. 1st lieut. ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Henry J. Hough, corp., New Haven, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disa- bility, July 9, 1862.
Jedediah R. Gay, corp., Montville, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; wounded Feb. 8, 1862; dischi. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Jacob, Hammel, corp., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. for disa- bility, July 13, 1862.
William J. Perkins, corp., East Lyme, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; dischi. for disa- bility, July 13, 1862.
John Gannon, corp., New London, enl. Oct. 14, 1861; disch, for disa- bility, July 13, 1862.
Joseph A. Dayton, corp., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. for disa- bility, Jan. 16, 1863.
James M. Rogers, corp., East Lyme, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; wounded Dec. 14, 1862; disch. Sept. 30, 1864, term expired.
Albert Knight, musician, New London, enl. Oct. 2, 1861 ; disch. for disa- bility, Dec. 20, 1861.
Gilbert T. Smith, wagoner, New London, enl. Oct. 2, 1861; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Allyn, Asa, Ledyard, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; died November, 1862, in Insane Retreat, Washington.
Bromley, Lyman W., enl. Oct. 29, 1861 ; died Dec. 9, 1861, at Annapolis, Md.
Bartlett, Leonard, East Haddam, enl. Oct. 29, 1861 ; died April 20, 1862, at Newbern, N. C.
Burdick, Charles, Norwich, enl. Oct. 29, 1861 ; died Jan. 16, 1863, at New- bern, N. C.
Bailey, William F., Groton, enl. Oct. 29, 1861'; wounded Feb. 8, 1862; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Bailey, George A., Groton, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; wounded; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Bartholomew, Pliny, Derby, enl. Oct. 14, 1861 ; died Feb. 17, 1862, of wounds received Feb. 8, 1862.
Beebe, Aaron, New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, May 9, 1863.
Beck with, Herbert E., Norwich, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. Jan. 20, 1863. Brainard, Henry L., Montville, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; died Nov. 2, 1862, at Newbern.
Brooks, John E., North Stonington, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Oct. 16, 1862.
Bromley, Albert A., Griswold, enl. Oct. 14, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Brown, George H., New London, enl. Oct. 5, 1861; pro. capt. ; killed in action, April 1, 1865.
Bush, Asa E. S., East Lyme, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; must. out Oct. 7, 1864.
Card, David J., Hampton, enl. Oct. 5, 1861; died Dec. 10, 1862, at New- bern.
Chappell, George L., New London, enl. Oct. 22, 1861 ; dischi. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Colbert, Halsey B., New London, enl. Oct. 14, 1861.
Comstock, Andrew W., East Lyme, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Comstock, Isaac EI., New London, enl. Oct. 2, 1861 ; disch. for disability, April 13, 1862.
Daniels, Charles Il., Groton, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Feb. 22, 1863.
Daniels, George F., Groton, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, July 19, 1862.
Davis, Pearson. Waterford, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. April 24, 1863.
Dawley, Isaac E., Griswold, enl. Oct. 14, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Day, John F., Montville, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; killed at Kinston, N. C., Dec. 14, 1862.
Denehey, Patrick H., Groton, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; dischi. for disability, Feb. 22, 1863.
Douglass, Frederick C., New London, enl. Oct. 14, 1861 ; disch. for disa- bility, Feb. 22, 1863.
Downs, Joseph H., New London, enl. Oct. 22, 1861.
Evans, William E., enl. Nov. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet.
Enos, Joshua J., Salem, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; wounded Aug. 16, 1864 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Fisher, Henry J., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Fitch, John, New London, enl. Oct. 2, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 1, 1864, term ex- pired.
Gaffney, James, New London, enl. Oct. 14, 1861; wounded Feb. 8 and Dec. 14, 1862 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864.
Garland, Samuel J., Groton, enl. Oct. 9, 1861; disch. Sept. 30, 1864, term expired.
Gleason, Michael, Groton, enl. Oct. 14, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet.
Goff, Thomas, New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; died Feb. 15, 1862, of wounds received at Roanoke.
Gordon, Jolın, Middletown, enl. Oct. 26, 1861; captured ; exchanged.
Gorton, William H., East Lyme, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; died Feb. 15, 1862, of wounds received at Roanoke Island.
Hamilton, John H., enl. Oct. 26, 1861; disch. Dec. 21, 1861.
Hatter, John, New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Hogan, Patrick H., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Sept. 18, 1862.
Howard, Cornelius A., New London, enl. Oct. 14, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Huntley, Joseph W., East Lyme, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; died Feb. 8, 1862, of wounds received at Roanoke.
Huxford, William G., Marlborough, enl. Oct. 5, 1861; died Jan. 11, 1864, at Beaufort.
Hyde, John W., enl. Oct. 5, 1861; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864 ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Johnson, Andrew, enl. Oct. 5, 1861 ; captured Dec. 30, 1863, near St. Au- gustine, Fla.
Johnson, William H., Montville, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; captured Dec. 30, 1863, near St. Augustine, Fla.
Knight, Dwight P., New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, Dec. 20, 1861.
Latham, Ezra D., Groton, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. for disability, July 13, 1862.
Lester, Dwight T., New London, enl. Oct. 14, 1861; died Feb. 15, 1862, of wounds received at Roanoke Island.
Mitchell, Lorenzo D., Groton, enl. Oct. 29, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Manchester, Frederick, Bridgeport, enl. Oct. 1, 1861; died January or February, 1862, at Hatteras Inlet.
Meany, Dennis, Boston, Mass., enl. Oct. 3, 1861.
Merrills, Edward, East Lyme, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; re-enl. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864; wounded ; must. out Aug. 25, 1865.
Mills, Cornelius, New London, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
Munsell, Nathaniel, New London, enl. Oct. 22, 1861 ; re-eul. as vet.
Morrison, William J., New York, enl. Oct. 2, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 7, 1864, term expired.
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Murdock, John, Groton, enl. Oct. 1, 1861 ; wounded Aug. 16, 1864 ; disch. Dec. 25, 1864, term expired.
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