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pany K. At the time of his death he filled the office of brigade inspector, and was actively engaged upon the staff of the colonel commanding the brigade. . . . His loss is deeply felt, not only in this regiment, but throughout the entire brigade."
On the 27th of October the regiment participated in the action of Boydton Plank-Road ; total loss, twenty-nine. Lieut. Perkins Bartholomew, of Com- pany I, was wounded during the engagement, and soon after died. He is spoken of by Lieut .- Col. Moore as being one of the most promising young officers in the regiment.
On the 5th of February, 1865, the regiment was again in battle at Hatcher's Run, Va., and sustained the loss of Lieut. Franklin Bartlett killed and five wounded.
As a closing scene in the drama, the regiment was present at the battles of High Bridge and Farmville, Va., and were also present at the surrender of the insurgent army under Gen. Robert E. Lee, thus being permitted to see the desired end accomplished for which they had so loyally struggled.
On the 31st of May, 1865, the brave Fourteenth Connecticut was mustered out of the United States service, leaving a record of which they may well be proud.
The regiment participated in the following engage- ments :
Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862. Loss in killed, 2 commissioned officers and 19 enlisted men; wounded, 2 commissioned officers and 86 enlisted men ; miss- ing, 28 enlisted men. Total loss, 137.
Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862. Loss in killed, 1 commissioned officer, 9 enlisted men ; wounded, 10 commissioned officers, 82 enlisted men ; missing, 20 enlisted men. Total loss, 122.
Chancellorsville, Va., May 1, 2, and 3, 1863. Loss in wounded, 3 commissioned officers, 34 enlisted men ; missing, 2 commissioned officers, 17 enlisted men. Total loss, 56.
Gettysburg, Pa., July 2 and 3, 1863. Loss in killed, 10 enlisted men ; wounded, 10 commissioned officers, 42 enlisted men; missing, 4 enlisted men. Total loss, 66.
Falling Waters, Va., July 14, 1863.
Auburn, Va., Oct. 14, 1863.
Bristow Station, Va., Oct. 14, 1863. Loss in killed, 4 enlisted men ; wounded, 1 commissioned officer, 17 enlisted men ; missing, 4 enlisted men. Total loss, 26. Blackburn's Ford, Va., Oct. 17, 1863.
Mine Run, Va., Nov. 29, 1863. Loss in wounded, 2 enlisted men; captured, 12 enlisted men. Total loss, 14.
Morton's Ford, Va., Feb. 6, 1864. Loss in killed, 6 enlisted men; wounded, 7 commissioned officers, 83 enlisted men; missing, 1 commissioned officer, 18 enlisted men. Total loss, 115.
Wilderness, Va., May 5 and 6, 1864.
Laurel Hill, Va., May 10, 1864.
Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 13, 14, 18, and 22, 1864. North Anna River, Va., May 24 and 26, 1864.
Tolopotomy, Va., May 31, 1864.
Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864.
Cold Harbor, Va., June 6, 1864. Loss (from May 5th to June 6th) in killed, 1 commissioned officer, 20 enlisted mien ; wounded, 11 commissioned officers, 129 enlisted men ; missing, 24 enlisted men. Total loss, 185.
Petersburg, Va., June 11 to July 6, 1864. Loss in killed, 3 enlisted men; wounded, 9 enlisted men ; missing, 2 enlisted men. Total loss, 14.
Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 15 and 16, 1864. Loss in killed, 1 enlisted man; wounded, 6 enlisted men. Total loss, 7.
Ream's Station, Va., Aug. 25, 1864. Loss in killed, 1 commissioned officer, 4 enlisted men ; wounded, 4 commissioned officers, 14 enlisted men; missing, 2 commissioned officers, 25 enlisted men. Total loss, 50.
Boydton Plank-Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1864. Loss in killed, 1 commissioned officer, 1 enlisted man ; wounded, 1 commissioned officer, 12 enlisted men ; missing, 4 enlisted men ; supposed prisoners, 10 en- listed men. Total loss, 29.
Hatcher's Run, Va., Feb. 5, 1865. Loss in killed, 1 commissioned officer; wounded, 1 commissioned officer, 4 enlisted men. Total loss, 6.
Hatcher's Run, Va., March 25, 1865. Loss in wounded, 1 commissioned officer,. 5 enlisted men. Total loss, 6.
High Bridge, Va., Farmville, Va., and surrender of Lee's army, Va., from March 30 to April 10, 1865. Loss in wounded, 1 commissioned officer, 2 enlisted men. Total loss, 3.
Casualties : killed in action, 132; died of wounds, 65; died of disease, 169; discharged prior to muster out of regiment, 416 ; missing at muster out of regi- ment, 6. Total, 788.
There were two companies in this regiment from New London County,-E, Capt. William H. Tubbs, and H, Capt. Samuel H. Davis.
COMPANY E.
William H. Tubbs, capt., Norwich, enl. June 15, 1862 ; resigned Feb. 20, 1863.
Morton F. Hale, first lieut., Norwich, enl. June 15, 1862; resigned ; pro. brig. com. subsist. Dec. 28, 1862.
Charles O. Baldwin, second lieut., Middletown, enl. June 15, 1862; re- signed Dec. 2, 1862.
James R. Nichols, sergt., Norwich, enl. May 29, 1862; pro. capt., wounded ; died of wounds Feb. 20, 1865.
Frederick E. Shalk, sergt., Norwich, enl. June 6, 1862; pro. Ist lieut .; died of wounds May, 1864.
Henry C. Miller, sergt., Norwich, enl. May 30, 1862; wounded Sept. 17, 1862; disch. for disability, Nov. 17, 1862.
George H. Lillibridge, sergt., Franklin, enl. July 14, 1862; wounded ; pro. Ist lieut. ; hon. disch. May 15, 1865.
Samuel Webster, sergt., Sprague, enl. June 11, 1862; wounded May 3, 1863; trans. Inv. Corps, Feb. 15, 1864.
Henry N. Robinson, corp., Franklin, enl. May 29, 1862; disch. for disa- bility, May 26, 1863.
Lyman L. Bassett, corp., Killingly, enl. June 7, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
George Seufert, corp., Middletown, enl. June 7, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
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John J. Hurlburt, corp., New Haven, enl. June 25, 1862; died May 21, 1863, Falmouth, Va.
James M. Moore, corp., East Windsor, enl. Aug. 6, 1862; wounded : pro. 2d lieut. ; supposed killed Aug. 25, 1864.
Edmund Smith, corp., Middletown, enl. June 6, 1862; wounded Sept. 17, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865.
George K. Bassett, corp., Killingly, enl. June 10, 1862 ; twice wounded; must. out July 14, 1865.
Charles E. Lewis, corp., Middletown, enl. June 23, 1862; wounded May 13, 1864; must. out May 31, 1865.
Edgar B. Jones, musician, New Britain, enl. Ang. 11, 1862 ; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Josiah F. Williston, musician, East Windsor, enl. Aug. 6, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Charles A. Tubbs, wagoner, Norwich, enl. June 9, 1862; must. ont May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Barnes, Samuel, Hartford, enl. Aug. 15, 1862; disch. for disability, Nov. 23, 1863.
Booner, George C., Hartford, enl. June 16, 1862; wounded Feb. 6, 1864; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Bugbee, Sanford, Plainfield, enl. June 14, 1862; twice wounded; disch. for disability, Aug. 23, 1865.
Bebo, Frank, Putnam, enl. June 16, 1862; wounded July 3, 1863; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Bentley, James P., North Stonington, enl. June 3, 1862.
Brady, Terrence, Norwich, enl. July 15, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Bull, George II., Windham, enl. July 5, 1862; wounded; trans. Inv. Corps ; must. out June 28, 1865.
Bailey, Emerson N., Middletown, enl. June 3, 1862; wounded Dec. 13, 1862; must, out June 3, 1865, Washington.
Burrows, Isaac C., Vernon, enl. Aug. 7, 1862; twice wounded; trans. Vet. Res. Corps; must. out Aug. 7, 1865.
Brothers, Anthony, New Haven, enl. June 23, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Callahan, Jeremiah, Norwich, enl. May 23, 1862 ; twice wounded; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Crandall, John, Norwich, enl. July 17, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Cole, Carlos P., Coventry, enl. Aug. 12, 1862; wounded May 7, 1864; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Cole, Alonzo E., Coventry, enl. Aug. 12, 1862; died of wounds May 25, 1864, North Anna, Va.
Cavarly, Henry, Salem, enl. Aug. 13, 1862.
Crowley, Daniel, Sprague, enl. July 8, 1862.
Cunningham, Michael, Norwich, enl. July 16, 1862; wounded Dec. 13, 1862 ; hon, disch. May 19, 1863.
Degnan, John, Norwich, enl. June 5, 1862; wounded Aug. 25, 1864; trans. Vet. Res. Corps; must. out June 29, 1865.
Dwight, Franklin, Hartford, enl. July 24. 1862; died June 13, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg.
Dailey, Edward, Middletown, enl. June 28, 1862; wounded Feb. 6, 1864; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Dorman, Walter B., Waterbury, enl. Aug. 8, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Dorman, Charles L., New Haven, enl. July 18, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Dorman, Orrin, New Haven, enl. June 13, 1862; died at Richmond, Va. Dillon, Martin, Vernon, enl. Aug. 9, 1862; disch. for disability, Nov. 16, '64. Edwards, Henry, Norwich, enl. May 31, 1862; disch. for disability, Nov. 23, 1862.
Eldredge, Nathaniel, Preston, enl. July 16, 1862; disch. for disability, June 8, 1863.
Farmer, Harmon, Middletown, enl. June 3, 1862; died Dec. 30, 1862, of wounds received at Fredericksburg.
Frisbie, Henry R., Middletown, enl. June 3, 1862; twice wounded ; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Fray, Lonis, Middletown, enl. June 4, 1862; disch. for disability, June 8, 1863.
Fitzpatrick, John, Hartford, enl. July 19, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Griffin, John, Middletown, enl. June 24, 1862 ; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Gallagher, Francis, Norwich, enl. July 23, 1862; wounded June 15, 1864 ; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Guilford, William O., Waterbury, enl. Aug. 8, 1862 ; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Hartie, Philip C., Norwich, enl. June 7, 1862; disch. for disability, Dec. 9,1862.
Hutchins, George A., Hampton, en1. June 2, 1862 ; trans. Inv. Corps, July 1, 1863; must. out June 26, 1865.
Hortson, Charles, Chaplin, enl. July 9, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Huntington, George F., Norwich, enl. July 5, 1862 ; trans. to Inv. Corps, Jan. 15, 1864.
Hilbert, Frank, Middletown, enl. Aug. 5, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Healy, Edward, Norwich, enl. July 16, 1862; disch. for disability, Nov. 25, 1862.
Holmes, Lucien B., Glastonbury, enl. June 16, 1862; trans. Inv. Corps, Sept. 1, 1863; disch. Oct. 5, 1864.
Irous, Thomas, Norwich, enl. June 12, 1862; must. ont May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Kerr, Robert, Killingly, enl. June 7, 1862; wounded Feb. 6, 1864; must. out May 31, 1865, New Haven.
Keeney, Buell, Windsor, enl. July 12, 1862; wounded Aug. 25, 1864 ; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Kappenberg, Frederick, Hartford, enl. July 7, 1862; wounded Dec. 13, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Kelley, William G., Marlborough, enl. Aug. 14, 1862; disch. for disabil- ity, May 30, 1864.
Kurtz, Frederick W., Waterbury, enl. Aug. 19, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Kavanagh, Thomas, Middletown, enl. Aug. 5, 1862 ; disch. for disability, Feb. 27, 1863.
Kurtz, George, Waterbury, enl. Aug. 19, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Lown, Timothy, Middletown, enl. June 9, 1862; wounded May 7, 1864 ; must, out May 31, 1865.
Lovejoy, William F., enl. June 16, 1862; killed Sept. 17, 1862, Sharps- burg, Md.
Lloyd, Patrick, Norwich, enl. July 15, 1862 ; died of wounds May 11, '64. Lamphere, Madison, Hartford, enl. July 28, 1862; trans. Inv. Corps; drowned in Connecticut River, March 8, 1865.
Lamphere, Irving, Meriden, enl. July 7, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
Mathews, George B., Thompson, enl. June 10, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, Alexandria, Va.
McDermott, Michael, Killingly, enl. June 13, 1862; wounded ; trans. Inv. Corps ; must. out July 5, 1865.
McDonald, John, Norwich, enl. June 3, 1862; wounded; trans. Inv. Corps; must. out June 29, 1865.
Marsh, John, Hartford, enl. June 14, 1862 ; trans. V. R. C .; disch. Aug. 19, 1865.
Morehead, William J., Lisbon, enl. July 8, 1862; disch. for disability, Feb. 19, 1863.
Maher, James, Middletown, enl. July 19, 1862; wounded Dec. 13, 1862; disch. for disability, March 17, 1863.
McCormick, James, Hartford, enl. July 8, 1862.
Obernaugh, Jacob, Griswold, May 29, 1862; disch. for disability, March 26,1863.
Piers, Edwin, Hartford, July 10, 1862; wounded May 3, 1863; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Riley, James, Middletown, June 6, 1862 ; twice wounded ; must. out June 5, 1865, at Washington.
Rogers, James, Wethersfield, enl. June 17, 1862 ; died at Salisbury, N. C., roll of Feb. 28, 1865.
Riley, Edward, Hartford, enl. Aug. 6, 1862 ; wounded Dec. 13, 1862 ; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Slack, George, Middletown, enl. June 23, 1862; disch. for disability, Aug. 12, 1863.
Starkey, Robert, Hartford, enl. July 11, 1862 ; died April 13, 1863, at Fal- month.
Scranton, Charles H., Windham, enl. July 15, 1862.
Shauz, Baltas, Windsor, enl. Aug. 4, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Shay, George, Griswold, enl. July 3, 1862; disch. for disability, Feb. 4, 1863.
Starkey, John, Hartford, enl. July 11, 1862.
Standish, Walter F., Sprague, enl. July 13, 1862; killed July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg.
Smith, William L., New Haven, Aug. 10, 1862.
Stevens, Henry, Griswold, enl. July 1, 1862; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, May 15, 1864.
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Stockman, Artemus, New Haven, enl. Aug. 5, 1862; disch. for disability, Feb. 23, 1863.
Timmons, Daniel, Middletown, enl. June 3, 1862; died of wounds May 8, 1864.
Tyler, Moses, Norwich, enl. July 15, 1862; wounded Feb. 6, 1864; died April 14, 1864, at Andersonville.
VonGries, Henry, Hartford, enl. June 3, 1862; disch. for disability, Feb. 8, 1864.
Wagner, Baltas, Hartford, enl. June 3, 1862; trans. to Invalid Corps, Sept. 1,1863.
West, Albert K., Preston, enl. May 27, 1862; disch. for disability, Jan. 24, 1863.
West, Richard, Putnam, enl. June 16, 1862; wounded Sept. 17, 1862; disch. for disability, June 8, 1863.
Woodworth, George, Hartford, enl. July 20, 1862; disch. for disability, May 26, 1863.
COMPANY H.
Samuel H. Davis, capt., New London, enl. July 12, 1862 ; dismissed Sept. 17, 1863.
Henry Lee, first lieut., New London, enl. May 24, 1862; pro. capt. ; hon. disch. Jan. 20, 1865.
James E. Comstock, second lieut., Waterford, July 17, 1862; res. Feb. 14, 1863.
John A. Tibbits, sergt., New London, enl. July 12, 1862; pro. 2d lieut .; wounded Sept. 17, 1862, and July 3, 1863; disch. for disability, July 17, 1863.
Robert Barry, sergt., New London, enl. July 11, 1862; killed Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg.
Allen H. Willis, sergt., New London, enl. July 29, 1862.
Charles F. Penhallow, sergt., New London, enl. July 11, 1862; pro. 2d lieut. ; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Jonathan Rogers, sergt., New London, enl. Aug. 8, 1862; wounded Dec. 13, 1862; disch. for disability, Nov. 3, 1863.
Orlando A. Middleton, corp., New London, enl. July 11, 1862; disch. for disability, April 7, 1863.
Albert O. Comstock, corp., Waterford, enl. July 24, 1862; died Dec. 11, 1863, at Stevensburg, Va.
James Wiggins, corp., New London, enl. June 7, 1862; disch. for disa- bility, Dec. 18, 1862.
William A. Carpenter, corp., New London, enl. Aug. 9, 1862.
Thomas W. Comistock, corp., New London, enl. July 21, 1862; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps; must. out July 10, 1865.
Perkins . Bartholomew, corp., New London, enl. July 24, 1862; pro. 1st lieut. ; died Oct. 28, 1864, of wounds received in action.
George A. Smith, corp., New London, enl. July 11, 1862; disch. for disa- bility, March 12, 1363.
Samuel N. Watrous, corp., New London, enl. July 15, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
George A. Buddington, musician, New London, enl. July 21, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Albert F. Hall, musician, New London, enl. Aug. 14, 1862; trans. to In- valid Corps, Sept. 1, 1863; must. out July 6, 1865.
Osmund D. Smith, wagoner, New London, enl. July 14, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Ames, Thomas M., Waterford, enl. Aug. 5, 1862; killed July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg.
Archer, Robert, New London, enl. July 14, 1862.
Barker, John, New London, enl. July 14, 1862 ; died Jan, 14, 1863, at Falmouthı.
Bartholomew, John B., New London, enl. July 11, 1862; trans. to In- valid Corps, Sept. 1, 1863 ; must. out July 6, 1865.
Beebe, James M., New London, enl. July 16, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Botsford, Samuel, New Haven, enl. June 2, 1862; trans. to 2d Connecticut Artillery.
Bullis, William H., New London, enl. July 14, 1862.
Burrows, Daniel L., New IIaveu, enl. Aug. 8, 1862; died Nov. 15, 1862, at Harper's Ferry.
Blair, Robert, New Haven, enl. Aug. 13, 1862; died Sept. 29, 1863, at Washington.
Brown, Horace T., New Haven, enl. Aug. 9, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Brown, Christopher, Waterford, enl. Aug. 15, 1862.
Calvert, Jeremiah C., Waterford, enl. July 28, 1862; wounded May 3, 1863; disch. for disability, June 3, 1865.
Carroll, William G., New London, enl. Aug. 9, 1862; must. out May 30, 1865, at Hartford.
Caulkins, John F., Waterford, enl. Aug. 15, 1862; killed Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg.
Chadwick, Robert A., East Lyne, enl. Aug. 2, 1862 ; killed Feb. 6, 1864, at Morton's Ford, Va.
Chadwick, William F., East Lyme, enl. Aug. 12, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Chapman, Abel F., New London, enl. June 14, 1862.
Cochran, James, Waterford, enl. Aug. 15, 1862.
Crinyan, James, New London, enl. July 16, 1862; dischi. March 10, 1865. Dart, Henry E., Waterford, enl. Aug. 5, 1862.
Daniels, Franklin, Waterford, enl. Aug. 9, 1862 ; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, May 1, 1864.
Dayton, Amos, Waterford, enl. Aug. 5, 1862.
Dayton, William A., Waterford, enl. Aug. 5, 1862; disch. for disability, April 2, 1863.
Donahue, Cornelius, New London, enl. June 7, 1862; disch. for disability, May 26, 1863.
Dawsett, Joseph N., New London, enl. Aug. 9, 1862; died Aug. 9, 1864, at Rochester.
Drudy, Thomas, New London, enl. Aug. 9, 1862; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Jan. 1, 1865; must. out July 5, 1865.
Dunbar, Jeremiah G., Waterford, enl. Aug. 7, 1862 ; wounded Oct. 27, 1864 ; must. out May 31, 1865.
Donald, John, New London, enl. Aug. 16, 1862.
Edwards, George S., Waterford, enl. Aug. 15, 1862; wounded May 3, 1863 ; died Oct. 29, 1864, at Washington.
Feely, Bernard, New London, enl. July 16, 1862 ; never mustered.
Fenner, Charles E., New London, enl. June 24, 1862.
Fox, Silas S., East Lyme, enl. Aug. 8, 1862; wounded Sept. 17, 1862 ; killed in action Feb. 6, 1864.
Fox, Frederick A., East Lyme, enl. Aug. 11, 1862; pro. Ist lieut .; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Gard, Charles H., New London, enl. Aug. 12, 1862 ; wounded May 6, 1864; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps; must. out July 24, 1865.
Gardner, Thomas W., Waterford, enl. July 28, 1862; wounded July 3, 1863; disch. for disability, Dec. 29, 1863.
Glossenger, William, New London, enl. July 22, 1862; killed May 6, 1864, at Wilderness.
Goff, Thomas, New London, enl. July 14, 1862; disch. for disability, Sept. 20,1863.
Green, John, Waterford, enl. July 26, 1862; killed Dec. 13, 1862, at Fred- ericksburg.
Gurley, John, Jr., New London, enl. Aug. 7, 1862; died] October, 1862, at Harper's Ferry.
Goddard, John C., New London, eul. July 23, 1862; must. out May 31, 1865, at Alexandria.
Irving, James, New London, enl. Aug. 14, 1862.
Jerome, Elias L., Waterford, enl. July 28, 1862: killed December 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg.
Kohlrisser, Theodore, New London, enl. July 23, 1862; wounded July 3, 1863 ; trans. to Invalid Corps, March 15, 1864.
Krah, Earnest, Hartford, enl. June 16, 1862; supposed taken prisoner Oct. 14, 1863 ; killed in action Oct. 14, 1863.
Knight, Charles H., Waterford, enl. ; July 24, 1862; trans. to Invalid Corps, Sept. 1, 1863; must. out July 6, 1865.
Latour, Charles F., New London, enl. July 16, 1862; disch. for disability, Feb. 6, 1863.
Latour, Lewis G., New London, enl. July 12, 1862; disch. for disability, Jan. 16, 1863.
Lunger, John, New London, enl. July 16, 1862.
McCaffrey, Edward, New London, enl. July 30, 1862; must. out May 31 1865, at Alexandria.
Maynard, Jabez B., Waterford, enl. Aug. 16, 1862 ; died June 15, 1864, at New York City.
Maynard, Lester J., New London, enl. July 14, 1862 ; disch. for disability, March 30, 1863.
Mills, William S., New London, enl. Aug. 12, 1862; killed Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg.
Miner, John, New London, enl. Aug. 11, 1862; killed Dec. 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg.
Mills, Thomas J., New London, enl. Aug. 21, 1862 ; died Oct. 17, 1862, of wounds.
Mitchell, Edward, New London, enl. July 14, 1862.
Mitchell, Henry, New London, enl. July 17, 1862.
McCallum, John, New London, enl. Aug. 9, 1862; did not leave Hartford with regiment.
Morgan, Joseph P., East Lyme, enl. Aug. 8, 1862; must. out July 8, 1865.
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Munroe, Charles H., New London, enl. July 12, 1862; disch. for disabil- ity, Jan. 31, 1863.
Munroe, George, enl. July 11, 1862; trans. to U. S. navy, April 16, 1864. Niles, Frederick W., New London, enl. Aug. 7, 1862; died Dec. 1, 1862, at Belle Plain.
Osborn, John H. G., New London, enl. July 22, 1862; disch. for disability, Oct. 31, 1864.
Perkins, Erastus B., New London, enl. Aug. 9, 1862; died Dec. 31, 1862, of wounds received at Fredericksburg.
Perkins, James M., Waterford, enl. Aug. 6, 1862; trans. to U. S. navy, April 23, 1864.
Pia, Daniel, New London, enl. Aug. 4, 1862: wounded June 3, 1864; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps ; must. out June 24, 1865.
Phillips, Jonathan W., New London, enl. Aug. 7, 1862; died of wounds Oct. 18, 1863.
Russell, Michael, New London, Aug. 8, 1862.
Robinson, Ralph, New London, enl. July 11, 1862.
Rogers, Henry A., Waterford, enl. July 28, 1862.
Sisson, Joshua F., Stonington, enl. Aug. 13, 1862.
Staplins, Robert, Waterford, enl. July 25, 1862 ; trans. to Invalid Corps, March 15, 1864; must. out June 28, 1865.
Thompson, Simeon C., New London, enl. July 20, 1862; disch. for disa- bility, Dec. 1, 1862.
Tillett, George W., Waterford, enl. July 25, 1862; disch. for disability, March 16, 1863.
Wagner, Gottfreit, New London, enl. July 23, 1862; died Sept. 9, 1862, at Washington.
Williams, Albert F., New London, enl. Aug. 7, 1862; wounded Feb. 6, 1864; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps; must. ont June 14, 1865.
Williams, Frederick, New London, enl. Aug. 16, 1862.
Eighteenth Regiment Infantry.1-The Eighteenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers was organized in August, 1862, and was recruited from New London and Windham Counties, and rendezvoused at Nor- wich, Conn. It was commanded by Col. William G. Ely, who was previously connected with the Second and Sixth Regiments Connecticut Volunteers. It left for Washington August 22d, being the first regiment to leave the State under the call of the President for three hundred thousand volunteers in the summer of 1862, and was assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and stationed at Fort McHenry, Baltimore.
Battle of Winchester .- When the Seventeenth left Fort Marshall, in Baltimore, the Eighteenth was transferred to it from Fort McHenry. It was ou higher ground, and much more healthful. Some of the men brought sickness with them, however, and Capt. Bromley appears to have had a touch of jaun- dice, for he wrote to the Bulletin that he was "look- ing through the yellowest pair of eyes that were ever hung out as a wrecked liver's signal of distress."
Col. Ely hoped to be able here to devote some at- tention to the necessary drill, but the next day the right wing, consisting of the companies of Capts. Isaac W. Hakes, Jr., Matthewson, and Charles D. Brown, went down along the railroad near Havre de Grace, under Maj. Ephraim Keech, Jr .; and Capt. Henry C. Davis' company was dispatched to Upper Marlbor- ough, a secession town, but returned next day. The regiment remained all winter divided in Maryland, with headquarters at Fort Marshall. The men were industriously drilled in artillery and infantry tactics, and the left wing was so thoroughly exercised in bat-
talion movements as to win the approval of Brig .- Gen. Morris, an old army officer, who was chary of his commendations. Comfortable quarters were now built ; food was plenty, if not of a quality to tempt an epicure ; service was not arduous ; and, on the whole, the regiment had an easy time. Col. Ely won golden opinions from all the officers of the department with whom he came in contact. No officer was ever more watchful than he for the welfare of the men, and none ever deserved more fully the confidence which, with- out exception, they reposed in him.
At last, late in the spring of 1863, the monotonous life in barracks ended. Most of the men were tired of its unsoldierly quiet, and rejoiced when orders came to go to the front, even though that front was the oft-contested Shenandoah Valley. Already had the rebel and Union forces been repeatedly driven through it from end to end, and already had veteran regiments learned to prefer any other service to the bewildering tramps through its rivers and ravines.
By the middle of May the detached companies had been called in from Havre de Grace and the Wil- mington road, and on the 22d the regiment moved by railroad up the valley. Crossing at Harper's Ferry, it shortly left the crowded cars at Winchester, joining the command of Maj .- Gen. Milroy.
As far back as the previous November, Gen. Hal- leck's chief of staff, Gen. Collom, had reported, after careful examination, not only that the works at Win- chester were so located as to be. indefensible per se, but that the place required no works, and should have no heavy garrison, being merely "an eye of the na- tional army looking up the Shenandoah Valley." He recommended that all infantry be withdrawn, and only a strong cavalry picket retained. The recom- mendation was not heeded, and Milroy remained with seven thousand men, while Lee's army, flushed with the victories along the Rappahannock, was pressing towards Pennsylvania. About the 9th of June, Early, with " Stonewall" Jackson's old corps of thirty thousand men, pushed silently and swiftly northward through the valley, while Lee seized and held the gaps of the Blue Ridge. Next day Milroy exultingly telegraphed to Gen. Schenck at Baltimore that his advance had had " a splendid little skirmish" with the rebels, and added, "The enemy are prob- ably approaching in some force. I am entirely ready for them ; I can hold this place." And as late as the succeeding day, June 11th, Col. Don Piatt, chief of staff, possessed of the same delusion, telegraphed, " All works fine. Can whip anything the rebels can fetch here. How is Mrs. Piatt?" He did not wait long for an answer.
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