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KANE, FRIEND F. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 9th Aug., 1862 and was instantly killed at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 1st, 1864. Shot directly through the head. Bela Potter says, " He simply threw up his hands, sunk down, and all was over." He was an excellent soldier and faithful to all his duties.
KERNER, JOHN. Was received as a substitute for the 14th Conn. Vols., 19tlı Feb., 1864, and not assigned or not taken up on the rolls ; which means that he deserted before he reached the regiment.
KOCK, F. W. Was mustered as a substitute in Co. D, 15th Conn. Vols., 24th Aug., 1864. Transferred to 7th Conn. Vols. Mustered out 20th July, 1865, at Goldsboro', N. C.
KNICKERBOCKER, EDWARD. Enlisted in Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols., 22d April, 1861. Mustered 22d July, 1861. Discharged for disability, 4th June, 1862.
KREGAN, WILLIAM. Was mustered as a substitute for John Galpin. Oct., 1862. into 27th Conn. Vols. The writer has no further history of him-
LANE, PERRY W. Enlisted in Co. G, 1st Heavy Artillery, 22d May, 1862, and was discharged for disability 22d Nov., 1862.
LAURY, JOHN. Was mustered as the substitute of Lewis H. Atwood, 19th Feb., 1864, for the 2d Light Battery. but he never reached the regiment.
LEACH, ALVAH A. Enlisted in Co. E, 8th Conn. Vols., 25th Sept., 1861. and was discharged to enlist in the regular armny, which occurred 25th Oct., 1862.
LEACH, DANIEL E. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 12th Aug., 1862. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 1st, 1865, and was muster- ed out July 1st, 1865.
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LOCHLIN, CHARLES A. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, Jan. 2d, 1864. Mustered out at Washington, D. C., 8th July, 1865.
LOCKLIN, DAVIS A. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 2d Jan., 1864. Mustered out at Washington, D. C., 18th Aug., 1865.
LOCKLIN GEORGE W. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 2d Jan., 1864. Wounded in the thigh at the battle of Winchester, 19th Sept. 1864, and died of wounds and fever, at Military Hospital, in Baltimore, Md., 20th Oct., 1864. Buried in Winchester National Cemetery, Lot 66-grave marked "L .- G. W."
LOCKLIN, ISAAC W. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 2d Jan., 1864. Mustered out at Washington, D. C., 18th Aug., 1865.
LORDWIN, THOMAS. Enlisted Sept. 20, 1863, as substitute for Oliver Cowles. Deserted before a military history could be made of him.
LUCAS, AMOS A. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 22d Aug., 1862. Wounded at the battle of Winchester, June 1, 1864, through the knee, ren- dering the joint utterly useless. Discharged, on account of this disability, 18th Dec., 1864.
LUM, CHARLES H. Enlisted 12th Aug., 1862, in Co. 1, 2d Heavy Artillery. Promoted Corporal. Deserted the first opportunity ; which was 15th April, 1863.
LEDGER, JOHN. Enlisted in Co. F, 5th Conn. Vols., 22d July, 1861. Transferred to the Signal Corps, 6th Aug., 1863; did effective service, and came home honorably discharged.
MALLORY, SAMUEL M. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 7th Aug., 1862, and was discharged for disability, 8th May, 1863, at Fort Worth, and died in consequence of disease contracted with. former chronic diseases, at Woodbury, 17th April, 1867, aged 46.
MALLORY, WILLIS J. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 9th Aug., 1862. Fought in almost every battle of the regiment, up to the final battle of Sailor's Run, 7th April, 1865, when Gen. Ewell was taken, and some 5,000 othe prisoners. Was present at Lee's surrender, and saw Lee and Grant pass by. That night the regiment celebrated their anniversary on their own account, and with great enthusiasm.
MANCHESTER, OSCAR A. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 6th Aug., 1862. Discharged 8tlı Feb., 1863, at Alexandria, Va.
MAYNE, GEORGE A. . Enlisted in Co. HI, 1st Conn. Vols., (3 mos.) 23d Ap., 1861. Discharged 31st July, 1861. Enlisted again in the 13th Conn. Vols., and was transferred to, and became Captain in the 1st Louisiana Vols.
MANVILLE, JAMES H. Served in the Navy. He was 2d Captain of it
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11 inch gun on board of U. S. Ship Savannah, and was in the Newport News engagements.
MARTIN, FRANK. Enlisted at Woodbury, 22d April, 1861. Mustered 22d December, in Co. D, 13th Conn. Vols. Mustered out, 19th May, 1862.
MERAMBLE, GEORGE B. Enlisted in Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols., 22d April, 1861. Mustered, July 22d, 1862. Discharged 12th Feb., 1862, at Hancock, Md. Enlisted again in Co. I, 20th Conn. Vols., 11th Aug., 1862, and was mustered out at Washington, D. C., 13th June, 1865.
MCKAY, WILLIAM H. Enlisted 22d April, 1861. Mustered 22d July, 1861, at Hartford, in Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols. Promoted Corporal. Discharged for disability 12th Feb., 1862, at Hancock, Md.
MCDERMOTT, CHARLES A. Enlisted in Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols., 8th Aug., 1863. Mustered out at Hartford, Conn., 23d June, 1865. In a short time after this, he enlisted in the regular army of the United States for three years, un- der the name of Charles E. Ellsworth. The writer had several letters from him after this enlistment, but he never gave him any reason for enlisting un- der a false name. He was a good soldier in the old 5th.
MCKINNEY, HENRY S. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 2d Aug. 1862. Promoted 2d Lieut., 6th Feb. 1864, 1st Lieut., 30th Nov., 1864, and Capt. of Co. D, 2d March, 1865. Was mustered out at the close of the war, 23d Aug., 1865.
McDIVITT, JOHN. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 5th Jan., 1864. Mustered out at Hartford, 1st June, 1865. Died, of disease contracted in the ar- my, June 1st, 1869. In one of the forced marches and sudden battles near Rich- mond, this soldier fell out exhausted. As soon as he recovered, he pushed on to find his regiment, but found himself in battle in a negro regiment. He had always had a mortal antipathy against colored men, but when he return- ed home, this feeling had all vanished, and he gave those soldiers full credit. Said he to the writer one day, in his rough way, " Cothren, there is no use to deny it-the d-d nagers fought like H-11."
McCAN, GEORGE. Enlisted, 22d July, 1861, in Co. E., 5th Conn. Vols. Wounded at Cedar Mountain 9th Aug., 1862. Discharged for disability, 15th Nov., 1862.
MEYER, CHARLES. Mustered, Sept., 1863, as a substitute for Edgar Gal- pin, but forgot, after getting liis bounty, to go to the front.
MYERS, CHARLES. Enlisted in Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols., 27th Aug., 1863. Mustered out, 3d May, 1865, at Madison, Ind.
MILLER, JACOB. Mustered into Co. C, 5th Conn. Vols., as a substitute for Samuel F. Peck, 17th Aug., 1863. Wounded, 20th July, 1864. Mustered out at Alexandria, 19th July, 1865.
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MILLER, JOSEPH. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 20th Aug., 1862 Mustered out, July 7th, 1865, at Washington, D. C. Died at Woodbury 24th Aug., 1868, of enlargement of the spleen,-being a disease which he con- tracted in the service. His spleen weighed, at the post mortem examination, about fourteen pounds, while a healthy spleen weighs but a few ounces.
MINOR, FREDERIC M. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 7th Aug. 1862, and was discharged for disability at New Haven, Conn., 5th June, 1865.
MITCHELL, JOHN. Mustered in as a substitute for Co. I, 8th Conn. Vols., 19th Feb. 1864. Deserted 28th May, 1864.
MITCHELL, WILLIAM H. (Colored.) Enlisted in Co. B, 29th Conn. Vols., 30th Nov. 1863. Mustered out 24th Oct., 1865.
MUNROE, JOHN. Mustered as a substitute for Nathaniel D. Minor in Sept., 1863, but failed to report for service.
MUNGER, NATHAN B. Enlisted in Co. L., 1st Conn. Cavalry, 5th Jan. 1864 Mustered out 2d Aug., 1865, at Washington, D. C. He afterwards en listed in the regular army.
MUNGER, TRUEWORTHY. Enlisted in Co. I, 13th Conn. Vols., 11th June, 1862. Was wounded in the taking of the rebel Gunboat, Cotton, on the Red River Expedition, and discharged in consequence, 26th May, 1863.
MORRIS, THOMAS. Mustered as a substitute 19th Feb., 1864, but failed to report to any regiment, after getting his enormous bounty.
MORRISON, WILLIAM. Mustered into Co. A., 5th Conn. Vols., as a sub- stitute for Henry C. Judson, July, 1863, and deserted 11th July, 1863.
MORGAN, THOMAS. Mustered as a substitute in Co. H., 10th Conn. Vols., 21st Nov., 1864. Deserted 26th June, 1865,
MULLIGAN, JOSEPH. Mustered as a substitute Co. I, 6th Conn. Vols., 3d December, 1864. Deserted 10th April, 1865.
MORROE, CHAUNCEY F. Eulisted in Co. E, 8th Conn. Vols., 25th Sept., 1861. Re-enlisted in Vet. Vols. 24th Dec., 1863. Mustered out, 12th Dec., 1865.
MEIN, CHARLES. Mustered as a substitute to be sent to the " Woodbury Reds,"Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols., 27th Aug., 1863, but failed to put in an appear. ance. Probably he had some prescience of the toils of Sherman's march to the sea, soon to come, and " foreseeing danger, hid himself."
NEWEY, ARTHUR B. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 8th Aug., 1862. Drummed out of the regiment for desertion and general uselessness, 30th Oct., 1863.
NEWTON, FRANKLIN. Enlisted in Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols., 22d April, and mustered 22d July, 1861. Promoted Corporal. Deserted 3d June, 1862.
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ORTON, WALTER J. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 5th Aug., 1862, Promoted Sergeant and Commissary Sergeant. He was wounded by a ball through the left arm and anterior walls of the thorax, from left to right, at the Battle of Winchester, some- times called Opequan. Was carried to Taylor Hotel, in Winchester, where he died, 7th Oeto- ber, 1864.
He wrote cheerful letters to his wife, some days after his wound was received, but finally died of exhaustion, in consequence of second- ary hemorrhage. He was buried near Win- chester, at first, but has since been removed to Winchester National Cemetery, and buried in Lot No. 87. For sketch of his life see page 1258.
PARMELEE, CORNELIUS. Enlisted in Co. I, 13th Conn. Vols., 7th Jan. 1862. Discharged 6th Jan., 1865 ; term expired.
PARMELEE, GEORGE B. Enlisted in Co. B, 7th Conn. Vols., 9th Sept., 1861; re-enlisted in Veteran Vols., 2d Jan., 1864. Mustered out 2d Sept., 1865.
PATTERSON, CHARLES. Enlisted in Co. 1, 8th Conn. Vols., 21st Sept., 1861. Died 14th March, 1862, of wounds received while charging a rebel battery, when Newbern, N. C., was taken.
PERCEY, FRANK J. Enlisted in Co. C., 14th Conn. Vols., 9th Aug., 1862. Killed at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., 13th Dec., 1862.
PERCEY, SETH W. Enlisted in Co. C., Conn, Vols., 2d Aug., 1862. Wounded 17th Sept., 1862. Transferred to Invalid Corps. Drowned 2d Aug., 1864, at Ilartford, in Conn. river.
PETERSON, ARNOLD. (Colored.) Enlisted in Co. B, 29th Conn. Vols., 3d Dec., 1863. Died at Brownsville, Texas, 15th Aug., 1865. He lies buried in the National Cemetery, near Old Fort Brown, Brownsville, Texas, in grave No. 224.
PETSON, THOMAS. Mustered as a substitute 19th Feb., 1864. It took him so long to spend his large bounty, that his name was never taken upon the regiment rolls.
PHILLIPS, LEMAN. (Colored.) Enlisted in Co. I, 29th Conn. Vols., Jan 1, 1864. Mustered out 24th Oct., 1865.
POLLEY, JAMES C, Enlisted in Co. 1, 2d Conn. Heavy Artillery, 15th Aug., 1852. Died of typhoid fever at Regimental Hospital, Alexandria, Va., 19th Nov., 1862. He was embalmed, sent home, and buried in Woodbury. Col. Smith gave the writer the following account of his sickness and death :-
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"The Surgeon requested mne to prepare Mr. Polley for his death, now rapidly approaching. It did not seem as though we could let him die! He was so patient, so gentle, and every one so interested in him. All the officers, nur- ses, and men at the hospital, clung to the idea that he would rally, and so we had hoped; but alas! he was sinking beyond our reach. After some conver- sation with him, he gathered from my words that he was more ill than he had supposed. He said, ' I know that I am very sick, but do you think me dangerously ill?' So ill, Mr. Polley, that I felt it best yesterday to write to your wife that you could not recover.
" Then he lay for several minutes motionless, and evidently struggling with his thoughts. Then he opened his eyes, and a calm look came into them, as he said, 'sing to me as you sung for the other men who died.' I sang two verses of 'I would not live alway.' He lay quite still again for a moment, then said : ' Read me something cheering from the Bible.' There was no Bible just at hand, so I repeated from John xiv, 1st. ' Let not your heart be troubled ; ye believe in God; believe also in ine. In my Father's house are many mansions. If it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you, &c.'
" While I repeated this, one of his hot, feverish hands held mine, and with the other he marked the emphasis, stopping at intervals, as though both mind and body were too weak to take in more than a few words at a time. When I had finished, he said : 'You and I understand-it is all well, is it not ?' and closed his eyes, and lay back, perfectly tranquil.
" When the time came for me to leave him for the night, I roused him and said, 'I am going back to my tent. 'Yes,' said he, 'go, but try and come back to me again. I am dying, and I know it. I have tried to live so as not to be afraid to die ; I have only to die, and it will be all well.'
" At daylight, the next morning, he raised himself in his bed, folded his hands, and in a loud, clear voice, exclaiming, ' Let us pray,' fell back, and was dead ! "
POLLEY, HENRY E. Enlisted in Co. D., 13th Conn. Vols., 22d December, 1861. Re-enlisted in Veteran Vols., 8th Feb., 1864. Transferred to Co. B. Mustered out 25th April, 1866.
PRENTICE, WM. P. Enlisted in Co. D., 13th Conn. Vols., 5th March, 1862. Discharged 6th Jan., 1865 ; term expired.
POTTER, CHARLES E. Enlisted in Co. K., 11th Conn. Vols., 16th Feb., 1864. Mustered out at City Point, 21st Dee., 1865.
PORTER, BELA. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 29th July, 1862. Promoted Corporal. Wounded in the leg at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19th, 1864. Mustered out at Washington, D. C., 7th July, 1865.
PROCTOR, WILLIAM HI. Enlisted in Co. C, 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery, 23d May, 1861. Re-enlisted in Veteran Vols., 16th Nov., 1865. Enlisted af- ter the war was over in the regular army.
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QUINN, JOHN M, Enlisted, 22d July, 1861, in Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols. Deserted 25th July, 1862.
REYMER, PETER. Mustered as a substitute of David Cowles, in Co. B. 5th Conn, Vols., 18th Aug., 1863. Deserted 28th Sept., 1863.
REYNOLDS, WM, H. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 11th Aug., 1862. Wounded through the knee at the battle of Winchester, 19th Sept., 1864, rendering him a cripple for life. Mustered out at Washington, D, C., 7th July, 1865.
RICHARDSON, GEO. H. (Colored.) Mustered into Co. H., 29th Conn. Vols., as substitute for Dr. Herman W. Shove, 5th Aug., 1864, and was mus. tered out with the regiment at Brownsville, Texas, 24th Oct., 1865. Died 26th Oct., 1865.
RENNEIS, JACOB. Mustered as a substitute in Co. C., 6th Conn. Vols., 7th Feb., 1865. Mustered out at Goldsboro, N. C., 20th July, 1865.
ROBINSON, JAMES. Mustered as a substitute in Co. I, 6th Conn. Vols., 15th Nov., 1864. Mustered out at New Haven, 21st Aug., 1865.
ROGERS, HENRY C. Enlisted in Co I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 22d Ang., 1862. Promoted Corporal. Was severely wounded in the hand at the battle of Fort Fisher, March 25, 1865. Mustered out at Washington, D. C., 7th July, 1865.
ROGERS, JOHN J. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 6th Aug , 1862, and was mustered out at Washington, D. C., 7th July, 1865. During the war he received thirteen bullet holes in his clothes, but never a scratch on his body.
ROOT, GEORGE W. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 22d Aug., 1862. Promoted Corporal. Wounded in the leg at the battle of Winches- ter, 19th Sept., 1864. Mustered out at Frederick, Md., 26th May, 1865.
ROOT, EDWARD A. Enlisted at Woodbury 22d April, 1861. Mustered 22d July, 1861. Re-enlisted in Vet. Vols. 21st Dec., 1863. Mustered out 19th July, 1865.
RAYMAKER, ARNOLD. Enlisted at Woodbury 22d April, 1861. Mus- tered 22d July, 1861. Transferred to Invalid Corps 6th May, 1863.
ROOT, JOSEPH F. Being in the West at the outbreak of the war, he en- listed in Co. L. 2d Wisconsin Cavalry, and died of chronic diarrhoea at Hele- na, Arkansas, 8th Oct., 1862. Buried, on removal after the war, in Missis- sippi National Cemetery, near Memphis, Tenn. See Roll of Honor xxi, p. 260.
ROSWELL, GEORGE. Enlisted in Co. I, 8th Conn. Vols, 27th Sept., 1861. Discharged for disability at Washington, D. C., 24th Dec., 1862.
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ROWLEY, CHARLESM. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 12th Aug., 1862. Promoted Corporal. Mustered out 18th May, 1865, at Hartford.
ROBERTS, JAMES. Mustered as a substitute in 2d Conn. Light Battery, 19th Feb., 1864. Deserted 15th March, 1864.
RICE, THOMAS. (Colored.) Enlisted 19th Feb., 1864. Died 15th April. 1865, at Petersburg, Va. Was buried in Hampton, Va. National Cemetery, in Row 20, Section D., grave 32.
SCHINDLER, JACOB. Enlisted in Co C., 1st Heavy Artillery, 15th Dec., 1863. Served through the remainder of the war, and was a brave and faith- ful soldier. Was mustered out with his regiment at Washington, D. C., 25th Sept., 1865.
On his enlistment, the writer gave him the oath. After he had taken it he jocosely remarked, in his broken German way, "Cothren, if I see a schmoke I shall run." But, though he saw many fierce smokes in the ser- vice, he did not run.
SELLICK, JOEL F. Enlisted in Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols., at Woodbury, 22d April, 1861. Mustered at Hartford 22d July, 1861. Promoted Regimen- tal Commissary Sergeant, 23d July, 1861. Discharged at Williamsport, Md., June, 1862.
SHAW, THOMAS. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 28th Aug., 1862. Promoted Sergeant. He was wounded in the arm at Cold Harbor, and again very severely wounded in the arm at Cedar Creek. He was discharged in con- sequence of his wounds, 1st June, 1865. When he came to the writer to en- list, he stated that he had served three years in the British army, and there- fore thought he ought to be enlisted as a Captain. He was informed that we were only receiving privates and Major Generals at this office, and asked if he felt competent to fill the latter place. He said he did not-consider him- self competent to fill that place, and so took the oath as a private. He was a faithful, good soldier, and deserved the promotion he received.
SIMPSON, JOHN. Was mustered as a substitute 19th Feb., 1864. He forgot to report for assignment.
SMITH, MARCUS D. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 6th Aug., 1862. Promoted Orderly Sergeant. Was severely wounded in the forearm at Winchester, Va., 19th Sept. 1864, while advancing under heavy fire to take a rebel battery. Remained three months in Mcclellan Hospital. Was mustered out 7th July, 1865.
SMITH, NATHANIEL. Mustered in as Major of 2d Heavy Artillery, then the 19tli Conn. Vols., 23d Aug., 1862. Promoted Lieut. Colonel, and resigned, on account of ill health, 6th May, 1864.
SOUTILL, THOMAS. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 30th July,
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1862. Deserted 20th Oct., 1862. He saw a girl in Maryland whom he liked better than the service.
SOMMERS, WILLIAM. Enlisted in Woodbury 22d April, 1861. Mustered at Hartford 22d July, 1861. Deserted 1st Aug., 1861, in Maryland. A " De- lilah " had too seductive charms, and means of concealment. War presents many phases.
SMITH, JOSEPH. Mustered as a substitute Co. H., 11th Conn, Vols., 19th Feb., 1864, and after spending his magnificent bounties of 1,200 dollars, de- serted, 26th June, 1864.
SPERRY, ELI. Mustered in as Captain of Co. I, 19th Conn. Vols., after- wards known as 2d Heavy Artillery, 24th July, 1862. After serving consci- entiously, faithfully, well, and to the acceptance of his men, till Jan. 1st, 1864, he was on that day seriously wounded in the left forearm, by the acci- dental discharge of a revolver, after his return from the "grand rounds of the Defences," he having acted as field officer for the day.
In consequence of this accident, which not only hindered him from using that arm to any effective purpose, but affected his general health, he resigned his commission 20th March, 1864. He took much pride in his company, and good care of its members, though he was sometimes careless of the safety of himself and friends. As an example of this, the writer, being on a visit to the regiment, Jan. 26, 1863, by invitation, slept with him in his bunk that night, or tried to do so. A most violent Virginia rain, sleet and wind storm, swept over the devoted hill near Fairfax Seminary, on which the half-finish- ed camp was located. The storms of all New England for a year consoli- dated into one, could not be worse. The Captain's tent was warmed by a small, cracked, cast iron stove, with the coals and cinders occasionally falling out, as the fierce winds swept over the camp. The ground covered by the small tent was everywhere overspread by about six inches of water. He had in his care 5,000 rounds of ammunition. He had a lively fear that it would get wet. So he piled the packages all around the stove and within a few inches of it, to keep them dry ! In the foot part of the bunk was an unexplo- ded bombshell, with the percussion end placed against the side of the canvas. During that terrible night, the " fly-pole " became detached from its fasten- ings at one end, and being fastened by a rope at the other end, as the fierce gusts of wind came roaring along, the " fly-pole " acted like a flail, and kept striking, during the long night, against the side of the tent where the bomb was located. The writer had a rational desire to leave the premises, but the Captain snored and slept on, and as we wished to be considered as brave as the worthy Captain, we decided to share his fate, whatever it might be. The night passed in safety.
In speaking of his men, the Captain says his " Company I was afterwards distinguished for its skill in the use of small arms, and more particularly so in handling heavy artillery guns-more so than any Company in the regi- ment. There was not one of our eight Corporals who could not put a shot or shell with precision at any range, and was always ready for a fight."
Adjutant Vaill remarks of the Captain :-
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" It will not do to forget Captain Sperry's speech to his Company about the time of his discharge. It was his farewell. The "nub" was in the closing up, which ran something thus : " We none of us know what is in store for us ; the probabilities are that we shall never all meet in this world again. But when the great Arch Angel Gabriel's trump shall sound, and when his Adju- tant shall report, may Company I, of the 2d Connecticut Heavy Artillery, be reported ' present or accounted for'"
SLADE, FREDERICK C. Enlisted in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery. 15th Aug., 1862. Mustered out at Washington, D. C., 7th July, 1865.
SPRING, RICHARD. Enlisted in Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols., 22d April, 1861. Mustered, 22d July, 1861. Re-enlisted Vet. Vols., 21st Dec., 1863. Was wounded in his side near Dallas, Ga., 25th May, 1864, and again 22d June, 1864, in foot, at Kensaw Mountain. Mustered out 22d July, 1865.
STAMMER, WARDEN. Enlisted, first, in Co. G., 28th Conn. Vols., 18th Nov., 1862. Discharged, 28th Aug., 1863. Enlisted, secondly, in Co. I, 2d Heavy Artillery, 2d Jan. 1864. Promoted Sergeant. Wounded in the leg at Cedar Creek, 19th Oct., 1864. Mustered out at Washington, 18th Aug. 1865.
STARR, GEORGE. (Colored.) Enlisted in Co. H, 127th regiment of Uni- ted States Colored Vols., and served to the end of the war. His true name is George Jackson, but from mere freak he chose to serve under the above name.
STOCKMAN, GARDINER. Enlisted at Woodbury 22d April, 1861. Mus- tered in Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols., 22d July, 1861. Was soon afier transferred to Co. A, in same regiment. Discharged, by order of the Secretary of War for disability, 5th Nov., 1863. He had had congestion of the lungs in the ser- vice, and lay a long time in hospital before his discharge. After discharge, he languished, and his disease degenerated into consumption, of which he died, 28th May, 1864, before his regiment was discharged. He was buried at Morris.
SQUIRE, CHARLES A. Enlisted at Woodbury, in the " Woodbury Reds,', afterwards Co. E, 5th Conn. Vols., 22d April, 1861. Mustered 22d July, 1862. Promoted Sergeant. Re-enlisted Vet. Vols., 21st Dec., 1863. He was killed at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., sometimes called Culp's Farm, 22d June, 1864. He was shot through the heart,and died instantly. He was buried, with two comrades, on the mountain, under a tree, and the graves were marked. After the war, his comrade, Edgar A. Alvord, at the request of Charles' mother, went for the remains, brought them back, and they were buried in Roxbury. His mother erected a beautiful tablet at his grave, bear- ing the following inscription :- " Sacred to the memory of Charles A. Squire, son of John A. and Eunice Squire. Enlisted into Co. E, 5th Regiment of Conn. Vols., April 29, 1861. Re-enlisted Vet. Vol., Dec. 21, 1863, and was promoted Sergeant, for good conduct in battle. Killed at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., Jan, 22d, 1864, having been shot through the heart. Aged 32." He was
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