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R . G . A . TH E TWENTY-FI FTH REGIMENT

C onnecticut

Volunteers

I N T H E WAR OF T HE RE BELLION

R m o f o f I rish History, e iniscences , Description B attle

o f R R Bend , Carrying Pay oll , oster .

P B I H D 1 U L S E JUN E , 913 PR E SS OF TH E R OCKVI LLE JOUR N AL

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o f -fifth R m B rief History the Twenty egi ent , Connecticut th o f Volunteers , from e pen Colonel George

P . B issell .

R m f m K E f R Experiences and e iniscences o Sa uel . llis o ock o u t ville , who went as a Private in Company G , -fifth R Twenty egiment .

A o o f o f Complete Acc unt the B attle Irish Bend , Given T m M M n by Maj or h o as c a us .

How the Pay of a R egiment Was Carried to N e w Orlean s i by First L eutenant Henry Hill Goodell .

O P L GE RGE . BIS S E L

D e ce a s e d

C o o ne 2 5th e m e nt Co nne ct u t V l l R gi , ic o lu nte e rs .

B R I EF H I ST OR Y OF T H E T W EN T Y-F I F T H R EGI M N E T , C . V .

- fifth R The Twenty egiment , Connecticut Volunteers ,

(George P . Bissell , Colonel), was recruited in Hartford and f 186 2 o . Tolland Counties , in the fall The regiment was m m m v co posed of the very best aterial , being al ost exclusi e

l u m e n m y yo ng i pelled by patriotic motives , and from the first they took a high stand for efficiency and good dis i lin c p e .

Later in its history , when the regiment h ad been tried

m u in arches and battles , it was th s described by Adj utant General Morse in his report to the Legislature for 186 4 : “ ’ This is o n e o f the best of o u r nine months regim ents and

u u ca m bore a conspicuo s part in th e advance pon , and the ai n f o . p g preceding , the fall Port Hudson By the bravery

o f always displayed on the field battle , and the patience and

m o n m endurance anifested many long and arduous arches , ” it has won for itself a high and lasting reputation . The Twenty - fifth was mustered into th e United States

N m 11 18 6 2 o n 14th m service ove ber , , and the sailed fro I n Hartford for Centerville , L . . , to j oi at that rendezvous

T h e m - 8 11 m n the Banks Expedition . uster roll showed e thoroughly drilled and well appointed , except that they were without rifles which were later served to them o n the n R ship after their arrival o the Mississippi iver . m m N v m 2 9 18 6 2 The regi ent e barked o e ber , , in two divisions — o ne division o f five companies under co m m and of Colonel Bissell o n the Steamer Mary Board m an ! and the remainder under command of Lieutenant

o n m E m ! Colonel Stevens the Stea er pire City . The destina tio n of the expedition was u nknown when th e vessels sailed as the sealed orders were not to be opened until we had

- u to u sailed twenty fo r hours the so thward and eastward .

re The orders , when opened , were found to be simply to

at o ff m o f i R port Ship Island , the outh the Mississ ppi iver ,

F o rtu a s allowing a stop at Dry g for coal if necessary . The ships dul-y arrived at Ship Island and proceeded at o nc e up

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14th the river to N ew Orleans where they arrived o n the of 16 th m 2 . , December , 186 On the , the Mary Board an with R several o f the other ships proceeded to B aton ouge , where E m i they arrived the next day . The p re City landed the m N e w left wing o f the regiment at Ca p Parapet , j ust above R Orleans . The forces landed at B aton ouge after a brief bombardment of the city and the Twenty- fifth (five co m i‘ m o n pan cs), went into ca p first the United States Arsenal m ground in the city and later near the ce etery , back of the

m ! city , W here after so e delay the left wing j oined the col

’ ‘ o n e l s comm and and the regiment was once more united m m and in fighting tri . The regi ent was first brigaded under General Albert E . Payne of Wisconsin , a noble and

ffi . brave o cer, afterwards with the Thirteenth Connecticut The Twenty - sixth Maine and One - Hundred and Fifty

N e w u . . ninth York , nder Colonel H W B irge , of the Thir te e n th m f Connecticut , as B rigade Co mander , an o ficer of rare ability and bravery and a disciplinarian o f the bes t

m mm -fifth sta p . Under his co and the Twenty served dur m m m ing its entire ter of service . He led the in any battles m and arches and while he was strictness personified , he was m m so agnani ous , brave , reasonable and such a thorough

m e n h im him soldier , that the worshiped and would follow f N o w into the face o any fire . that h e is gone they revere m m his e ory . The first work o f the regiment was o n the advance on

10 18 6 3 co m Port Hudson , March , , when Colonel B issell , in m o f m o f and his own regiment , two detach ents cavalry and m a regular ar y battery , occupied Bayou Montesano , con structed earthworks and built a bridge across B ayou Sara . This bridge was designed by Se rgeant William Webster of

m o f Co pany I , after a West Point engineer had despaired m the j ob . The regi ent was seven miles in advance of the rest o f the army and in a very exposed and dangerous posi tion . This position they held u nder a frequently severe fire till the remainder o f the arm y cam e up when they j oined

o n the column and went to Port Hudson . They were in the front o f the land forces when Farragu t sailed by the m o f forts in the Flagship Hartford . Fro the banks the river the Twenty- fifth witnessed this grand bombardment and the burning o f the frigate Mississippi in the night . m When the obj ect o f the expedition had been aeco ’ plish e d (to u s e the words of General Banks order), the R regim ent returned to Baton ouge , passing a wet and m dreary night in Ca p Misery , a night which will never be h e o f forgotten , nor will any one ever forget t noble act m u . ! arter aster John S Ives , who rode his tired horse sev eral miles to Baton R ou ge and brought o u t to the m e n ff m m co ee , which they anaged to prepare over s all fires and ’ n m m which o doubt saved any a an s life . After a short R m m o n stay at B aton ouge , th e ar y ade another advance th e o f 2 8 th 18 6 3 west bank the Mississippi , starting March , , m u m arching with freq ent skir ishes , sailing up the Atcha

u m falaya bayo and landing at Irish Bend , where the regi ent 18 6 3 14 . engaged in its first real battle , April th , The severity o f this battle m a y be judged o f as we read in the ’ “ u - t: o u m Adj tant general s repor Our loss , as y will see fro the accompanying ret u rns o f the cas u alties has been very

- u severe , being in all , ninety six killed and wo nded out of 350 m ” with which the regi ent went into action . From this point the regim ent m arched up to within six miles of the R e d R iver and of this march the r egim ental “ s u : o u r report speak th s What with loss in battle , details fo r special service and the n u mber who have given o u t o n o u r m m m u very long and severe arches , this regi ent is ch red u ced and has today only 2 99 m e n present o f whom bu t 2 48 Y m . o u u ca are fit for duty will th s see , though this

a i n m u l m p g has been e inently successf , driving the ene y

u s u o f m before thro gh the entire valley the Teche , fro its m u u o th to its source , it has been very trying pon the troops . Fou r engagem ents and 300 miles march in twenty days call ” fo r u ff proportionate s ering which cannot be avoided .

During May and J u ne the regim ent was actively e n u a a m gaged in the siege of Port H dson , nd was l ost con 8 stantly under fire in the trenches and in the various assaults 2 3rd o f on that stronghold , leading the advance on the May when a j unction was form ed with General Auger ’ s column which completed the investment o f the place . During all the siege the regim ent was constantly in the front and finally participated in the glories o f the surrender of the n 8 th i m fortress o the of July , hav ng been in al ost constant,

u u m . ard o s duty , arching and fighting since early in March m re After the s u rrender of Port Hudson , the regi ent m turned to Donaldsonville , where it enca ped till the expira tion of term o f service . Colonel B issell sent to General Banks and off ered himself and his command to rem ain longer in the department if o u r services were needed ! but m h e replied that there would probably be no ore fighting ,

o u r ff u and thanking us for o er , he issued an order ret rning m m us to o u r homes . The regi ent was finally ustered out 18 3 2 6 6 . at Hartford , August , In closing this brief sketch o f th e history of th e gallant

-fi fth R m m a m Twenty egi ent , a few words y be per itted in m m praise o f the good and true en of which it was co posed . m With very few and uni portant exceptions , they were of

o f m e n the best sort , who were ever banded together for the

f u m defense o their country . They s b itted to rigorous dis ci lin e u m m p cheerf lly , they arched pro ptly and they fought f bravely . A review of o ficial records shows that the regi m ent was complimented a great many tim es by General th m w Grover A . B irge for e pro ptness with which it al ays moved and for its bravery as shown time and again in battle and under severe fire . Ever ready and always pushed to the front in time of

- fi fth danger of an attack , the Twenty was an organization f m o which the state need not be asha ed . When it was in the field it was an honor to the army and to the vol u nteer service of our country , and now that fifty years have rolled by the heart o f many a survivor swells with j u st pride as he “ says to his children and grandchildren : I was a m ember o f ” - fi th the Twenty f Connecticu t . 9

In closing this brief sketch o f the Twenty- fifth R egi m u ent , of which Colonel B issell is the a thor , you will see that he was very proud of th e m en under his command and if yo u could have seen h im drilling his regim ent at that m h im m m ti e , as I still see in e ory , you would know that he m a m m e n fairly worshiped the . I sure the would have fol

him fi r m lowed into any e against overwhel ing odds . And n m e r m m r o w n a e o v . he is gone , the that e left cherish his

I N T E R EST I N G R EM I N I SCEN CE S AN D EKPER I M L K LLI E N CE S BY SA U E . E S .

In Opening the subj ect of my experiences as a private

R to in the War of the ebellion , I hardly know how begin as this is the first tim e I have attempted to write at length

u upon this s bj ect . I earnestly hope that all those who mm read this little book will exc u se all gra atical errors . Fifty years have come and gone and as my life has f m m l been spared to see the fiftieth anniversary o y ar y ife , and as I kept a diary during my term of service in the War R m of the ebellion , I thought it no ore than right and j ust to myself and descendants that I leave in book form some of the many experiences I saw and passed through during m m that ti e . It see ed to m e that it was a grand opportunity o n this the fiftieth anniversary to do it , if I ever did . Hop ing that this account of my army life m ay be highly app re ciate d and prized by my children and grandchildren and

m a any others that y be interested , I will endeavor to give m u a co plete acco nt as I saw and recorded events . I was a Vernon Center boy but was working in th e town of Glastonbury , when the war broke out , with u r m m H bbard and B oadhead at tea ing an d far work . At this time the gloom was deep bu t the people were not discou r aged . At the req u est of the governors of eighteen loyal

, u 2md 18 6 2 states President Lincoln , on J ly , , called out three ’ m e n hundred thousand for three years service , and on u u 4 A g st , ordered a call for three hundred thousand m e n m for nine onths . At this time it was hard to tell what 10

’ m m m one s duty was , but I had ade up y ind to go and of course I have never been sorry , as I look back and say with j u st pride that I was o n e who went o u t to help save o u r R epublic from dissol u tion and preserve civilization itself o n

m u this Western Hem isphere fro destr ction . I fear I have been wandering from my subj ect already bu t I could not help giving expression to the thou ghts that m e . were burning within Yes , I was a Vernon Center boy , ld my father m oving there when I was sixteen years o . I m 2 nd 18 6 2 o m —fi fth enlisted Septe ber , , in C pany G , Twenty R m m m et egi ent , C . V . Our co pany in Hartford , near the o ld m State House (what is now City Hall), on th e orning o f m 8 th IW e m m Septe ber . arched down to ca p before noon o n bu t i that day , nstead of finding tents to sleep in we

u m n fo nd a string of barracks long enough for a thou sand e . m m m I want to tell you how they looked as I re e ber the . They resembled the cattle sheds that we see nowadays at o u r u in fairs , except that they were b ilt with three tiers , f m m n o . fo r e stead one The bunks were ade two , one

u above the other , about four feet wide . Of co rse we had to have a little straw to lay over the “ soft side ” of the “ u boards . This b ilding I believe we nam ed T h e Palace ” u m w n Hotel because of its great bea ty and co fort . I o der if yo u can imagine how tempting those bunks looked after leav ing the good beds that we had been accustom ed

to . I think there were som e pretty hom esick boys that first

u m m night in our new q arters , if I re e ber correctly . But ’ ! m t the food Well , I don t think I had better say uch abou m that , for I had been a far er boy and I think I had the ad m vantage over so e of the boys , as I knew what it was to rou gh it and go without my dinner in the winter tim e when the days were short and I would be o u t in the woods all o r m day chopping , drawing logs with an ox tea .

o u r o ld m o n N m 18 186 2 We left ca p ground ove ber , , “ ” with flying colors , to the tune of Dixie and The

B u t Star Spangled B anner , and other patriotic airs .

no t u u m all this did occ r witho t any tearful eyes , for th e 11

streets were crowded with friends and loved ones that were o u t f o f to be left behind . We pulled of the dock at the oot State street o n the steamer City o f Hartford about four ’ m o clock in the afternoon . We arrived at Willia s I m b u rg , L . . , early the next orning , and the good people of that city treated u s with all the sandwiches and e m m c off ee that we wanted . W arched about ten iles , with a portable bureau or what you might call a knapsack o n ’

o u r backs , before one o clock that day , to the Centerville

W e o u r m race course . l pitched tents and ade things as com fortable as we could fo r the night as you m u st know it N o v e mbe was q u ite cold weather , it being the last of There is no place that reveals the real character of a m an so quickly and so clearly as a shelter tent in an army on him o r the field . All there is in , be it noble base , strong or

weak , is brought to the front by the peculiar experiences f m u o the soldier . The life of a soldier in ca p is tedio s and

m m fo r weariso e , but when a regi ent starts the field under

m fo r u a govern ent not prepared war (o rs was not), the real

o u r m trials of the soldier begin . When regi ent arrived at m m o f m the ca p at Centerville , after a arch ten iles , we

u m u s — fo nd that no provision had been ade for , and it now

f N m m u being the last o ove ber . In the s all ho rs of the morning Colonel Bissell drilled the regim ent o n a

u u m m o n m u do ble q ick ove ent the race course to war us p . m t m n N m 2 9 The regi ent was ordered o e bark o ove ber . The Twenty - fi fth regim ent was to have started o n Sat u rday when 10 ! j u st as we were drawn up in line prepara ’ u tory to a start , General Banks orderly gallops p , bringing fo r m m an order Co panies C , D , F , and G to re ain behind

- and go with the Twenty sixth Connectic u t . Here was a

pretty fix , for tents , baggage , and everything had already

gone . To add to o u r trou bles up cam e o n e o f the hardest

m u u rainstor s , s ch as only Long I sland can prod ce . As m there was no other place , we were co pelled to quarter in

o ld t u the barn which was later turned in o a g ard house , o n N t where we slept bare boards . o a wisp of straw had o n so u no t we to lie , for it was rainy we co ld gather any . 12

m On the evening of the fourth of Dece ber , we received ’ 8 ck marching orders , and at about o clo , we were very glad m to get away fro this forsaken place , which we did in a 12 ’ hurry . We arrived in B rooklyn about o clock that night and I assure yo u it was no easy matter to find a place to

m m . stay till orning . It was a long cold Dec e ber night m The m e n got places wherever they could find the . I

and several other comrades stayed with a Doctor Green . We were up early in the morning and the doctor wanted h im us all to stay and have breakfast with , an invitation m which we accepted with thanks . I wrote a letter to y m other while there . On the morning of the fifth of December we embarked o n the steam er Empire City with the Twenty - sixth Con n e cticu t R egim ent ! T h e m e n of the Twenty - sixth were in the hold of th e vessel while the Twenty - fifth m e n took a deck passage which we didn ’ t appreciate especially at this m 6 h t . season of the year , Dece ber We left the Atlantic ’ m ’ Dock , B rooklyn , at six o clock that orning . We hadn t been out long before the water became quite rough and the steamer plunged and rolled dreadfu lly which made the

- soldiers very sea sick . December 7th was dark and boisterous and the good m old ship creaked and swayed on the ighty deep . By the ’ - way , I hadn t been sea sick since we left the Atlantic dock ,

u but I could not help la ghing , the first day we were out , to see the guards o f the vessel from stem to stern lined up

- with anxious sea ga z ers , their knees knocking together , their countenances ashen and a very intimate connection m m evidently existing between the sto ach and the outh . E ven my risibile s were aroused though myself not entire l N y insensible to the attractions of eptune . D m th ece ber 8 . It was Sunday and when daylight came it brought with it a calm er sea and a m ore j olly set o f soldiers , although the water was several inches deep on

. u deck That day was spent , as all others , witho t any religious exercises so we had nothing to do but watch the

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- more . As we are so dove tailed in , when we try to lie down at night , we get very little sleep . n 14 . we December th , Su day l were now in the Gulf of Mexico and there had not been a living th ing in sight all

o n . day . We had a sermon preached deck The text was , “ o f Thou shall not take the name the Lord , thy God , in ” vain . m 15 Dece ber th . We arrived at Ship Island at noon and

u m Go d m found abo t the ost forsaken , iserable hole , man k n . ever got i to . The sand was an le deep everywhere And

o f N such a lot egroes ! shiftless , lazy dogs , black as the “ ” ni s ace of spades and twice as natural . B ut the little g m e e kill outright , they looking so much lik a lot of mon f m o . keys , I know nothing so co ical I could sit half the m m m orning watching the and hearing the j abber . m h m Dece ber 16 t . We arrived at the outh of the Mis

SisS 1 i R m o pp iver . A pilot ca e aboard and t ok us over the m bar in the river in co pliance with th e rules of navigation . We had a very pleasant day ’ s sail coming up the old Missis m sippi . We saw any half clad slaves on the banks who seemed much pleased to think that Massa Lincoln ’ s sol

m N e w diers were coming to set the free . We arrived in

17th m r . u Orleans , La , on the of Dece ber and got o fill of oranges and victuals before the peddlers were stopped from supplying us . I want to tell you here what a beautiful sight a sunrise u m and s nset is at sea . There is so ething very fascinating about it

W e e v N e w arriv d at Carrollton , j ust abo e Orleans , and m f m went ashore at Ca p Parapet , on the morning o Dece 1 ber 8 . We p itched our tents in the afterno on and were very glad to be o n land once more and have room to lie down at night . This completes my narrative of our sea voyage which

I certainly have never forgotten , after having such an ex p e rie nce as I had on a vessel crowded to its utmost capacity and a deck passage at that . 15

m 19th W e Dece ber . have cleaned up , washed our o u r s clothing and are drying it upon back , thereby saving o n the trouble o f hanging it the bushes to dry .

m h no w Dece ber 2 ot . We received our rifles and I sup pose we shall have to put o n o u r acco u rtre me nts and get m f right down to drilling in the anual o arms .

m l o n the Dece ber 2 st. I was guard for first time at m Pa rra t o ut p e . c Ca p I am beginning to_ find that amp life ff m m in Hartford , Connecticut , was quite di erent fro ca p life f m o instruction at Ca p Parapet , La . From this date I shall omit many of the dates and u n m m o ne i portant events of ca p life , as day we drill the next m have inspection , so every day brings us any troubles . m ’ Christ as Day . We don t expect a very elaborate din

N o f r ner . doubt we shall be thinking o the good things o u m friends and loved ones are having at ho e . Such was a ’ soldier s life fifty years ago . m 30 h m Dece ber t . Wrote a letter to other and put m m m m o ak so e s all agnolia leaves , a agnolia bud , a live , a cypress and several other varieties into it which I h ave in s m my possession to this day . I had an exquisitely fine y pathy with vegetable life in all its forms and especially with trees . I wrote at that time : The country charms me with its m agnificent lemon and orange groves . The trees are per f tl o f e c y bowed down with their weight fruit . Upon my a m word , I in love with the Sunny South . I think when m ffi this cruel war is over and I can find y a nity , I shall settle down in this beautiful country for life . But I am no t m thinking uch about that j ust now , for the girls are n m o t uch in love with the Union soldiers . The ladies here wear secesh cockades in their bonnets and it is really amus ing to see the curl o f the lip and the contempt o f co u nte nanc e with which they sweep by us . Of course it is no wonder , when we take into consideration the way they have l fo r a ways lived , and thought that they were fighting a j ust ’ ca u s e f 16

The obj ect o f our expedition was to cooperate with o f General Grant in the reduction Vicksburg , but General B anks did not know until he arrived at N e w Orleans that Port Hudson was fortified an d manned by almost as large a force as he could bring against

o r m o f N e w it , that fifty iles west Orleans was a force of fi ve or six thousand m e n ready to move o n the city and cut his lines o f communication the mom ent he moved up the river . I n addition to this he was furnished with transpor ta tio n for only o ne division o f his army and instructions from General Grant . There was only one thing that could be done and that was to destroy the Confederate Army west o f N e w Or the Mississippi ! before he could , with safety , leave f leans in the rear , and advance on Port Hudson . There ore , m l s m concentrating his ar y at Dona d onville , we arched ’ across the cou ntry to Bu rwick s Bay and followed up the o n R e d R Bayou Teche to Alexandra , the iver , to the M issis 'e u m sippi . W advanced pon Port Hudson fro the north .

15th 186 3 m N e O n th e of January , , our regi ents at w

u 1 e Orleans were sent p the river . w went on board a little ’ m u stea er , called the La rel Hill at about eight o clock in the ’ R o ne o n evening . We arrived in Baton ouge about o clock the sixteenth o f Jan u ary and had o u r tents pitched before night . We were brigaded with the Thirteenth Connecticut , the Twenty - sixth Maine and the One Hundred and Fifty N w e . ninth York , under Colonel H W . B irge as brigade mm m m i co ander . These regi ents for ed the Th rd B rigade o f o f N r the Fourth Division the ineteenth Army Co p s , Gen m eral Grover division co mander . 25th January . We were now in the presence of the enemy and the position assigned to the Twenty -fifth was o n the extreme left in advance and we were getting o u r o f first taste active service .

2 6 h Ou r m January t . ca p was about half a mile from o n the town , j ust the edge of a dense forest and cypress m swa p . Last night I went o u t o n picket duty for the first m R ti e in Baton ouge . General Payne warned us that we 17

m th ffi m u st look o u t fo r the ene y . In the afternoon e o cer of the day cam e running his horse o u t where we were o n picket and ordered us to stand by our arm s for there was danger o f an attack . Toward night we had a man badly wou nded and he was sent to the hospital . During the

- night there was a great deal of firing upon the out posts . We certainly thought there was going to be an attack and m half the ca p was up all night . m m m i h . Janu ary 2 7t . I ca e in fro picket in the orn ng

- We were relieved by the Twenty sixth Maine . W e fired

ff m u o our rifles at a target and started for ca p. We tho ght “ ” m m a sLo u isiana so eti es th t was a very quare country , as m an o t the Irish said when he g lost in the woods , and ran u it m an p against an owl in a tree , and thought was a calling him m to . The woods were plentifully stocked with ga e and we could hear most every sou nd from the hooting o f

o f o f - the owls , growling wild hogs , to the snarl the wild cat

f u m and cry o the oposs . It was also a strange sight to see th e m m t li bs festooned fro tree o tree . Some of them were a m r gig ntic . The trees were covered with oss o vines that

m m a m encircled the . Strange as it y see , we gathered this ’ m fo r f oss bedding . I wonder it didn t kill the whole lot o u s u m e , but I think the co ntry agreed with , for I could sleep right o n the ground under the magnolia trees with nothing

f r m f r o o o u . but a log a pillow , while so e sentry kept watch

Ja nua r 2 8 1913 . i h ! y , I t s wit grea t s orrow tha t I sit d own to r e su me this narra tive o m arm i n m l i f y y lfe, f o r si ce y as t wr ting I have

los t a dea r s o n b dea th. H e die d o n th m rnin o Janua r 7 h y e o g f y t , a ter a lo n a nd ain u l illn o s v n en e d f g p f ess f e e te we ks, a n was laid to res t in Grove H ill cem eter o n h a tern n Janua r 9 h ra y t e f o o of y t . S t ng e tha t this a ffliction sh ou ld co me on the fif tie th anniversary of my har d ’ s hi s in th e Civil Wa r bu tI th u ht th u d h p , o g a tI co l n tpro ceed un til I a d ma d e me ntio n of this sad tria l!

no w m u m m I F r And I ust res e y story as best can . o so me weeks we had been very busy doing picket and guard

u o f fi re- s duty , and acq iring the use arm . Everything

m wa s see ed peaceful and quiet , but it fearfully cold . It

i i - i was very singular weather . Fo llow ng every ra n storm t 18 cleared intensely co ld for several days then it became very h o t again ! next we had another storm to subdue the intense ’ heat . I don t think these sudden changes agreed with the m n Ou r men for we had a large nu ber o the sick list . m m ranks were very uch reduced by sickness . So e of the companies dwindled down to about half their original n u m ber . The result was we had to work very hard ! every day m we had to have a large nu ber for picket and guard duty . m m It was a co ical sight to see the e n going o u t on picket .

First we had our overcoats and fixings , then our cartridge

box and belt , then in a sling a good sized blanket and a ’ u r bber blanket , then the haversack with a day s rations and f m lastly the cof ee cup and canteen . The boys got up so e

m m o f fine dishes , although we hardly knew how to na e so e m m o f m the , but they were fine . I anaged to get hold so e m i i fish and ade a del cious fry . Soaked it over night w th some hard tack and the next morning threw the pieces into a frying pan (that o u r company had confiscated)along with a little salt pork ! to this I added a little concentrated m ilk that I happened to have ! next toasted som e bread and poured the whole over it ! why it was a dish fit for anybody . We were glad to be able to get som e soft bread ! at first we ’ f couldn t get anything but hard tack and very little o that . ’ m ne Fresh eat we hadn t tasted since we landed till o day ,

o n e o u r u when out on picket , of boys ca ght a pig and we

Y u m forthwith skinned and roasted it . o can i agine that that pig tasted pretty good after going witho u t meat for m . o u t over a onth The next day when we were on picket , a contraband brought us some fresh eggs and sweet pota mm W h toes , but such instances were not very co on . y I ’ became a nine - days wonder o n ret u rning to camp and re m m m o u t lating y experience . We anaged to get so e fun o f m m u m ca p life , and y health , was good (abo t this ti e I was flourishing like the o wl of the desert and the pelican o f m the wilderness . ) One thing we issed was books . The only books we had were our Testam ents which I enj oyed m m m reading very uch , for I eant to read so e of it every 19

day . The Testament I had was presented to me , about the

m o f ti e we left Hartford for the seat war , by a Vernon lady, m and I have it in y possession yet . I prize it still as a

great treasure . ’ 2 2d a February , Sunday , W shington s Birthday . Had inspection in the forenoon and in afternoon we had a

m u r i t m o . Ov a e ser on preached to us by chaplain , Mr , who m m t m m m so e igh re e ber when he preached in So ers , Con n ticu t e c .

2 3rd n February . I was detailed to go o guard duty m 4 T h this orning for 2 hours . e day was celebrated as ’ m Washington s Birthday and the boys had a ball ga e . At u v t s nset we had a dress parade and brigade re iew . Mos o f o f m the boys were getting pretty short oney , and if we sent any letters hom e we had to have them franked as sol ’ m ’ diers letters . This eans that soldiers letters can be m sent without a sta p . 2 4th o ff m February . Came guard this orning ! had the forenoon to myself ! in the afternoon we had a brigade drill under General Birge in the u npleasant duty of reversed

m u ar s and rest , a d ty which we were called upon to per m for quite often those days . 2 5th e February . I went to the hospital with S rgeant

am o u r m S Harding of co pany . It was a sickening sight to go over the hospital and see the thin and wasted suff er m o f m o n ers , any the stretched the floor with only a m u u blanket and scarce a co fort , let alone a l x ry of any kind ! m any o f them stricken down in their strength by m ff swa p fever ! and one by one they dropped o . They had n o m ! t even seen the ene y . Poor fellows h February 2 6 t . It was a very rainy day and we stayed

r r m in o u tents and cleaned o u uskets . Mortar and gun o f boats are daily arriving at this port . We have six the m o r d for er and four five of the latter . The Confe erate gu nboats are continually making reconnoissance up the river and occasionally give Port Hudson a taste o f their m m ‘ shells . B ut ost of the give her a wide berth and I 20

think they had better . By the way I want to tell you how m hard it was for us poor boys to get reading atter . When the N ew Yo rk papers arrived they commanded 2 5 and 30

Y o u cents apiece . can see that we fellows had to go o f without , for we had not received a cent pay since arriv ’ i m o ff ng here . You can t i agine what it is to be cut from all communication from the outer world for a week o r ten days at a time as we were and during that interval hear nothing but discouraging ru m ors and false reports circu lat R ed by the ebels .

h m o ff i 2 7t . February Ca e guard n a soaking rain , in m a very cross state of ind , but being neither sugar nor salt ’ didn t melt away ! but I felt that I cou ld stand it awhile longer if o u r hard - tack and salt horse held out as well as

f r o it had and I felt it would , o I noticed that it st od by pretty well . Having a prisoner consigned to m y tender mercy to be fed o n the bread of affliction and waters of repentance n u

u m u til f rther orders , this sa e prisoner did at dead ho r of night break from the g u ard - house and abscond to his q u ar

u m - ters , did there fare s ptuously on hard tack and salt m horse . This co ing to the ears of the colonel h e did get angry with the officer o f the guard and sending this sam e

f o f - u ff o ficer of the guard a pair hand c s , did order to arrest this delinq u ent and confine h im in close q u arters and in this performance a spirited encounter did thereupon take p lace in which the off ender did get upset in o n e corner and the officer very nearly in the other ! this criminal being finally sec u red did create such a row he was forced to be u gagged and bo nd hand and fo ot . Th at th e weather hath proved very unpleasant for some tim e raining hard most of th e tim e when you r h u mble servant did h o pe to go rou nd and view the pretty maidens of Baton R ou ge and now that o u r three commissioned f o ficers no t knowing better than to all fall sick at once and s m go to the ho pital , it bringeth us any cares when we had to have Lieuten ant Goo dell o f Co mpany F detailed to take

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o n e o f in half past , the roar one hundred and fifty guns was

. u cessant To add terror to the awf l scene , the U . S . o n Frigate Mississippi , which had grounded , was set fire m u e m to save her fro capt re . She was soon wrapp d in fla es m and lighted up the sky for iles around . This good old gu nboat which had been in so many battles went up with a terrific explosion . This desperate enterprise consisted of

u fo r ships , and three gunboats , the latter being lashed to the o f B u t port side the ships . only the Hartford , which flew m ’ l the Ad iral s dauntless blue , and her consort , the ittle o Albatr ss , succeeded in running past the batteries . The other ships were disabled by the enemy ’ s fire and dropped r i down st eam . The Miss ssippi , which had no consort , grounded and to save the lives o f her m e n was abandoned and fired . 1 h e ’ March 5t . w started at two o clock on our return m R o n arch for Baton ouge . When we had been our way

m u m u a short ti e , a hard th nder shower ca e p , and it rained hard until we halted for cam p about eight miles from Baton

R m u m it ouge . It was a wet , ddy place , and we na ed m Ca p Misery . It was very dark and it continued to rain m u t Ou r at ti es d ring all that long dreary nigh . quarter m u s f aster , John Ives , furnished with cof ee which he

u m R m bro ght fro Baton ouge . I think that we ust have

had it about every hour during the night . I cannot refrain from speaking right here of our first

o u t surgeon , Dr . Alden Skinner , who went with the Twen

- t fif h R im . y t eg ent . For it was at Camp Misery that Dr

Alden Skinner , father of Town Clerk Francis B . Skinner , contracted a cold that developed into pneum onia and re m s u lte d . . in his death a short ti e later Dr Skinner , after m R o f m m wh o the ockville Sons Veterans na ed their ca p , R was a highly respected ockville phy sician , who went with

u s R 18 6 2 m down into that ebel stronghold in , as any in

m m m an o f m town will re e ber . He was a any noble quali h im fo r him ties . I knew personally , I had lived with o R l n e winter when I attended school in ockvil e . I felt it L DR . A DEN B . S KINNE R

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i a great personal loss , as well as a loss to the reg ment to m when he died . I desire express yself at some length relative to this good m an who gave his life fo r our c o un ’ 0 h 18 6 3 3 t . try s cause fifty years ago about March , He was very kind to m e when we were encamped at B aton R m ouge and especially when that thunder shower ca e up , as we were marching back from o u r first advance o n Port 186 3 o n u 15 . Hudson . This experience was S nday , March ,

o n no w Dr . Skinner was horseback and I can see him in m m e ory , as he was in that drenching rain , wet to th e skin , m as all were . That was the last ti e I ever saw Dr . Skin

fo r ner , he died a few days after in the hospital at Baton

R u u m o ge . He was bro ght ho e and was laid to rest in our m beautiful Grove Hill Ce etery . h ff m l6 t o . March . It cleared very pleasant this orning

- ff Had breakfast o f hard tack and co ee . We had orders to m ’ m arch , about three o clock in the afternoon . We arched abou t ten m iles and went into camp o n the bank of the

i R v m m Mississipp i er . We anaged to get so e fence rails ,

u o ff b ild a fire and dry , I was so drenched it took m e u m u nearly all day to get thoro ghly dry . I felt ch

u u happier pon this old cotton plantation , for it was abo t as

u pleasant a place as I had seen in Lo isiana . We were sit u a te d o n f R a high bluf overlooking the M ississippi iver ,

o u u which spread t before s like a broad lake . The banks

- k o a u s . were lined with live , and back of were dense forests Hardly had we arrived when I was detailed to go on guard ’ u u n d ty . Pretty ro gh o a fellow who hadn t slept any for

u - u bu t m m abo t forty eight ho rs , ost of us were in the sa e

m n u predica ent . We were a pretty sleepy set to go o g ard o ff but we had to stand it , two hours on and four , until m o u r orning , when cavalry were driven back upon us ’ without loss . At three o clock , I was relieved and lying ’ down o n the grou nd I slept like a stone till eight o clock

m m e when the new guard ca e on . Here let say , that the thunder storm we had o n a Sunday afternoon was very m m likely the eans of saving any lives , as the Confederates , 24

u in when they fo nd that we were retreating , turned out fantr y, cavalry and artillery and pressed hard upon us but o m the rain Pr videntially deterred the . The Thirteenth and Twenty -fi fth Connecticut R egim ents covered the re m treating colu n .

17 u s m March th found still in Ca p Alden , for so we

m r m had na ed o u new ca p ground . In the afternoon a half

dozen o f us went out o n a foraging expedition . We h o . spotted a cow , which a bullet s on laid low W en we got

her dressed , we started for a sugar plantation , a short dis

u o tance away . We fo nd it entirely deserted but l ts of

u m s gar and olasses , as this had not been confiscated by the United States governm ent We helped ourselves and managed to get a small quantity of the sweetening ingr ed h m m ic t up to ca p , where we received a war reception . We u r ff m u were all o t of sugar fo o u r co ee and also eat for so p . u l e That was abo t all the o d cow was fit for . W held dress

u m u m u parade at s nset in arching cost e . I was q ite ragged

m o ff m by this ti e , having torn the legs nearly y

u m u m tro sers , and y blo se had been badly torn while skir ish

ing through the woods and cane brakes . 1 th m m March 8 . Spent ost of the forenoon ending the m holes in y breeches . In the afternoon visited the Twelfth m Connecticut regi ent for the first time in Lou isiana . Saw m m so e o f the Hartford boys and had a good ti e generally .

- o u t After dress parade went on a foraging expedition , with

several others , after fence rails , as we had to have a fire to m m ff a m keep war , also to ake co ee and soup . I sure the “ ” R ebs had good reason to bring railing acc u sations against ’ fo r a m us , I quite certain there wasn t a rail left within m f R several iles o B aton ouge .

March 19th . There was an order for inspection of m m i ar s this orning . While wa ting I , with several others , r o u t was detailed to go ou t foraging afte corn . Went a

short distance and got all that we could bring into camp . We received marching orders at nine o ’ clock in the even

ing . 2 5

2oth u o n March . We were p early and our way at ’ m h m u . o t fo r o clock this orning After a weary , arch we reached our o ld camp - gro u nd at Baton R ouge at seven ’ ’ m r o clock . As we arched past Gene al B anks headquarters

m o u t u ff he ca e and sal ted , while the bands of the di erent m m m regi ents played and we arched past at shoulder ar s . That night we lay on the grou nd again for it was too late m e n and the were too tired to pitch the tents . 2 ls m o u r t. March In the orning we pitched tents , cleaned up and put o u r o ld Camp Grover in order once m ore .

2 2 n d u March , S nday . We were ordered to be ready for inspection bu t there was none on account of som e o f to the rifles being loaded . Toward night we were ordered m be ready for arching , and have such things as we could

u get along witho t , packed in boxes . It was raining as we N u were getting ready for another start . Horace ewb ry of our company died last night and we laid him to rest this m r u m orning unde a beautif l agnolia tree . 24th March . In the forenoon we worked on our guns

- and in the afternoon we had inspection and dress parade . 2 5th March . I was detailed to go on picket duty this m t m f . orning . Lieutenant Gor an was o ficer of the picke The night was cool and clear and ev erything was quiet all along the lines . 2 6 th m March . A beautiful orning with the birds sing m ’ o t m . ing errily . I g into ca p about eleven o clock We had orders about nine o ’ clock in the evening to be ready for m arching . It was very rainy weather and there was very m little done in ca p . 2 h m March 7t . We had orders to arch and all o u r was packing and Confu sion . I was ordered to help put tents and baggage aboard th e boat , the St . Mary . We had ’ all o u r things aboard this little craft about five o clock in the afternoon . At last , after being over a week packing up , m o n . waiting for orders , we were the ove We left B aton ’ Rouge at five o clock and reached this place at nine , (as 2 6

i - m th luck would have t) in a rain stor . Lay on e ground

. u nder the trees all night . h m W e . March 2 8 t . j ust received arching orders again m Where we were going to nobody see ed to know . I sup

u posed our destination was B rashear City and B rwick Bay , b R m u t . beyond that nothing was known u or said , Texas R e d R e o u r and iver . zW took tents and all baggage and R did not expect again to see Baton ouge . m 2 9th Sunday orning , March . Arrived in Donaldson ’ u ville abo t nine o clock last evening . Slept on the ground

- ff m o . all night . In the orning had s me hard tack and co ee m m We received a ail . I got several letters , one was fro m m other . I went to a Catholic eeting . Donaldsonville is

o ld - an exceedingly pretty place , very fashioned , shingled m o . roofed t wn A bayou extends through the center , so e three h u ndred yards wide ! it ru ns to th e gulf and is so deep that a frigate lies in it about a m ile from where it sets in

m - . fro the Mississippi The catalpa and China bell trees .

u l m l a fi n were in f l blosso and the pecans were e g out . There was a Catholic ch u rch here that looked like a barn outside bu t m quite pretty inside , as I saw for yself , and thither the

m fl o ck people who were ostly French and Spanish , were f . o ing We here enj oyed the luxury seeing ladies , in clean white petticoats , walking the streets . And really we had

u m h m to la gh , for actually those petticoats were the ost o e m m “ ” ’ like things we had seen for so e onths . Billy Wilson s

Z u o u r o aves , who were in division , were placed under ar m m m rest and had their ar s taken fro the . They got very m n m drunk co ing down o the boat and u tinied . ’ 3 h Y u m i March ot . o can t i ag ne how beautiful the o m fl wers were looking . Cherokee roses , j essa ines , j on u ils f m o . q , and a great variety flowers were in blosso We lived o u t under the trees with the rain pattering upon us . W e m m o were greatly bothered with ver in , which it is al st m o ff m i n r i possible to pick . Ca paigning ev de tly ag eed

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m and were planted around a great any of the graves . m o m There were so e old t bstones at that place . On one was the following inscription f o m A flicti n sore , long ti e I bore !

Physicians were in vain ,

u m Till God did please , that death sho ld co e , ” m o f m And ease e y pain .

Again we were all packed up and o n the move at abou t

8 . A . M The road , in fact all the way to Thibodeaux ,

Le fo u rch e lay along the Bayou , a clear and cool stream , o n which o u r steamers were passing bearing the sick

u and baggage . As we wo nd along under the catalpa and

- o u t China ball trees , the people were on the piazzas watch ing u s ! this seemed to be their occupation almost every a — m where . Such slovenly set you never saw , the wo en

with frizzled hair and slipshod shoes . They were evident l o y very p or . B ut , oh , the fine clover fi elds we passed . The heart of a cow would have leaped with j oy at the sight ! and

u . m it was j st so all the way to Thibodeaux . It ust have been

m u s a splendid far ing co ntry . Sugar cane and cotton field m m were also looking fine . After arching about twelve iles

m o u t we enca ped at Paincourtville , pretty well tired . There were plenty of chickens , pigs , and sheep running loose of

which we were not slow to avail ourselves . About the last thing I saw when I had lain down for the night was a porker squealing for all he was worth and charging blindly among the camp - fi r e s over bunks and slumbering sold iers pursued by a band o f shouting m e n discharging all kinds

o f mis sle s h im deadly at . m h o ff . 7t 7 . April . We were at A M Still a ong

o u r m m cl o ver fields . On arch we passed so e beautiful

i n e m plantat ons ! o e was especially so . It was perfectly

m - bowered in trees , had a s ooth cut lawn . There was a fountain and some swans swimming in the pond in front o f

u k the ho se . On the veranda there were two ladies wor ing m and so e little children were playing . It was the prettiest o sight I had seen in Louisiana . It fairly stilled the b ys , m seeing those children , and I heard ore than one tough “ m ” fellow sing o u t Go d bless the . At another little white cottage we saw a lady whose husband had fallen in the m o ut o f ar y . She sent her slaves where we were with pails no t cool water . It was a simple act but we could help blessing her for it . m u r And then we resu ed o dusty way . The heat and d u st were very intense ! no t a breath o f air was stirring .

m u m to m We arched fo rteen iles Labadieville , and ca ped

o n u for the night a s gar plantation , where we j ust had ’ m o r E s u gar and olasses to u hearts content . arly th e next morning we started in a flood of moonlight that silvered

r - m the g ass with dew drops . There is so ething very fas cinatin m - o u t m -fi re s g in ca ping ! the ca p far and wide , the h u m u v m o and b stle e erywhere . It akes one f rget his u tro bles . 9 h m m t . April We had arching orders this orning . W e m i m th e arched as far as Brashear C ty , and ca ped for ’ n . m f m n ight It was the hardest day s arch o all . The e t m u s agg ered over the road fro fatig e and sore feet . We felt better when we passed from the road into the clover to 6 m field lie down . At P . M . ca e the order to fall in and m we were ordered on board the little stea er, St . Mary . We - m stayed there all night , expecting to start every inute . h 11t . m o April Although it was a s all b at , the Fifty

u - u - second Massach setts , the Twenty fo rth and Twenty fi fth t Connecticut , and a bat ery with horses , were j ust packed o n m board . Just i agine h o w we m ust have be en crowded tog ether .

’ 12 . W e e m o u t o f th 9 l April th . st a ed e bay at o c ock ,

n u the Clifton flagship ahead , the the Calho n , Arizona ,

. o Laurel Hill , and St Mary , als several tugs . We were now u nder co nvoy o f these gunbo ats ! th ey were to pilot us. up throu gh the chain of lakes from Burwick Bay into he i 12 ’ o k. Grand Lake , w re we arr ved about o cl c It, was

me l h ot fo r s o a . o an extre y day m ny to be cr wded to gether , we and slept but little . A ‘ ’ 13th . IN e o o n e l pril went ash re at o c oc k. There 30

m o n o u r was so e firing picket line at night . I was detailed to go back to the lake and help bring u p some rations where o u r forces were stationed . There was a heavy thunder shower and we slept but little all night .

o u r I want to say here that we landed forces , after sending o u t a party to reconnoitre under cover of the Cal m houn , which shelled the woods while we ca e ashore . Our obj ect was to cut o ff the retreat o f the Confederates while Emory ’ s and Sherman ’ s division crossed Burwick m Bay to attack the .

h m - April 14t . On this date ca e the hard fought battle o f o u m Irish B end . We started t at daylight as skir ishers m without any breakfast . When we had gone about a ile , mm brisk firing co enced on both sides . We advanced very a d fast , loading and firing as we went . When we had va n ce d very near the R ebel batteries - and supposed that h m t . everything was going well , we were flanked by e ene y

We were immediately ordered to fall back a short distance . The Thirteenth Connecticut too k o u r places soon in solid

m re colu n , when the tune changed and the Confederates m treated into the woods , whence they ca e . When our m brigade got togeth er and for ed in line of battle , we were R again ordered to the front , where the ebels sent shells into m o u r . ranks fro their gunboat Diana They, burned her ’ about two o clock and retreated . m m April 15th . This orning I thought I ust write a m m little in y diary . I think it was through the ercy of ’ God that my life was spared through the previous day s m m fight . It see ed a iracle that one came out alive . I felt very thankful that I was able to com e out of the B attle of re Irish B end without a scratch , after hearing the horrible l m ff u ts . s . Our regi ent su ered severely For about two l hours we were under a hot fire entire y unsupported . We went into the fight with 380 men and lost 8 3 killed and m wounded and 14 issing . Our third brigade was about the only one engaged and we lost in that short space o f m 3 m m 00 e n . ti e over killed , wounded and issing Colonel m h im Birge had his horse shot fro under . We had two 31

offi cers killed and four wounded . It seems alm o st a mir o f acle , when I think it at this time , that so many escaped u m o n m witho t a ark . We started the march o n the orning ’ . 15 R of April , about nine o clock pursuing the ebels very fi n closely through the day . It was a e rich country that we passed through ! the cane and cotton fields were looking m finely . We went into ca p at night near a sugar mill that u had a q antity of sugar in it , to which we helped our selves . There was considerable firing through the day . A more detailed account o f the Battle of Irish B end is here given by Maj or Thomas M cM anu s of the Twenty

fifth .

T H E BAT T L E OF I R I SH B EN D .

I ntere sting R emini s ce nce s o f T e rrible Co nflict B e twe en S a e s t t .

H o rro rs o f W ar Gr aph ically T o ld by Ge ne ral Th o m as

M cM anu s W h o W a s M o o f th e T we -fifth R e i , aj r nty g m o V u s C t o . e nt , nnecticu l nteer

By request of Maj or Thomas M cMa nu s I will give a brief account o f the country o f lower Louisiana and the h im o f . battle Irish B end , as given by, in an address at St ’ 2 3 18 93 Patrick s Church , Collinsville , April , , and published 14 1913 in the Hartford Post of the date of April , being fifty years to a day after that terrible conflict m m v o f Lower Louisiana is a arshy , swa py le el stretch m N cou ntry with an i perceptible coast line . o one can tell A where the solid ground ends or where the sea begins . p

ro a ch in m u u p g fro the G lf of Mexico , you find yo r ship in m uddy waters , and by and by you see here and there a m u d m speck of itself , e erging above the surface , and barely e m large enough to be noticed , and aft r a while these s all islands grow together and yo u begin to reali z e that there are distinctly defined banks each side of the broad muddy 32

channel through which you are sailing , intersected here and there by other channels extending in every direction . Twenty miles perhaps from the place wh e re yo u first per ce iv e d a o f fi rm indic tions real mud , the land will be enough ’ to su stain a few piles supporting a fi s h e rma n s cabin or ’ h m o n pilot s u t. Ten iles further and you may see signs

u k o f life and c ltivation . The river ban s have risen to a height of two o r three feet above the level of the water . The whole southwestern part of th e state is a network o f

u . bayous or natural canals , us ally narrow and always deep

mm m o f In su er they are ere channels drainage , but in spring they are fu ll to the top and often overflowing thus making a system o f nat u ral waterways that reach within a m ile o r two of every plantation with c u rrents strong enough r to carry the flat boats laden with sugar , cotton and co n to

a , N ew o r o . Orleans , Br shear the p rts on the coast Here and there the yet unfilled depressions in the soil form large m m bu t s r . shallow lakes , that in the dry eason are e e arshes

This was the region wh e re ' it was fated that the Twen

“ ty—fi fth Connectic u t ie gim e nt should make its s pirng cam a i n 186 3 E m o f p g in . arly in Dece ber we had taken possession Baton R o u ge on the Mississippi and had emplo yed o u r

m n ra ctic l th a rt o f . i l e ti e p a y learning war , and we prided

r n u r ou selves o o proficiency in drill and discipline . The

i e a ccu sto me d ' to o u r w nt r had been , to u s who were rigor o u s m ld bu t climate here , very i , we had begun to feel as e nd o f a c a n early , as the M r h , a foret ste of that terrible e er

i a m u mm m e n vat on th t th e co ing s er was to bring , to our

u d to o u r i o f u .W e habit ate brac ng air Connectic t . were somewhat hardened to th e little outdoor inconveniences o f W i ’ m h . e th e i Louisiana d dn t ind mosqu toes , althoug they were ten times as big— a hundred tim e s as hungry and a

u m a W e tho sand ti es as vicious as those we r ise here . ’ i o o - i u we didn t m nd th e w d t cks , and altho gh preferred not

to m in o u r. m have occasin snakes tents , they would co e m sometimes . We had made a ovement o n Port H udso n

- n fi fth . i th e e e early in March and the Twe ty was n l ad , sev n MAJOR THO MAS M ’ MAN U S

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u the sq ares of hardtack in the bread barrels , closer than ’ a m sardin es in a box . So close th t we didn t have roo to W e sweat . had to hold our haversacks that contained ’ cf three days rations sheet iron biscuit and salt pork , on T h m f o u r heads . e decks were covered with a solid ass o

m o ff o u r hu anity . We cast the lines and ship slowly steamed u p the Atchafalaya ! no w and then rubbing the banks so closely that we could grasp the branches o f the m n m o n e ag olia and cypress that for ed green , unbroken fringe on either side . General E mory ’ s division of Banks ’ army had already m th e oved up the west bank of Bayou Teche , fighting its

e W e way against the fr sh active troops of Dick Taylor. ’ u were in General C vier Grover s division , and were expect ed to sail up Grand Lake and disembark at Hutchin s Land in m g , where the Teche , by a sharp bend , co es within two m iles o f the lake ! and on this narrow strip was the only road (as we supposed)over which an army and especially

u u artillery and baggage wagons co ld pass . During Sat r

u day night , S nday , and Sunday night we were ’ mm u ff m cra ed , stifled and s ocated on the stea er s

u deck , as she slowly felt her way p thro u gh the m uddy and shallow water of Grand Lake . To have run agrou nd would have been disastrous fail u re to the m whole expedition . Towing astern were large flat botto ed

m e n scows , loaded with artillery and artillery . These were indispensable when o n Monday m orning we found that it was impossible for o u r ship to approach within half

m o f m e n m a ile the shore , and the were ferried fro the

m s m o stea er to the bank , where a lively little kir ish was g

m u 1 ing o n between so e Confederate sco ts and C0 . Dick Hol ’

m , co b s First Louisiana . General Grover was ahead of us , m i m s oking as usual , and in his exc te ent he had lighted a second cigar and was vigorously p u ffing and pulling at both

f m u corners o his o th . He grasped Colonel B issell by the m m N . o hands in welco e , as the colonel leaped fro the boat ! n to delay now, forward A few hu dred yards brought us the 35

m woods . Our skir ishers wen t through and we soon had

o orders to follow . We halted at the open clearing n the

to m other side and awaited hear fro General Grover , who Off had gone ahead to reconnoitre . to the southwest we ’ co u ld hear the artillery firing that told us that E mory s ’ forces were having a fi erce fight with Taylor s , only a few m m iles away . Another half ile advance , another halt and s again forward . Just as the u n was going d o wn we crossed the Teche over a drawbridge and filed into the main road and skirted the fertile plantation o f Madame m Porter . This stately , handso e lady , surrounded by scores f of fat , happy looking and well clad slaves , stood in front o

m N o her elegant ho e and sadly watched us as we passed . m far in Connecticut , however carefully supervised , could

o f m m show better evidences wise anage ent than this . The

houses , fences , granaries , fields , slave quarters and every

— thing , were in perfect order all were clean , whole , and m m syste atically arranged . The fertile soil see ed to pro claim a u dibly to o u r farm er boys its readiness to give back

u a h ndred and fifty fold for its seed and care . The shades o f night were falling fast when we filed into an open plo u ghed field and moved by the right o f companies to the m m u . rear into col ns We halted , stacked ar s , ate hardtack

u and raw pork , and rested . The gro nd was soft alluvial ! m m m n ist ca e with sundown and rain ca e with the da kness , and the surface o f the earth was soon transform ed into

m u d m u soft , deep . There was no noise , no sic , no laugh ’ ma n m ter . Every knew instinctively that the orrow s sun m be wou ld shine upon any a corpse . Our generals had lie ve d , and we had hoped , that as soon as Taylor would find this large force o f o u rs suddenly occupying the road m i s u r in his rear , he would sub it to the nevitable and

bu t no t render , he had not surrendered and would sur m m render , and that eant a fierce engage ent for us . As soon as darkness had set in , General Grover sent up rockets

. im to apprise General Banks o f our position . Sleep was

. o n possible Colonel Bissell and I sat a bread box , back to 36

f mu d o u r u back , our eet in the soft and clothing grad ally u absorbing the rain that fell steadily upon s . The hours o u r m e n dragged slowly along , and before daybreak were m aroused , ade a hasty breakfast , and in the grey of the morning we set o u t in advance o f o u r brigade that consist

- fifth ed o f the Thirteenth and Twenty Connecticut , Twen ty- sixth Maine and One H u ndred and Fifty - ninth N ew mm York , Colonel Birge in co and . We were all on foot , m m en l . Ou r officers and a ike horses , baggage , and i pedi m ents had been left at B rashear to follow the colum n o f m General E ory .

’ F o r a m ile below Madame Porter s plant a tion the B ayo u Teche ru ns to the sou theast and then t u rns sharply

F ra mklin to the southwest towards , a very pretty village ,

som e five m iles below . The road following the sinuosities

f m u o the strea r ns parallel to it , with a strip of a few rods mm in width between . We enter an i ense cane field , its fu rrows in line with the road . On the west the field was

u bo nded by a rail fence , beyond which arose a dense wood

m m - of agnolias , cotton wood and se i tropical trees looking t like a long green wall . Far in fron arose a transverse wall m like to the first , and aking at its intersection a right angle .

u At this angle , the road entered the wood , near to the gro nd

u m this forest was absol tely i penetrable to the sight , by

o f u ff m reason the s ocating growth of briars , vines , pal ettos u u and nderbr sh . We ought to have occ u pied these woods th e mm m night before , and have he ed the ene y in the Open n o w beyond . We knew that the foe was in our immediate e m . W front arched down the field , the right wing deploy

m th e ed as skir ishers , left wing in close battalion front fol n a m lowi g few rods in its rear . By and by a p u ff of s oke from the green wall in front o f u s and a second or two ai te rwa rds the crack of a rifle . The fight had begu n ! another u ff m m m p , another crack then ore and ore , ultiplying as we

. no w approached The bend in the road is disclosed , the ’ m m - ene y s skir ishers disappeared from o u r front to re a p u m o u r p ear in greater n bers on right . Our s kirmishers 37

were called in and we changed front forward o n first co m m pany , oved down towards the wood on the right , and halt 150 m ing about yards fro the fence , we poured a volley in ’ m - to the ene y s ranks . The One Hundred and Fifty ninth N e w m York ca e down into line on our left , the Twenty

m in o u r sixth Maine for ed rear , the Thirteenth Connecticut took position o n o u r extrem e left occupying both sides of f ’ ' the road . The canes o the previous year s sugar crop stood in the field and their volley firing didn ’ t get our range , and our lines were parallel with the furrows . The m ’ ene y s shot rattled through the dry stalks , crackling like m m hail against the windows . The ene y were ar ed with m a the s ooth bores , every cartridge charged with bullet

u c o u r m m and three b k shot , while regi ent was ar ed with

E nfi e ld R fo r m a n rifles and so the ebels , man were giving

n u u s fou r shots to o u r o e in ret rn . The enemy had an imm ense advantage in position and the conviction was stealing over us that they had the a d in m m en m vantage nu bers also . Our had war ed up to their work ! every soldier had long before drained the last drop from his canteen ! th e sun was rising high and hot and we learned then that there is no thirst so burning and ter rible as that which seizes upon th e soldier in battle . Every command given by the Confederate officers was as dis n ti ctly heard by us as if given in our o wn companies . Their lines already extended far beyond o u r flank and their o ft- repeated cheers told u s h o w rapidly their ranks were being increased by n e w arrivals . Suddenly a loud cheer

m th R u o f fro e ebels ! then the th ndering war a field piece , m m c and in an instant fro overhead ca e a cra k , with a rain o f iron fragments as a shell exploded right over o u r line !

o u r another roar , a crack , and iron shower and we see to

m m i dis ay two brazen guns ad irably served , tra ned directly u u pon us po ring shell grape and cannister into our ranks ,

m fi e rcer while their usketry fire grew hotter and than ever . Our m e n were nearing the end o f their supply of ammu ni tion . If the Confederates had charged upon us at this time they would have annihilated o u r brigade ! 38

m n e . Wounded were crawling to the rear , where Dr

McGill Wood , with and his assistants , stood under their l ’ Co . yellow hospital flag . Bissell s voice rang clear and

u u . cheerf l as ever , but his face was anxio s Down into the field cam e B radley ’ s battery at a gallop and very soon their m ’ ’ guns were answering th e ene y s . Up went B issell s

u u sword , with a j oyf l cheer , as h e shouted to Lie tenant “ ’ ” Dewey There s music in the air ! Our re - enforcements o f artillery gave us renewed spirits but it was in vain to hope for victory against a better posted and overwhelming

force . ! m ’ Hurrah At last , here co es Dwight s brigade . B ut

u m o f s ddenly , as if evoked by agic , arose a long gray line

m u ar ed men . They had crawled nperceived through the thick high canes and o u r first intimation o f their presence m m was a urderou s volley raking o u r lines fro right to left. ’ to Bradley s battery was retreating th e rear , with nine of “ ” m e n n ! his dead or disabled o the ground . Fall back

Ou r shouted the Colonel . right wing was in confusion and

disorder . The left wing fell back steadily but only for a

t u s few rods , th e advancing brigade opened ranks o let pass and we halted and we form ed in its rear and sank exha u st ed c m the ground anxiously watching the fate of o u r gal

- fi v lant supporters . N inety e of o u r brave boys were dead

o - fl m r u a k . wo nded , nine tenths of them by that terrible fire In o u r last five m in u tes o n the field lay the lifeless bodies of

Captain Hayden and young Lieutenant Dewey . Arnold

u and Wilson lay dead . Lie tenant Oliver had been carried m fro the field with a bullet in his head , to linger for six

m u r weeks before death ca e to his relief . Lie tenant Wate m a n stood resol u te a t the head o f h is company with his a rm

u m bandaged and bleeding . Lie tenant Harkness li ped

u u ‘ painf lly along disabled by a spent b llet . John H . Hunt

o f Coventry had his side torn open by an explosion , and

' u f i his s f erings were ntense . It was strange that he didn t

fo r . die instantly, yet he lingered seven days Joh n M ar R tin fell dead at the final voll ey f rom the ebels . Old B ut 39

o ff u m o to n was carried the field , his sho lder angled , the b ne splintered in the socket and with bu t a few days more o f m o him . life before . Graha lay dead B r oks , the tall young sapling whose extraordinary height made h im a co n spicu

o u s m . ark , had fallen pierced by a dozen bullets Sergeant

a rm o ff Taft , with a shattered , was carried the field by his

lieutenant . Brennan , Gray , Prindle . Lawton , Holden and

m u . Carlos Bissell lay dead . Cook lay ortally wo nded m Lie u tenant Banning was crippled for life . John Tho pson o f E u t in ca acitat llington had a b llet hole hrough his j aws , p h im v c u . ing for f rther ser ice Goodwin , Lin oln , and Avery

u Brown were also seriously inj red in this battle , as were m m m also any others who I cannot na e .

’ 16 th I e April . W started at seven o clock , marching quite o n N slowly throu gh the day . We were the way to ewton o r N ew 35 m m Iberia , distance about iles fro Irish Bend ! h t u where the battle took place . It was very o and d sty and the m e n were getting very foot sore ! a good many had to - t m fall o u t by the road side o rest . We had for ed a j unc ’ ’ tion with E mory s division and W eitz e l s brigade and were

m u u o f m m at this ti e in close p rs it the ene y , seven iles

m N u f fro ew Iberia . We had taken a large n mber o pris th e oners , three pieces of artillery and several caissons and Confederates fearfu l o f the gu nboats Diana and the ! u een o f th e o u r m West falling into hands burned the . In addition

u R to this the Ari z ona engaged and blew p a ebel gunboat .

th R s kirm We were in hot pursuit of e ebels , our advance ’ ishin R u g with ebel General M o lton s rear gu ard . l 1 ’ 7 . w u Apri th We ere p at three o clock , and started

m - ff Ou r soon after getting so e hard tack and co ee . div ’ isio n E m ff was alone , ory s division having taken a di erent u m m . f m ro te We ade a hard arch o twenty iles . A great m m e n bu t R any fell out , we pushed the ebels hard . At m 5 P . M . they ade a stand and an artillery d u el ens u ed in

m e n h n v r tir d . t e e which we lost a few The Confederates e , 40

e burning the bridge over the bayou . W then halted for o u r m the night , supposing that n ext ove would be Alex andra , via Opelousas , which since the capture of Baton R u f f o ge had been the capital o the state o Louisiana . 19 m April th , Sunday . This orning we had a hard u m b thunder shower, aro sing us fro our unks and soaking m ’ . o n c us thoroughly We started the arch at eight o clo k . It was very muddy and we had to m arch very slow o n that u m acco nt . We went into ca p at night pretty well fagged m out . About idnight I was called up to go o u t quite a

- distance to an out post on picket . We had a very hard m fo r m ti e of it , we had to be up until orning and stand by u r m o ar s . oth m April 2 . We arched rather slow on account of it

l u being so excessive y hot . We forded q ite a bayou where R the ebels had burned another bridge . We went into

m u ca p at night at Opelo sas , where we expected to have a u R re fight but on our approach , we fo nd the ebels had m treated fro the town , which was pretty good news for us .

lst 2 . Opelousas , April I will endeavor to give a few of my experiences at this place . Here General B anks gave

o m - fifth his w rn and tired ar y a rest . The Twenty Connec ticu t m o f u t took position about seven iles east headq ar ers , ’ at Barre s Landing . While we privates were enj oying a

f u u suspension of active operations , the o ficers were un s ally

u m b sy , as their nu bers were greatly reduced by resigna tion , sickness and death . We were still wondering why that long looked for paym aster had not blessed us with his appearance and we were still in despair about it . Since the battle of Irish B end we pressed th e Confederates hard all u the a to Opelousas , fighting their rear g ard and taking Ou r m prisoners every day . cavalry ade a fierce charge at N i e w Iberia . W th sabers drawn they charged into th e

T exica n s m . , scattering the in every direction We were then at the port of Opelousas and shipping cotton at a great m rate . We had shipped so e two thousand bales ! there was still a large q u antity at the landing and m ore c o ming

u in ho rly . We had to all take hold and help load it on the

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o u r m u to o n a m from Doctor Wood , ar y s rgeon , go to the

o n bu la nce wagon . But found investigation that there

no o m m e o f m e n was ro for , as the wagons were full sick

u o n nable to sit up . Therefore I was obliged to ride a bag m i m gage wagon all day . Went into ca p at night feel ng so e

o u t m m better . Went with other co rades and bought so e f m chickens o the darkies . About this time the pay aster m arrived . It was a ti e of great interest to the men , as we

m u m t had not been paid for ore than fo r onths . A grea many wanted to send money to their fam ilies and friends o m who , in s e cases were in great need . B ut we were m m N ew about two hundred iles fro Orleans , the nearest m m point fro which oney could be sent with safety . There were no Confederates in arm s between us and N e w Or leans bu t the co u ntry was full o f m e n who had broken all m h m laws and who held any hu an life very cheap , w en oney

m m ! was at stake . How to send ho e the oney the soldiers u m co ld spare was a very i portant question . In a chapter “ o H o w printed elsewhere in this bo k , entitled the Pay of the R egiment was Carried to N e w Orleans by Lie u tenant m Henry Hill Goodell , it will be told how it was acco plish

ed . On May 2 lst we received marching orders and abou t noo n we embarked o n board the little steam er Empire Parish along with the One Hundred and Fifty - ninth N e w

u York and the Thirteenth Connectic t . I wonder if any o n e m h o w can i agine crowded we were , also taking into consideration that a good m any of the soldiers were m inclined to be tro u bleso e . Colonel Bissell was taken q u ite sick at abo u t this tim e and had to find a place to lie M o f S 3 . . down . oon after P , while the rest the boats were being loaded we shipped from th e dock and away u p the Atchafalaya to the R e d R iver where we passed the Swit

z e r R la nd and another little boat watching fo r ebel craft .

- R d R Here we slipped down the e iver to the Mississippi ,

m u m o ld R m where we ca e pon the gri H artford , ear Ad iral ’ F a rra u ts g flag ship . The Thirteenth Connecticut band 43

saluted her as we passed , with The Star Spangled B an ” “ ” u m ner and Yankee Doodle . At abo t idnight we went m f m ashore at B ayou Sara , sixteen iles ro Port Hudson . A portion o f o u r brigade marched o n and left our regiment to u f 2 . nload the boats . It was after A . M be ore we had any

chance to lie down .

’ 22 md u May , at abo t four o clock , we started , breakfast

o f o u r . less , to overtake the rest brigade Colonel Bissell M cM an u s m was left at a hou se with a guard . Maj or assu m m ed command o f the regi ent . We arched a short dis tance and fo u nd the remainder o f o u r brigade encamped at

u St . Francisville , which was pon a hill the first we had ’ m u seen since co ing to Lo isiana . Soon after eight o clock

u r u m m th a d o col n was set in otion , e Third brigade in o f vance . As we passed through the village St . Francis m ville the peo ple thronged to the doors . So e would curse m and swear , while others see ed glad to see us . One wom an in a spitefu l tone called o u t to another woman : “ ’ ’ m o Co e in , for God s sake , and don t stay there lo king at ” m o f S those Yankee devils . The anners these outhern

m u wo en were astonishing . They would c rse and call us

m u VV‘e vile na es and call u pon God to save a j st cause . had a hard march clim bing u p hill between magnificent hedges m m of j essa ine in bloo , the flowers of which were very

e f r u beautiful . lw advanced very slowly o it was q ite

m u war and the d st was stifling . To add to all this it was

u m m e n a terrible co ntry to skir ish through . We had two ’ u ou u u 4 serio sly w nded d ring that day . At abo t o clock we halted and o u r regim ent was ordered to the front as a d v f r ance picket o the night . We deployed into a field near ’ u — m — a bea tiful creek , Tho pson s , where the water was

- Ou r knee deep and very clear . forces were ordered across

e o f the cre k to the edge the adjoining woods . After a short

m u m r skir ish we s cceeded in acco plishing o u obj ect . It rained quite hard and we had to be upon the watch m ost of the night .

2 3rd m m n . o u r e May We started on the arch , pretty 44

’ m well tired o u t by two nights duty . But we had no ercy

- fi fth im shown us . The Twenty reg ent was ordered to take m m the advance as skir ishers and a hard ti e we had of it ,

u m forcing our way thro gh ba boo brake , pushing over vine

and bushes , wading through water , scratching and tearing ourselves with thorns and stumbling over ploughed fields . It was very hard work and many a strong m a n gave o u t ’ 10 m e t with fatigue and exhaustion . At o clock A . M . we ’ the advance of Colonel Grierson s cavalry . Our wearied m colu n of soldiers were called in , therefore we were very m m e uch pleased to see the . W advanced a short distance m and halted near a well of delicious cool water , so e two m m m iles fro Port Hudson . In a few inutes , General

Augur rode up and held a conference with General Grover . 7 R At P . M . I was detailed to go on picket . ather rough on a fellow to be two days and nights o n duty . ’ Bu t a soldier s first duty is to obey without gru mbling and

u k m . so I went , but I co ld hardly eep fro going to sleep It was a beautiful moonlight night and I stood and watched the bombs from the mortar boats curling around in the sky m and bursting in a fiery show , aking a splendid sight . The f m o . night passed quietly , save for a couple false alar s At ’ u 5 M m ld m . . o abo t o clock A , Jared Wells , y tent ate , and

I went out blackberrying . In a little while we had enough for a good meal for o u rselves and som e for the boys in m 4 h . 2 t ca p This was the of May , under the guns of Port m ’ m Hudson . W e got back into ca p about 9 o clock and co m en ce d making preparations for a Sunday advance on the fortifications . The Second B rigade was in advance and the Twenty - fourth Connecticut lost a few m en ! at abou t noon the first e a rthwo nks were taken and we deployed into

u r the woods on o right . We lay here for two long hours m u while shells burst all around us , but we were ercif lly preserved , though in great danger .

4 M o u r m t Soon after P . . , regi en was ordered out as picket - skirmishers and we were stationed behind trees all m through the woods to keep the ene y back . On our right 45 was the Thirteenth Connecticut and o n the left was the

- One H u ndred and Fifty ninth N ew York . This was the third night that we had been o n duty and we were pretty ’ well tired o u t bu t it seems they hadn t got through with

- fi f h t the Twenty t ye .

5 h u 9 . . May 2 t . At abo t A M we were relieved and called in . As we were being relieved by the Twelfth Maine we had to pass over a place comm anded by the m m sharpshooters o f the ene y . The bullets whizzed ost u o n e m a n npleasantly near , killing of the Thirteenth Con n cticu e t. We thought that after being relieved we should

m Bu m get so e rest . t about as soon as we got into ca p we

m o u t o f were ordered to fall in again . We arched the m woods , over the hill and the entrench ents taken the day

mm m u m before , i ediately co ing nder a sharp fire fro the R mm ebel sharpshooters . We were i ediately ordered to m m m fire u pon the and drive the out . After a sharp skir ish of half an hou r we drove them clear out of the woods and

rifl e - into their pits . We then occupied the woods , and we kept up s u ch a sharp fire upon them that not o n e of the R v rascally ebs dared lift his head abo e the works . We were j u st in tim e to save the Twelfth Maine from being

flanked and cu t to pieces .

’ u 3 ‘e itz e l s . . VV Abo t P M General brigade attacked , R f o u t o . and after a severe fight , drove the ebels the woods

o u r u While this was going on right , we co ld hear the

u o f m u yells , h rrahs and the crackle sketry , roar of artil

m m o f bu t u lery and any other conco itants the fight , co ld

bu t u see t lit le . Conseq ently we stood and fi dg e te d round n o t o u r tu m m knowing when rn ight co e .

2 6 h O u r m m May t . regi ent re ained on the reserve till 5 M m . u P . , when the fo r right co panies were ordered to the

W o f . e u front had a splendid view an artillery d el . The ’ N m u r n work of i s battery was perfect . O artillery u

m o r u li bered two three g ns and their fire was so sharp , the

R u ebel g nners did not dare load their pieces . 2 h 7t . u 6 M May We were relieved at abo t P . . , by the 46

m m mm Twelfth Maine regi ent , but we were al ost i ediately ’ ordered o ut to the support o f N im s battery which had j ust u been put into position . H ere we lay five or six ho rs ’ while the enemy s shells burst in most unpleasant p ro xim

o u r m ity . Then regi ent and the One Hundred and Fifty ninth N e w York were ordered o u t to the support of Gen n eral Weitzel o o u r right . We marched on the double quick down through the woods , when we were ordered by General Grover to advance to the front and carry the earth rm works . We were info ed that there were hardly any

R o f ebels there . Maj or B urt the One Hundred and Fifty mm wa s m ninth , who was in co and , told that his regi ent alone would be able to carry the works and to send back ’ o u r regiment if it wasn t needed . B ut we found out very soon that our assistance would be necessary to carry the e o earthworks . W rushed on through the wo ds and down m ’ a hill , swept by the ene y s artillery . Here we turned to m the right and e erged on to a plain . I shall never forget

. v that sight The alley was filled with felled trees , and

u heavy nderbrush , while thick and black rolled the

- m . o u r e n battle s oke There was a hill on left , strongly 1 m m trenched and fro here loo ed up a big gun . Just below o n a little bridge was planted a stand of the Stars and

Stripes , the glorious old banner , and gathered around it stood a handfu l of brave m e n firing a stream of b u llets u pon that piece . For six long hours the gunners did not dare approach to load and that wicked looking gun was

’ kept silent . It was here that we had a taste of real war in all its horrors . It was a sort of a floating panorama that m e m passed before , a hideous drea . There was a roaring a and crashing of rtillery , bursting of shells and the rattle m u s f m of kets , with hissing and whistling o inie balls and

- m m n battle s oke lowering down upon us . There were e dropping here and there and all the horrid experiences of war . Still we kept on ! there was a short turn to the right and in single file we commenced ascending throu gh a deep

. iW a din ravine g through water , stumbling over and under 47

we m fallen trees , finally ca e to a pit about six feet deep ! when we had gotten o u t of that we were o n the side o f the m hill where we had to prepare to ake a charge . It was a wicked place to charge . The nat u re o f the ground was m m such it was i possible to for in battle line , so to make the attack in three col u mns over felled

- m trees which were cris crossed in every shape i aginable . m We waited here for a few mo ents with beating hearts , m waiting for the forward charge . The word ca e and with

o u r a terrifying yell we rose to feet and rushed forward . m It was a terrible ti e , when bounding over the last tree and crashing through som e brush we came o u t within a m ’ m m short distance of the ene y s entrench ents , and it see ed a s u o u r m tho gh a thousand rifles were cracking doo . This m e n fire was too deadly for to stand against . Our brave a s th e fellows , shot down as fast . y could come up , were

beaten back . Then occurred one of those heroic deeds

m m ne . H u n we so eti es read about . The colors of the O

- th e ir ‘ co lo r dred and Fifty ninth were left on the hill , ser

u r geant having been killed . Corporal B uckley of o regi m m ent cal ly worked back in that terrific fire , picked up the

u dear old flag and brought it in , t rned to pick up his gun a n d m be was killed . He was a noble fellow and uch in m loved the regi ent . R m m esting here a short ti e , we ade a second charge m Ou r m with the sa e deadly results . regi ent and the One H u ndred and Fifty- ninth N e w York lost 80 m e n killed and

n . wo u nded . It was a terrible positio we were in Sharp s hooters o n the left picking us o ff ! sharpshooters o n right

giving it to u s and the rifle pits in front . Here we had to stay till after 10 o ’ clock that night when the order cam e to ff o o . fall back , which we did , bringing our w unded I was

so tired I fell asleep and barely woke in tim e to get away . m We had several killed and wounded in our regi ent . I will say here that o u r little company was not entirely dis

s olved at this tim e though reduced to less than 2 0 m e n .

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m h im u r m u m 16 m n co e back soon . O regi ent n bered 2 e a nd e i h ffi m g t o cers at this ti e . 2 8 h m n May t . There was lively firing this orning o th e picket lines , but the cannons were quiet . We were ex p e cting reinforcements and we needed them if we were f ever to take Port Hudson . This was the seventh day o

u t the siege and we were pretty well fagged o . We had to

f u fight for every foot o gro nd . B ut we had carried the m first two earthworks by stor . It had been one continual fight since we started in but there was a cessation of hos

ilitie s m u t for a short ti e , and the l ll was a great relief , for my ears had been half - deafened by the awful roar o f ar f m m e n tillery and cracking o usketry . There were three

u o u r killed and abo t twenty wounded , and thirty in regi m m o u r m ent issing . Again in little co pany we had sev m u . eral wo nded , one fatally So I think that I ust have k been in great danger several times , but I felt that a ind m e m v u e . Providence watched o er , and bro ght out safely The regim ent at this tim e was under th e command of

M cM a n u s re mittant Maj or , Colonel Bissell being sick with fever at Bayou Sara and the lie u tenant - colonel prostrated

m u at N e w Orleans . The colored regi ents fo ght bravely m m and ade so e splendid charges .

3ls m May t. There has been so e firing by the infantry ’ and artillery during the day . About ten o clock last night

o u r u we withdrew forces very cautio sly , bringing away all

u u bu t m u n the wo nded we co ld reach , there were so e poor fortu nates lying u p u nder the breastworks that it was im m m possible to reach . Every ti e we tried to get to the the R n m ebs would fire o us. We threw the canteens of water bu t o f us e We m u it was little . arched back and lay pon f the battlefield o the preceding day .

u lst m J ne . We arched back into the woods and were ‘ u o f there in s pport a battery . It was very trying for u s . The R ebs had a perfect range on u s a nd several tim es a day they would throw those imm ense twelve - inch shells

o u r m u m right into idst . We co ld hear them co ing for

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' o f Po rt H u ds o n o f - fifth the siege , which the Twenty Con n e cticu t was engaged . We were under way at an early f r m h m o t u . hour , we for ed e reserve in the attacking col n

. mm Colonel B irge was in co and of the reserve . We were

3 M - ff up at A . . , had a little hard tack and co ee and started u m o f N 4 u nder com and Captain aughton at . S ddenly we heard a terrifying yell and the crash and roar of artillery m and usketry . Soon the dead and wounded began to be

o f ircu la brought in . All kinds conflicting stories were c t ed as to the success of our brave fellows . Very soon Gen m eral Payne was wounded , and Colonel H . W . Birge assu mm m t e . ed co and , we for ing h reserve Soon we were or ’ f o u r dered forward . On through the scene o first day s

u fight , then down thro gh a ravine , where a road had been cut . Here we halted at the foot of the hill where we formed in battle line and made another charge right u p over the hill , exposed to a raking fire , as we went over the crest and down through the ravine before we cou ld reach

“ u the breastworks . There we lost two lie tenants . A large m m n r nu ber of e were killed o wounded . We arrived at the other side of the hill in great confusion . I shall never forget that h o rrible scene . There were parts of several m m m regi ents all ixed up together , entangled a ong fallen

o u t trees . But after getting straightened , and the line

m m u m once ore for ed , the order to charge was co nter anded and we had to lay up there in that fearful hot sun all day . I was taken sick and had to rest for awhile but I soon got m 10 better and j oined the regi ent . At about P . M . we were ordered do wn into th e outer ditch of the breastworks . m We were there but a short ti e , when we were ordered to

o ld rifl e - the right to our position in the pits , which we m reached at idnight . General Payne had been wou nded in the leg in the

no t forenoon , but we could get up where he was to give h im u any aid , conseq ently he had to lay there in the burn ing sun till night , when he was brought away in safety . m u u It was a scorching hot day and a nu ber were s nstr ck , 5 1

i ' som e cases p ro v ng fa ta l. I was exhausted and had to lie I t m down in the shade . was a iserable Sunday scrape and

” ended like all the rest that had been started on a Sunday , f o . disastrou sly . The loss life was very great We were relieved at night by the Twenty- eighth Con n ti u u m o u r o ld m - u e c c t and ret rned once ore to ca p gro nd , whe re , after the whizzing of the bullets and the cracking m of firear s had died away, all was still but the groans that co u ld be heard u pon the bloody battlefield .

15th o n June . The day after the second assault Port “ fo r u Hudson , General Banks issued a call vol nteers for a storming col u mn o f a thousand m e n to vindicate the Flag m m of the Union , and the e ory of its defenders who had m m f . w fallen Let the co e for ard , every o ficer and soldier who shares its perils and its glory shall receive a medal fit to comm emorate the first grand s u ccess o f the campaign f m - o f R o f 18 6 3 o r the freedo the Mississippi iver . His

m . na e will be placed upon the roll of honor The next day ,

u 16 m J ne , the order was pro ulgated and two days later , “ u 18 m J ne , these stor ers , as they were called , were gath ered into a camp by them selves and p u t into training cal cu la t d m u e to pro ote physical strength and end rance . By ev ery conceivable way they prepared them selves for the t m e n work that hey were expected to do . These brave knew that all the arrangem ents for their support had been m bu t n t m ade the expected order did o co e . They had had three or fou r dreadful experiences in charging earthworks and yet these m e n were willing to assault those sam e earth works again . 6 h m J u ne 2 t . There has been considerable bo barding o n acco u nt o f the R ebels opening some big gu ns but I

m a think they are doing very little da ge . We heard today that the enemy had driven o u r army across the Potomac and that there was great excitem ent throughout the N orth .

We hoped that the report was false . Last night I was de tailed to go o n picket being sent o u tto an outpost about a m m m m ile fro the reserve . W e stood by our ar s ost of the 52

m o n o u r ti e d u ring the night . There was brisk firing left m f m ost o the ti e . h m m u 2 7t . J ne . Ca e in fro picket Today we have

- m te m been reviewed by Maj or General Banks . He ade a

m u u p e rance speech to u s . I think he st have tho ght that f we were getting to be a pretty to u gh set o fellows . I ’ h w u v u don t see o he co ld ha e tho ght that , when we ’ m couldn t get very uch that was intoxicating , only what q u inine and whiskey Uncle Sa m iss u ed to u s when we m o ff t ca e picket du y .

u ls t fo r m J ly . There has been a reason y not writing

m fo r W e in y diary a few days . had been told that no sol ’ diers letters co u ld be sent N orth and I p u t o ff writing in

th e u u hope that I co ld record the fall of Port H dson , that B h R u t t . ebel stronghold . still e siege drags slowly along Ou r days were divided between rifl e - pits and m aking as

u R rifl e - u sa lts . The ebs hold their pits and we advance o rs m o r re ain stationary . m Yesterday , the colored brigade carried a hill by stor m and have held it , notwithstanding the great effort ade by R the ebels to regain it .

3 rd V' u u u . V e S nday , J ly attacked Port H dson at two

bu t . points , were beaten back with great loss The battle

still . rages and omnipotence still holds the scales in equal 2 5th balance . This is the day of the siege and we are still m stuck ou tside the fortification . Last Sunday we ade a

u o t m bu t general assa lt . We g inside three ti es for want f u m n o s pport were driven back . Men were owed down o o u r v right and left . It was a wonder how I was preser ed .

u I have been in fo r direct assaults on the breastworks , m t n t several skir ishes and y e o a scratch have I received .

u 4th P . ort H dson , July , (Independ ence Day) As will

had o f n m be seen , we no ide a what was goi g on ore than

m u th e u o r two hundred iles, p river at Vicksb rg, fifteen u m t a s . At ic h ndred iles Getty burg , V ksburg , General Grant was q u ietly smokin g a cigar when he wrote a dis patch to be sent to Cairo to be tele graph ed to the General 5 3

in - Chief at Washington The enemy surrendered this m t m i orning , The only er s allowed is their parole as pr s ” f m t t to oners o war . The sa e dispa ch was sen General

t u m Banks at Por H dson . At Gettysburg the ar y of the Potom ac had inflic ted a terrible defeat o n the army of N t u orthern Virginia . I really believe his is the q ietest ’ u o f u e Fo rth J ly I have ever spent . Verily , I don t b lieve there has been as m u ch powder burnt here as in N e w York ’ m or Boston . I wouldn t wonder if Hartford , with its swar f ’ o u u u s . boys , co ld o tstrip Every little while there s a

m u t m bang , a boo and the b rs ing of a shell , for we ust keep the besieged from falling asleep and stir them up occasion

N o w m u m ally . , the sic is beco ing lively , the gunboats and the batteries are pitching in and altogether we are giv

m u m to u ing the Hail Col bia the t ne of Yankee Doodle . For the last few days we have been in a very enviable

m o f m v to fra e ind , expecting e ery day to be ordered par i i m t c p a te in another assa u lt. Yet the orders have not co e and each night we have drawn a long breath and exclaimed m e one ore day of grace . W ll , so it is , but while we are getting uneasy for another fight we have a strong desire ’ t v t - o a oid charging on the breas works again . We ve been

m o f u s u u R fo rtifi in three , and so e fo r , assa lts on the ebel t m v v ca ions and each ti e we ha e been dri en back . The first

u m m of J ly , General Banks ade us a great speech pro ising u t s that wi hin three days we wou ld be inside Port Hudson . B u t the three days have passed and those rascally R ebs

f r ifi ca still persist in keeping us ou tside . Although the o t t u m t ions co ld probably be stor ed any day , yet why was e m m life when a few days will bring the to ter s , as they are

u to m u - m tt now red ced le eat and a li le corn . Deserters are

m t m u co ing in fas . One day as any as one h ndred and fifty ’ m - m ca e in saying they co u ldn t stand m u le eat any longer . N o w I a m feeling su re that within a few days I shall be

o f R able to record the fall Port Hudson . The ebel cavalry u r m are harrassing o rear ranks contin u ally . They ade a

m c t dash day before yesterday fro Clinton and Ja kson , s rik 54 ing here and there and picked u p som e stragglers and fo ra g ing parties . A few days ago they dashed into Springfield

o u r mm bu Landing whence we draw stores and a unition , t o u r cavalry went after them so q u ick they fou nd pressing

u u b siness in other q arters .

On the other side of the Mississippi q u ite a force came down . They attacked Donaldsonville a few days ago de m u B u t anding the s rrender of the town . the provost m m u t arshal gathered his forces together , a ounting to abo two u h ndred , got inside his fortifications , and waited for m m the to co e up . The contest was kept up from m idnight till daylight , when th e sudden appearance of a gunboat R caused the ebels to skedaddle , leaving about one hundred

o n n e h u n dead the field , several hundred wounded and o t dred and wenty prisoners . m N o w co es the great surprise of all . The confounded R ebs have got into Bayou Bo u e f and destroyed o r captured

o u r th e whole of division property stored there . Tents , m m baggage , knapsacks , co pany and regi ental books are m ’ u . all gone . At this ti e we were all as poor as Job s t rkey ’ f th u s o r e . Except rags that cover , we haven t a thing Were

u I where I could , I sho ld like to write a letter to the Sol ’ m u diers Aid Society for so e handkerchiefs , being red ced

. e . c u to the last shift , i , the flap of an old shirt pi ked p in a m m m t deserted ansion . Word co es fro Colonel Bissell hat m he is slowly i proving . We are hoping that we shall see h im u s B u t with again soon . I really believe his sickness

u u u m saved his life , for it is do btf l if he wo ld have co e out alive from the charge the regim ent made on the 2 7th of m May . We are having so e very hot weather . We are spend ing most of o u r tim e on picket d u ty and trying to keep cool . Y o u wo u ld have la u ghed if you co u ld have seen u s at our m o u r m eals wearing only shirt and drawers , while co ical ‘ m o colored boy , Ada , squatted down on th e ground in fr nt

ff m . of u s keeping the flies o . This Ada was a corker ’ o f o n e : R o u Speaking Mobile day , he said eckon y couldn t

ni a m fool dis gg uch in dat town . Specks he was born and 55

! ! ! R br raised dar . Yah yah yah eckon h e knows e y hole ” m u - m dar fro de liq or shops to de eeting houses . 8 th m July . The dispatch fro General Grant , previous l m o f y referred to , was received . The boo ing big guns , the cheers and shouts o f th e Union soldiers and the strains of patriotic m u sic inform ed the besieged that something had

n o t o u t u o f happened . They were slow to find the ca se to the rej oicing . General Gardner sent a flag of truce General Banks to k now if the report that Vicksb u rg had surrendered was tru e and received in reply a copy o f Gen ’ eral Grant s dispatch . The garrison had done their duty

u with brave fortit de . The Union lines were already in m t wa s so e places up o their breastworks . Starvation star ing them in the face and taking everything into considera tion about the only thing for General Gardner to do was to u u m a s rrender . Sho ld the expected charge have been de “ ” by the stormers it wou ld have been a waste of life fo r t u hey co ld not expect to hold their position . The 8 th was spent in arranging terms for the surrender

o n 9th m u m of the fortress and the , the stor ing col n led the advance as the victorious army m arched into Port H u d so n to put th e Stars and Stripes in the place of the stars and bars .

’ President Lincoln s long- desired hope was realized and “ he cou ld now say : The Father of Waters again goes u m ’ m t m o f - m m e n oles ed to the sea . The ti e the nine onths was soon to expire and the Twenty - fifth Connecticut left

N e w rle a n . b O s u t . very soon for , was detained at Donald sonville for a few days . Abou t fifty years ago the people in the N orth were

o f m e probably in a fren zy excite ent . W soldiers in the t South had learned to take hings cool . Vicksburg , the

u m u st bling block , had fallen ! Port H dson had caved in ! Lee and his army had gone to one eternal smash ! Port H u dson had scarcely su rrendered when we were called u R pon again to take the field . Those confounded ebels ’ h o w to didn t know stay whipped , and General Taylor , 56

’ d T e xica n s reinforce by General Magruder s , had again t taken the field . They attacked us at Donaldsonville wi h a much larger force in proportion to ours bu t got sou ndly

m o u t m t thrashed ! we being strongly reinforced , ca e to ee m m o t . the and g whipped , and so the atter rested The commanding officer o f the brigade was flanked through carelessness and they had to fall back with a loss of two

O u r o n . cannon . brigade was the reserve We fell in and

u re rushed to the resc e but too late , for they were in full m -fi fth treat . A new line was for ed , the Twenty deployed

a n d u as skirmishers sent forward . After advancing q ite a distance through the corn we were ordered back and our

u m whole force fell back abo t half a ile , where we were still R m holding a strong position . The ebels eanwhile had a t La bo rdeville m m left and fortified , so e twenty iles dis —fifth u m tant . The Twenty Connectic t regi ent , after one

th e m m u of ost trying ca paigns of the war , was abo t to take another sea voyage . Here are a few verses which I have written on the siege of Port Hudson

PO R T HUDSO N . m m Well do I re e ber , how fifty years ago , n Down o the banks of the Mississippi , m e t We the Southern foe , And faced a storm of shot and shell ! That many a life was sacrificed M id battle hell of sm oke and flame

On the field of Port Hudson .

m m Well do I re e ber , how those days , The gallant Third B rigade went Marching down into the woods Like m e n o n dress parade ! Thou gh from the wood ih front The foe their deadly mis sle s sent Thinning o u r ranks

Those days at B loody Port Hudson .

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How o n th e left the Connecticut Thirteenth engaged in desperate fight And left in front th e Twenty - fi fth was marshaled on the right !

N e w Side by side , York and Maine for honors did contend , When R ebel yell and Yankee cheer was heard at Port Hud

son .

And tho u gh we drove away the foe

H o w dear was victory won ,

For when the din of battle ceased , The b u rning s u n shon e down u pon the blo o dv field

fo e And shone on and friend , ’ i v m e t Who bra ely a soldier s fate ,

n f u That day o the field o Port H dson .

N o w v fifty years ha e gone ,

How soon they pass away , Since we did wear the army bl u e !

And now we wear the gray ,

t m u o u r For i e has t rned hair to gray ,

u s To show near the end , And soon will none be left to

Tell the tale of Port Hudson .

Were I to pledge those bygone days Oh this wou ld be m y toast: “ ’ to o ld Here s the dear Stars and Stripes , ’ Ou r co u ntry s pride and boast ! ’ to Here s the Union Volunteers ,

Who did the flag defend , ’ And here s to my old com rades ” u u Who fo ght at Port H dson .

u m A gu st 8 th . It was a beautiful orning and we were

m f r t in ca p waiting o orders o start . We had orders to be ready to go on board the Steam er Thomas Scott at twelve ’ ’

' o clock . At two o clock we were gliding do wn the o ld 5 8

N e w m Mississippi . We stopped at Orleans , took so e ’ u horses aboard and started again at abo t six o clock . Ar at m u o f m e rived the o th the Mississippi at idnight . H re h im f o f . we waited for a pilot , took on board and was again ’ u 9th u Aug st , S nday . At o clock we passed the m o u t bar , left the pilot and in a short ti e were of sight of

land . The captain of the boat said h e would land us in

N u e w . York by Sat rday night , if all went well l0th m e n August . It was a fine orning and we were j oying ourselves with a deck passage at that .

u u 1th m A g st 1 . This orning we passed several light

n u ho u ses ! o e was upon Tort gas Island .

u 12 th o ld m m Aug st . The stea er was aking good m m speed . Co rade Chadwick died last night ! this orn m m ing he was buried at sea . He was a e ber of our regi m m a . ent and enlisted fro Andover , this st te 13 m bu t August th . This orning was very fine , the ship rolled and pitched considerable , owing to being in the m Gulf Strea .

u u 14 m A g st th . The old ship was aking good speed and we were hoping to get into N e w York harbor by Satur it m o n th day night , as was getting pretty tireso e e old m m u . filthy vessel , with the ver in al ost nbearable

15th u u August . This was a bea tif l day and the old m u m k m stea er contin ed a ing good ti e .

u l6 th Aug st . The day was fine and we expected to get into port at night and our expectations were realized , ’ abou t seven o clock after being in this dirty place fo r a whole week .

u 1 th Vle Aug st 7 . V arrived in port last night but had

u th m to stay pon e ship another night . I anaged to get a m m m ’ s all loaf of bread and if I re e ber correctly , I wasn t

u fo r - long devo ring it , we had had nothing but hard tack and raw salt pork to e a t and condensed water to drink since we went aboard the ship at N e w Orleans . This (Sunday)morning we were allowed to go ashore and were kept penned u p till about night when we went ab o ard the

- l 1 in o d of . W e good looking boat , City Hartford arrived 59

m m m m e 10 Hartford , if y e ory serves correctly , at about ’ m 18 th 18 6 3 o clock Monday orning , August , , and I guess we were abou t as tou gh a looking set o f fellows as ever m ff m m o . ca e the boat Yes , I ust ad it , we were a pretty

u s fo r hard looking set , what there was left of , we had dwindled down to less than one - third the n u mber which

u u left Hartford abo t a year previo s . What a change had ’ m u s W h m f o u r . o co e over y , so e friends didn t know us ,

m u m en we had changed so . One co rade in partic lar I will m m m W . . u tion , Goodrich He went fro Glastonb ry in y

m o m a n co pany . He was a big fine lo king , weighing two

u u h ndred and fifty po nds when we went away , and when he cam e home he hardly weighed o n e h u ndred and fifty . ’ Was it any wonder that o u r friends cou ldn t recognize u s

o u r with the beards we had grown on faces , and the soiled ! m clothing we were wearing Well , I finally reached ho e m h t and yo u can i agine o w glad I was . I think that I fel m m uch as the Prodigal Son did when he returned ho e . To

m o ff get y clothes and get into a good bed , (which I had n o t done for abou t a year) and to be cared for by a kind m m m and loving other , I never felt ore like singing , Ho e , m ” Sweet Ho e . In closing this sketch of the gallant Twenty - fi fth R egi m u m ent , I wo ld say that war , as far as y experience goes , ’ no u is t the thing it s cracked u p to be . Tho gh anyone can

u o f m u get sed to all kinds horrid sights , in a eas re , I could t m ’ ell so e things that I don t think o n e wou ld care to hear . B u t I will om it all description as it is best learned by ex

rien e p e c . I think scant j ustice has been done to the N ine te e n th m m u Ar y Corps and General Banks , inas ch as the field of action while in Lo u isiana was far away and u ntil

o f u cu t ff m N the fall Port H dson , was o fro the orth except

u u by the sea . The p blic attention was taken p in the States along the border and even o u r great victory at Port Hudson was eclipsed and looked u pon as a consequence o f k the fall at Vic sburg . But they did a g reat deal of hard fighting and m ade h u ndreds of m iles o f hard m a rch ings in m to m e n n m a cli ate which the were o t accusto ed . 60

An I te s n I n re ti g ncident .

186 3 It was in the Spring of , and General B anks had ina u gu rated the campaign which ended in the capt u re o f e m u t the last stronghold . w had arched to the very o

t th e t works of Por Hudson , and engaged Confedera e

o n m forces , that historic night , when lashed to the aintop ,

- e h igh above the boiling surges , stout heart d , Farragut , m o f t t drove his vessels through the stor shot and shell , ha

h im m cu t th e was hurled upon fro the heights above , and R ebel comm u nications between Port H u dson and Vicks

u th e b rg . These two fortified places were only ones left

R r t a l o n v o u . the Mississippi i er , not in hands Gran , was

mm u bu t t u ready ha ering at Vicksb rg , before Por H dson

u co ld be invested , it was necessary to dispose of Confed m crate General Taylor and his forces , who fro their posi

u u u o u r u tion in the So th , co ld fall pon nprotected rear or m N e w R u o u r ake a dash for Orleans . et rning then , to ’ m R u s u d ca p at Baton o ge , after a few days rest , we were d e n l m u y divided into two forces , one arching down thro gh

u y m N e w the co ntr , to engage the ene y at Iberia , and the rest of u s sent around by water and up thro u gh the Atcha m falaya to intercept and cut the to pieces . It was only a t m par ial s u ccess . Driven fro their position in Fort B is

u u s land , they fell pon before we were fairly in position ,

u h m and held s in check while t e whole ar y slipped by .

mm u u t Then co enced a long p rs i , enlivened by daily skir mish and fighting which lasted from th e shores of th e Gulf to m Shreveport , in the extre e northwestern corner of the h state where they were driven across t e border into Texas . It was o n this m arch that th e incident occurred which a m u m . W e I abo t to narrate l had been arching all day ,

m t th e in fact , fro before the dawn , rying to reach Bayou

m m u Ver illion , before the ene y co ld destroy the bridge .

o u t bu t u Men fell by the scores , still we h rried on with all

m u t u the speed our wearied li bs co ld suppor . J st as it was

ro win to o u u s g g _ dark to see , a battery opened pon , and there was a sharp charge of cavalry . We were hastily 6 1

t to t m bu t t thrown in o position receive he , in an instan , wheeling , they dashed across the bridge , destroying it in

u v o u r very faces before it co ld be pre ented . The next day was S u nday and while we camped there

u waiting for the constr ction of a new bridge , about half th e advance division took the opport u nity to strip and go ’ u t u in bathing . S ddenly , wi ho t an instant s warning , a t u v ro pe of ca alry dashed down the opposite bank , and

u u s u opened fire pon . S ch a spectacle never before was

u a m e n seen . The long roll was so nding and n ked , in

m u every direction were aking a dash for their g ns , trying

m u o n to dress as they ran . So e with their tro sers hind ’ side before , didn t know whether they were advancing or m th e retreating , and so e ran wrong way , others , with

m tr u t si ply a shirt and cap , were ying to adj st heir belts .

' Officers were swearing and m o u nted aids were dash

u m o u t o f u ing abo t , trying to ake order conf sion .

’ Th e x ne t day we were ordered to Barry s Landing , to act as gu ard for a steamer com ing up throu gh the

u u m t bayo s with s pplies , and here y s ory properly begins .

2 2 186 3 m t u t It was April , , and the regi en , exha s ed by the

o f 14 th e m u conflict the th , and rapid arch ens ing , following ’ u m hard pon the track of Taylor s flying forces , fro Frank ’ to u lin Opelo sas , was resting at Barry s Landing , when s u ddenly the whole camp was thrown into a ferm ent o f

m th e m v excite ent by the news that pay aster had arri ed , ’ u t 1 m u a 2 . and wo ld be at headq arters o clock Oh , welco e

m e n t u m news to who had been wi ho t pay for six onths .

th e m u t t fo r How the eye glistened , and o h wa ered the le e ks and flesh - pots of Lo u isiana !

’ What visions o f S u tler s delicacies opened u p once more to those whom long- tick had gradu ally restricted to

- W u a Spartan diet o f hard tack and salt pork . hat tho ghts o f h o m e and th e m oney that co u ld be sent to lov ed ones

u ff o f t m far away , s ering, perhaps for lack tha very oney

- bu t h o w it t u . to do , here was the q estion Here we were th R e u two u m e in the very heart of e eb l co ntry , h ndred il s 6 2

m N e w m e cam at least fro Orleans , in the idst of an activ

a i n N o p g . opportunity to send letters except such as t chance threw in the way , and no cer ainty that such

letters would ever reach their destination . Added to this , m m ’ ca e the order to be ready to arch at four o clock . k Whither we new not , but the foe was ahead , and our late experience had taught us that life was but an uncertain elem ent and that a R ebel bullet had a very careless way of m seeking out and finding its victi . In the midst of all the

- m ' m u u . b stle and conf sion , the sergeant aj or , Willia E Simonds cam e tearing along through the camp excitedly m f am inq uiring for Lieut . Goodell . That esti able o ficer , I m m sorry to say , h aving received no pay , owing to so e infor ality in his papers when mustered in from second to firs t

o f m a ! lieutenant , had retired into the shade a neighboring g m nolia tree , and was there editating on the cussedness of m m fi m pay asters , ustering of cers , the ar y in general . In

mm be fact , everything looked unco only black and never

fore had he so strongly believed in universal damnation .

him mm u m - m Sim To , then , thus co ning ca e Sergeant aj or “ o n ds : , and said You will report for duty at once to head q u arters ! you are directed to receive the pay o f the regi

m N e w ent and proceed forthwith to Orleans , there to ex m m m press sa e ho e , returning to the regi ent as soon there ” after as practicable .

o o wn The rest we will let Lieut . Go dell tell in his way

H o w th e Pa y o f a R e gim e nt W a s Ca rrie d to N e w Orlean s

b L u e na t H e H o e y ie t n nry ill G o d ll . m m Gone at once were y sulks , vanished in an instant y - u m m ill h or , black de ons and everything . Though I could not help wondering how in all creation I was going to per form a j ourney of several hundred miles that would occ u py u m a week at least witho t a cent of oney in my pocket , a k m e th cler was detailed to assist , and for e next hour I

u m - mm co nted oney over a hard tack box , j a ing it away instantly into my h ave rsac-k while he entered in a little m i m m book the a ount rece ved fro each person , the su s given to pay for its expressage , and the addresses to which it was t N o m m o . to m be sent ti e ake change . Even su s were

u u given , co nted , and t cked away with rapidity . At the - m m landing was a little stern wheel stea er , captured fro R m the ebels , which was to leave fro Brashear City in an

o r u hour two . The sick and wo nded were hastily trans

m t m o ff o n ferred to it , and as the regi en arched , I stepped

m u n board with y precious haversack , now swollen out to

N o - m . t wonted proportions a state roo , not a berth was to be had . There was no safe in which I could deposit val m u ables . Too any knew what I was carrying, and I dared not fo r an instant lift the weight from my shou lder or to ’ m ’ m m . re ove y sword and pistol Like Mary s la b , where er

u . I went , the haversack was s re to go “ N u o f ever shall I forget the bea ty that sail , and but fo r the feeling o f distrust and suspicion that made m e look

m a n m e m upon every that approached , as a personal ene y ,

u I sho ld have thoroughly enj oyed it . We were dropping down one of those little bayous that intersect the state in

every direction . The spring freshets had swollen the stream and set its waters far back into the forests that lined i h m o n e t e r . its banks side Festoons of Spanish oss , droop m m R u ed like a o u rning veil fro bough to bough . nning vines with bright colored sprays o f flowers twined in and m o u t a ong the branches of the trees . The purple passion

u m flowers fl ng out its starry blosso s to the world , the sign

f u and symbol of the suf ering Savio r . While the air was min e heavy with the scent o f magnolias and yellow j a ssa . m Crested herons , snowy white , rose fro the water , and stretching their long necks and l egs out into a straight line

- with their bodies winged their flight above the tree tops . m Pelicans displayed their ungainly for s , as they snapped a t the passing fi sh and neatly laid them away for future ref

o f m erence in their pouches . Strange birds gaudy plu age 64

m m m fl ew fro side to side , harshly screa ing as they hid the

u u m selves in the dense foliage . H ge alligators s nned the m u selv es along the shore , or showed their savage zzles , as

o u r u m they slowly swam acros s path . Freq ently at so e m m shar p bend , it see ed as if we ust certainly run ashore , but the engine being reversed , the current would swing

u the bo w aro nd and by dint of hard pushing with poles , we wo u ld escape the threatened danger , and start again in t t . u o u r new direc ion S nset faded in o twilight , an d twi o f light deepened into the darkness , and silence a South

th e t ern night , and then entire loneliness and responsibili y m m e of my position s u ddenly overwhel ed . I had no place f r f o o . to lie down , and hardly dared sit fear falling asleep

m t u u m e It see ed as ho gh I co ld hear whispers behind , and

u m every now and then I wo ld catch yself nodding , and wake with a cold chill ru nning u p and down the small of m u m u ta m y back , as I felt s re that so e unlawf l hand was m m f . o pering with y burden With the co ing the dawn , I m m m breathed ore freely , and the day see ed inter inable , and

m u it beca e a very b rden to live . Twice we broke down u th m N and tying p to a friendly tree repaired e da age . ight cam e again and fou nd u s still m iles away from o u r desti I . t th e ff nation was horrible . I walked deck , drank co ee , m ‘ l ! ’ . re pinched yself Oh , if I can on y keep awake I kept ’ e a tin to m Bu t 2 m p g yself . at o clock in the orning we th m broke down again , with e prospect of being detained so e u ho rs . I knew that if I did not reach Brashear City by 7 ’ o o cl ck I should be another dreary day on the way , and

m fo r N e w lose y connections with the single train Orleans .

m m o f m u Ti e was an ele ent i portance , for I sho ld lose the mail steam er for N e w York and be delayed in my return to the regim ent which I had left in the heart o f Lo u isiana m — I bu t arch ing onward knew not where , with faces set N t toward the or h . “ Finding that we were distant from eight to twelve ml u ff m i es across co ntry according to the di erent esti ates ,

m e m m An I deter in d to ake the atte pt to reach it on foo t . y 6 5

m o n danger , anything see ed preferable to staying the boat . o f th e o m With the first breaking dawn , when I c uld get y m m bearings , I slung yself ashore . A private in y regi m m m e . ent discharged for disability , begged to acco pany u s e With weapons ready for instant , we pushed along ,

u r wn lu nkin afraid of o o shadows , looking for a g foe behind m every bush , and when so e startled bird suddenly broke

m o f o n e fro its cover , the heart at least stood still for a m m m o ent and then throbbed away like a stea engine . If m a n a was seen , however , distant , we dropped to cover and h im f m watched o u t o sight before we dared ove . For the first m ile o u r progress was very slow— no wwading through

no w m u d water , sinking in the , floundering about as best

u m o n we co ld , while the osquitoes and gnats settled down u s m u u m u in swar s , ttering a tri phant b zzing as though they recogniz ed the fact that they had fresher blood to feed on than that off ered by the fever- stricken victim s of the South and were determ ined to make the m ost of their o p

r n i B u t p o tu ty . the open country once reached we length

- m ened out our steps and stru ck into a six ile gait . Soon m m y co panion began to falter and fall behind . B ut I could f h im m not af ord to wait , telling I presu ed he was all

ru n s h im right , but I could not any ri ks , I stood up by a

a u n m o ff u tree and t king his g , arched a co ple hundred h im t m o n yards , then laying it down I shouted to o co e ,

o ff to o f m h im m and , setting at th e p y speed , saw no ore . Whether he ever reached his destination or whether wan dering helplessly along he was swooped down upon by

m u so e gorilla , and led away to starve and die in a So thern

no t fo r m re prison , I did learn any years . At the last u to nion I attended , I was called upon respond to the toast ‘ l o f R m Y o u K The Posta Service the egi ent , and What now ’ u o f m m About It , and at the concl sion y re arks , a stout ’ m : - I m grizzled veteran grasped y hand and said Look ,

u u m glad to see yo . I tho ght it pretty cruel to leave e alone o u m e f in Dixie , but y had warned be orehand and I guess ’ o u y were right . 6 6

u Avoiding the ho ses and striking across th e fields , I

Of . m made the last part y way at full run , and drew up panting and exhausted at B erwick B ay shortly after six . m m N o t a o ent was to be lost . I could . hear the engine puf m fi n . g across the waters Shouting to a darkey , who see ed o u t o f h im to rise up preternaturally the ground , I ordered to ro w me Over ! and a more astonished m a n I think I

W h e n o n never saw than he was . l reaching the Opposite m m shore , with but ten inutes to spare, I bolted fro the boat without a word , and started on the run for headquarters . e i m The g neral was asleep , but an aid carried n y pass , o u signed by General B an ks , br ght it back countersigned , and in five minutes more I was aboard the train m oving o n N ew to Orleans . “ Of this part o f my j ourney I have a very indistinct m m m i 15 re e brance . My i press on that I dozed whenever I o sat d wn , and I was so tired I could hardly stand . I had had nothing to eat since the night before and was faint and u m N . bu t exhausted with h nger , and y exertions othing the special training my class had ta ken in gym nasium m during the previou s year , for j ust such an e ergency ,

m e ru n pulled through the long and long fast following it . It was only a run of 100 m iles but I think we must have stopped to wood and water at every cotton - wood grove and swamp along the way ! and I remember at one of these o u t m periodical stops , going on the platfor , and falling into

- an altercation with a little red headed doctor , who , m whether he had scented y secret or not , with that divine c intuition for dis overing the hidden , peculiar to the craft ,

m f ff m e had made hi self O ficially o ensive to , and now , want ed to borrow my revolver to sh o ot a copper- head that lay R coiled up by the side of the track . efused in that , he m m u m next wanted to exa ine y sword , and when nder so e him trifling pretext , I abruptly left and going inside the

u ff - o lie ute n car , sat down as near as possible to a bl lo king a nt m a o f ! , whose honest face see ed true indication char

. acter, his wrath knew no bounds and was quite outspoken 6 7

‘ fi e r - so n o f E Peace to your inj ured spirit , Oh y headed scu la iu s ! p , if you are still in the land Of the living I here tender m m yo u y hu ble apologies . Doubtless you intended noth ing more than to compare the efficiency o f my leaden balls with one o f you r o wn deadly Bo lo u s e s o r to see how my cleaver compared in sharpness with o ne o f you r own little ’ scalpels . B ut at that particular time I should have been suspicious of my o wn brother had he desired to inspect o r m m use y ar s . “ It was late Saturday afternoon when , tired and faint ,

u f I landed in the city . P shing straight to the O fice Of the m m m Ada s Express Co pany , I told the I had the pay of a regim ent to express home and wanted five or six hundred m t oney order blanks and envelopes . I shall never forge m e the look o f incredulity with which the clerk looked at . m f I was dirty and ragged , j ust in fro the ront , with no

u - m m sho lder straps , for we had been ordered to re ove the and diminish the chances of being picked o ff by the sharp shooters but had sword and pistol and an innocent loo king m haversack hanging at y side . However , he said not a word but passed over the papers . My next adventure was in a saloon where on calling

m no t for a drink of whiskey , I was infor ed that they were m m allowed to sell to privates . On y throwing down y pass signed by Gen . Banks , the courteous keeper acknowledged m m e t m his istake , and invited to ake so ething at his ex mm — i pense . I ediately after supper to which t is hardly necessary to say— I was accompanied by that confounded m — I m haversack , I fairly loathed it by this ti e retired to y m w rk m o . roo , locked the door and went to Excite ent kept m ’ m e up and by 2 o clock everything was done . The oney counted and placed in the envelopes , and the blanks filled m o u t e . , and the footing correctly ad Then , only did I know how much I had carried with m e and h o w precious m were the contents of y haversack . Barricading my door , with the table , and wedging a chair in between it and the f bed , I thrust the haversack between the sheets , slid in a ter 6 8

m it , laid y revolver by the pillow , and in an instant was . m sound asleep . The next orning on going down to break fast I innocently inq u ired o f the clerk in the offi ce if he m ‘ ’ e . would give a receipt for valuables Certainly , was his ‘ ’ ‘ m ! - smiling rej oinder . For how uch Twenty four thous ’ u - and three h ndred and forty six dollars , I replied and half m h im opening y haversack , showed the bundles Of express m envelopes , explaining that it was the pay of a regi ent . ‘ ’ W'here did yo u keep this last night ! was the next ques ‘ ’ ‘ m m Y o u (1 m tion . In y roo . fool , it ight have been ’ ‘ u u stolen . Tr e , but I thought it wo ld be safe enough and k m ’ besides I did not now how uch I had . “ B reakfast over I repaired at once to the offi ce of the m m m express co pany and by noon , with y receipts in y

, , pocket I stepped, forth feeling as if a gigantic load had

m m u rolled fro y sho lders . “ Of my j o u rney back there is no need to speak ! suffice

o n e it to say that two or three weeks thereafter , night as th e sun was setting , I stood with beating heart on the

u o f Sim s o rt On R e d R fo r levee , o tside p the iver , waiting the coming Of the regim ent o n its m arch down from Alexan m m . u B dria Colu n after col n passed and still I waited . u t s u ddenly I caught the roll o f dru ms and th ere cam e a dim m m m ness over y eyes , for I recogni z ed fa iliar for s . The m m colonel riding at the head , the little dru aj or , the colors k . m u u and each well nown face As they ca e p I sal ted , m m e m so eone recognized , and called my na e . Instantly ‘ u m the cry , Lie tenant Goodell has co e swept down the

m u line , and with one ighty sho t , the boys welcomed back

- the bearer Of their pay . That night I went from camp fi re to camp - fi re and gave to each orderly sergeant the receipts fo r m . m his co pany Of all that oney , only o n e en velope ” a , m m went astr y and the express co pany ade good the loss .

Priva te s (C o nti n u e d )

m M m n o n o t e . os a J h H l , E ry A ,

Clayton P . Holco mb, F rancis W . M u nn, ’ m o o nn r a . u se o n O e Willi W H , J h C ,

Williard He nt, William Phip p e ny ,

a ve C . ur u t Lu c e n ce H r y H lb , i Ri ,

F ran n . C a r e s . s e kly E Kilby, h l W Ri l y , W ll s o n o nso n y y Kilby , J h R bi ,

eo r e . n e nn s a n G g W Ki g, D i Ry , ame s Lanan e nr Sa e J , g , ‘ H y

a r e . La o O v L e C s t e r . Ste e h l W hr p , li l , o n Law e nce nt on Sto e s J h r , A h y k , C a r e s Lo ve a n o s e P S u mne r h l l d , J ph . , M e C . tc e e nr . a o Eldr d i h l , H y C T yl r, o n Moo se Le o na om son J h C . , rd Th p , r A chibald Wilson .

O MPA B C NY .

n e . Arthu r T . Hi ckl y

F irst Lie ute na nt.

a r n . He nry A . D li g

S e co nd Lie ute na nts .

Mar am ve r an e V. s a D i l h ll , Willi Oli , i e t . F re d e r ck W . Whi

t S e rge a n s .

e n Ca e ia m S e wart H ry W . y , Will ,

mu e St e am a o . S a . ee l W l , Willi T yl r

C o rp o ra ls .

o n o wn a me s o r on J h Br , J J d ,

am C . u ce e nr . S a n Willi Br , H y A p ldi g,

am a e F ra n n . a a ce Willi W . Ch pp ll , kly E W ll ,

ira m Cra w am . a re n H , Willi J W r , n ew F ams A dr . Willi .

Mus icia n.

E liz u er 8 . Re e d . 71

Private s .

L Willi am An de rso n, David a mdo n , o s e a o e t L n se J ph B ily , R b r i d y, Le v a o n Ma rt n i B ily , J h i , R o M e Ste ve n . art e tt e t tc T B l , b r i h ll ,

Sylve s te r Ba rtram, Ste ve n Murphy ,

Le v e nson a v . o ne i B , D id W N di , o s e a rna r o w an Pe rr J ph B d , R l d y , r P o n William Bla ke , Ge o ge 0 . e ttib e , u s t n o o t C au nce o ers A i B h , h y R dg , w Ave ry Bro n, F e rdin al Sa ge , n Thoma s F . Bu nce , Joh Silco x ,

a me s u n s av s . Steve ns J B r , D i D ,

l e rt Ca e n . Ste ve ns A b dy , H ry D , c a C aw C a r e s a o r Ri h rd r , h l T yl ,

e o r e ea n C a r e s . a o G g D , h l C T yl r, w rn i a m e wo n M . o e W lli D lf, Ed i Th ,

e a n ra o rr Pa tr c . ac Al x d D , i k J Tr y , o H race Driggs , Willia m H . Tu ttle , n n Adne y B . .Gla ddin g, Ge orge J . Va lo o , z A ria h C ladding , William Wa it,

o e rt H e n a m . a te rs R b , Willi A W ,

en . o a rt Aralz ia e s t a n H ry N H b , W l d , w E d a rd H o ldh am , M artin W h a p le s ,

u e nr . t or Eli H ll , H y B Whi f d , ame s u nt o r e c s J H , Ge g Wi k , e o e en s eo r e so n G rg J k , G g Wil , e re m a e nn n s a ms J i h J i g , Jo se ph Willi ,

Patr c e nne Lo e n r t. i k K dy, r W igh

C O MPAN Y C .

C a pta ins .

m a n Sa u e S . e c ar obe rts . l H yd , Ri h d W . R

F irst Lie ute na nt.

Alfre d W. Co nve rs e .

o L S e c nd ie ute na nts .

u r on T ru mbu rm e n a m n F Tu n G d , B j i . r e r.

S e rge a nts .

L m so n F . a e a e r w o e . no Addi ph r, G g H S , m n a C . n e rso aco . u rn e r Willi A d , J b A T ,

Le v . a e n r n m i G H yd , Ga d e r Wil arth . 72

o r o r C p a ls .

I ra. . is C u s oo t B Add , yr R , F o s e s e r ish a . nne J ph i h , El H Ski r, o e rt M o r so n m e o e . S t R b r i , G rg H i h , wa r ew o t iam St ic lan Ed d N p r , Will W. r k d , m n F o B e nj a i . Wilc x .

M usicia ns .

m n t m L o a F a ss e t a e s . a ce N r , J E y .

Private s . m as o n S t a m . a e J i h , Willi K H rdi , ia m w n M . . a C e ste s Will H B ld i , h r Hill , m L an e . a na a e s . o e D i l B B r rd , J H dg , re e e s W n to n a c so n Alf d B r , illi g J k , o Ora e enne tt . e N bl H . B , B Kibb , o n a n e F e nan rame J h Br dl y , rdi d K r, r t u P M o a e s u e s s r . o s Ch rl B g , A h r r , e m M M ro e . u tton c a e o a n J K B , i h l r , L ea n r m M r e . u tto n a e s u a d W B , J r y ,

m n . eo a u tto e . e s o n Willi B , G rg H N l ,

o n Ca e n S . P e rs o ns J h hill , H ry , o L a m P ra ce . C a te r a e s H r , Abr h h lp , s e r W a P e Ch e t Ca s e y , illi m o rt r ,

an e . C a e C a r e s 0 . s e D i l B h lk r, h l Ri l y, me w u e n a s . C a c e s e J A h d i k , E g Ri l y, o n min o n rs fi eld . Cle s Sa J h N g , J h , r W a n Cha l e s A. Co bb , illi m H . Sa n, e r L n fi G o ge C . D e nl e y , e o ard Sch a e e r , ame s o n e n S a w J Dix , H ry h , D me n C au nce F . eane a s . S ne h y , J N ki r, n r m t e o e o n C . S H y H . D yl , J h i h , o ma me m s . a to n a s . S t Th H E , J W i h , o w m n . F o e s o n e S t J h I l r, O b r i h , ve G n s o n e r u ne Oli r iddi g , J h T h , e t ra am H e n a te rs Alb r G h , ry W , F ra nc s m a r e s e e s . a a C i A Gr h , h l W k , M a rt n a e o n a ms i H l y , J h Willi , m eo r Tho a s C . Hancock , G ge W . Whittl e se y, a Edmo nd D Wilm rth .

O MPA Y D C N .

a ta n C p i .

. i Ge o rge H . F o s k t.

F i rst Lie ute na nt.

n o . O sca r W . Sa f rd 73

S e co nd Lie ute na nts .

eo e re nnan ra m a t. G rg B , Eph i T f

S e rgea nts .

M c a e o an eo r e oo t i h l N l d , G g R ,

F a ncis Patte n F ra n n n ters . r , kly D . Wi

C o rpo ra ls .

a m F e nt n e s . o M S ea e a vin . J D , r A h r r, L w r s r Alo nz o . Ho a d , Danie l We b te ,

a Lu o e r R lph ll, Albr W i , M n n F ranc s . u s e e n to . i R ll , H ry Whi

M usicia ns .

E me a ente e n o tc s s . ry C rp r, H ry H hki

Private s .

m o e F rink e ame s . a s e . J H Ad , G rg A , te r c o n . r c e S . o o J h R Ald i h , D x r G d i h ,

F ran c s . e n o n e i A All , J h Gr y, o s e Al e n Ze bu la r e J ph l , Gr y, Sa mu e a rt e tt e e m a Gu n e l B l , J r i h i y , a v e c e o n H alth ou s z e r D id B l h r, J h , a m e s M anc a Sa ms on u e tt J . Bl h rd , H l , o n re n nan a m e J h B , El Hyd , K na n e S . oo s e n . Ab r Br k , H ry K pp , o h n u mste a Dw t Le o na r J B d , igh d , m Lo r a e s C a r o me r . J l k , H A d ,

Pa in e Cle ve la n d , F re e m an Ma rcy,

F r e . M e e c . C o s e u st n a d ri k A l , G i B rbl , n K n Tim o thy C o lli s , He nry Mc in e y , m a ro n Co nve rs e eo o re P . e e a A , Th d N dh , w n e . C onve se a v . o r s A dr A r , D id E N r i , S u mn e C onve rs e e o r e Pa tte n r , G g , P nn o n o r o ra n Al e . e J h C c , b rt C i y, at a n e Cu s man u u s P nn e N h i l h , J li i y, win O moc Lu c u s P nne Er . Di k, i i y,

a m . u e Ca vin Po rte Willi H D dl y , l r,

Le an e unca n av . Pu tn e d r D , D id W y, w S e e no . t a m o e s . r E D igh , Willi R dg r , Jr P e nu e w t Scr tu re l Eddy , D igh ip ,

m . ia m . F a u n e a e s S e Will G lk r, J N ibl y , u ma n P F nto n I P s so n . e ra . S Tr , i ,

Abrah am H . Va nsh a ack, orn P Ad o . F is k, Uo se ph A. Was hburn , o n F M s os kit n . il J h t, adiso C W li , m a . F rancis o n oo Willi A , J h W d , e s wo Gil Wo od rth . 74

MP ' C O AN Y E .

t n C a p a i s .

w n P L ma n e to . o nso n ea n e r a te r . N J h , d W

F irs t Lie ute na nts . m Al on C . Banning, Rob e rt T . Du nca n,

S e co nd Lie ute na nt.

wa r P nne Ed d i y .

S e rgea nts .

e o r e . u rs n G g B Th to , Mile tu s H . C arrier,

u e ne C . e man ill r Ma r u s . a E g Ald r , c C Cl k, M e s . a na e nr . av . il H B r rd , H y W D is

C o rpo ra ls .

a me o J s B yle , Alexandria Patte rs on, u a w . se a r . Prin e Wilb r B C , Ed d D dl , a m r M o n n . a o t a o Willi W Cl k, r S df rd , me r M . fi n u u s e e E y Grif , J li W d , n w M r . L e o o e eo e . W e s . A d N r , G rg ll

Musicia ns.

r ma a t am H . a n . Ez S r , Willi W lli

Private s .

w e n e n a co n r . ri fi n O B , H y E G f , m e rt . a rn n a e s a ve Elb I B i g, J H r y, a m arto n e t a e s Willi B , Gilb r H y , L liz yman J . Bard e n, E a h T . Holcomb , u e ne ro wn r o n o co m E g B , T y H l b ,

P e s C u rc S te ve n . o s te h lp h h , A H lli r, F ran n ar E liz a h e kly Cl k , Hy r,

e o r e a r o n o S . o ne s G g H . Cl k, Al z J , m n M m . e to e s . ar ia il C Cl k, Will H K p , e tt Co e F re e ric a mer D wi , d k Kr , L L m e ve re tt . o C ar e s . a e a H C e , h l H ph r, La m S ve s te . o o e ste . t a yl r T C k, W b r B h , m w n Th e ro n Cowdry , S a u e l A. La to , L e ave tt mmo ns a m M a e E , Willi h r, F r n M nn Lu th e r W . E no , a cis a , P L F M r s a trick F a rle y, u ciu s . a k , P r M Au lifi e e Tho mas F arle y, a t ic c , o n M Au le Ja m e s McGoo d rich , J h c y , w n o we r F ra nc s M es s n e r Ed i J . G , i i g , S a r n o we r a lo w Me ss en e p li g J . G , H r g r, 75

Priva te s (C o nti n u e d )

Lo e n o Me s s e n e iram F . S u re r z g r, H q i , c a r Moo re o n L d e nh am Ri h d , J h y ,

Ma rcu s M o se s , Cha rle s W. Ta llma dge , L w Alfre d A . Phe lp s , e is C . Tallma dge ,

e so n . Pie rce eo r e a lo N l W , G g T y r, a me s e no s Le o u e r J R y ld , r y T ll , M e or e . S ea e s E T nin ar . G g rl , Ch le s y g ,

o n S a u ne ss ra m L . a ne J h h gh y, Hi W r r, wa S e rr C ar e s co Ed rd p y, h l Wil x ,

William Wilso n .

C O MPANY F .

a ta n C p i .

o N a h e s . Ge rge H . p y

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e rt ov n F F t r O rr n o ste r, C o . ts a e s . a e . Alb ill , J h i , Ch l E G g , i G H lli r P K h au n o ace . n s u e s . S nn e e ra e s C c H i g b ry , W ll G ki r, J d W ll , y wo Ell s rth .

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