Many gentlemen have placed at our disposal sketches, letters, documents, and valuable material. Our acknowledgments are duly expressed in these pages. There are a few to whom we feel peculiarly indebted, -- Col. Philo B. Buckingham; Capt. T. F. Vaill of the Second Artillery; Licut.-Col. William S. Cogswell of the Fifth; Chaplain H. S. DeForest of the Eleventh; Capt. H. P. Goddard of the Fourteenth; Capt. Henry G. Marshall and Enoch E. Rogers of the Fifteenth; Chaplain W. C. Walker of the Eighteenth; Capt. Luther G. Riggs of the Twenty-second; Lieut. Col. David Torrance of the Twenty-ninth; Lieut. J. H. Lord of the Second (three-months' troops); and John M. Douglass, Esq., for an admirablywritten chronicle of the part borne by the citizens of Middletown.

It is hoped that no critic will be so unjust as to compare this volume with the vast and eloquent unwritten history of the war. Keenly will the friends of many noble men feel that we have failed to portray the self-denying lives and valiant deeds of their heroes; but they can not feel it more keenly than we do now. Many, even of the worthy, are nameless here; for their story has never been told us, and is unrecorded. The whole can not be written. Our facts and incidents are only illustrative, not exhaustive. They may not always be the most noteworthy; but they are the best at our command. It is hoped that some compensation for any omissions of this kind may be found in the fact that we have maintained the local character of the work by introducing as much personal incident as could be added without burdening the narrative. Few books are ever published that are so full of individual achievement and experience.

We present this volume with some confidence, because we feel, that, whatever may be its defects of construction, much will be preserved in it which would otherwise be lost, and much brought to the notice of the whole State, which has hitherto been known to few outside of town or neighborhood. It may tend to modify the extravagant estimate which local partiality sometimes places on individuals; but it can hardly fail to exalt the general impression of the average patriotism and efficiency.

Deeds of daring and devotion now ennoble the records of every town. A filial gathering of these seeds of history should have a present value in nourishing State pride and stimulating a generous public spirit. And it can not but be prized as a record of ancestral sacrifice by the generations to come, when grandchildren shall cluster around the chair of the grayhaired volunteer, and listen while he tells once more how he carried the flag at Gettysburg, and when the venerable dame shall resort to the old bureau fragrant with memories, and gaze again through the mists at the blue coat worn by one who went to battle with her blessing, and died joy. fully that the Republic might have a second birth.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I

Early History of Connecticut. -The Pequot War. - First American Constitution. -Heavy Taxation. Courage of the New-Haven Colony. - Character of the Civil Government.-The King's Officers resisted. - The Charter preserved. - Connecticut Declaration of Independence. - Putnam at Boston.-The Statue at Litchfield. Brother Jonathan.-Connecticut Men capture the first British Flags in 1812.- The BlueComparison with other Colonies. · Pre-eminence in Mechanics. . First Steamboat, Railroad, and Telegraph.-Influence on other States

Laws.

CHAPTER II.

Attitude of Par

The War begun at the Ballot-Box. -Elections in Connecticut in 1860. ties.-Secession becomes Formidable. - Discussion and Recrimination. Our Representatives in Congress.-Their Action on Peace Propositions.- Foresight of Gov. Buckingham.-The Peace Conference. Hon. Isaac Toucey. -Spring Election of 1861.-Connecticut declares for Coercion

CHAPTER III.

PACE

The Fall of Sumter. - Enthusiasm in Connecticut. -"Coercion" accepted as a Duty.A Battle-Sunday. - Winsted and New Britain. - Sympathy for the South.-The Call for the First Regiment. - Condition of our Militia. The Massachusetts Sixth.-The Towns moving. The Hartford Companies.- Meriden, New Haven, Danbury, Middletown, Norwich, Derby, Willimantic, Mystic, Putnam, Danielsonville, Bridgeport, Waterbury, New London, Litchfield, Wallingford, Farmington, Salisbury. - The Old Flag.

CHAPTER IV.

The Volunteers uniformed and equipped. Response of Wealthy Men and Institutions. Patriotic Work of the Women. Another Revolutionary Sunday. Call for Second and Third Regiments. - The Troops at Rendezvous. — Outfit completed. — In Camp. -Rations and Beds. Contributions flow in.- - Drill and Disciplíne. - Sage Advice. -Departure of the Three Regiments

Capt. Dan Tyler.- Henry B. Norton.- Cassius M. Clay Guard. - The Fourth Regiment. -Towns represented. - Departure. - Colt's Revolving Rifles. It becomes the Fifth Connecticut. Towns represented. - Home Guard. - Yale College. The General Assembly. Message of the Governor.- War Legislation. The Constitutional Amendment.- Great Unanimity of Feeling. Independence Day

The First and Second Regiments in Washington. - Welcome Reception. - Camp at Glenwood.-Joined by the Third.- Death of Col. Ellsworth. - Ellsworth of Connecticut Stock.-"Invasion" of Virginia. - Ambush at Vienna.-Holding the Advanced Post. -Death of Theodore Winthrop.-Sketch of his Life and Character. - Death of Capt. James H. Ward. - An Advance. - Blackburn's Ford. - Bull Run.- Gen. Tyler begins the Battle.-The Army betrayed. — Behavior of Connecticut Troops. - The Last on the Field. They act as Rear-Guard in the Retreat.- Good Order maintained.They bring off Public Property. - Home, and Muster-out

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CHAPTER VII.

The Effect of the Defeat at Bull Run.- Second Uprising.

The Fifth Regiment goes to Harper's Ferry.- Six Regiments begun.-A Squadron of Cavalry. - Peace-Flags and Peace-Meetings. Seymour's Resolutions. - Concurrent Action. - Goshen, Bloomfield, Darien, Easton, Cornwall, Sharon, Prospect, North Guilford, Stonington. - A New Saybrook Platform.- New Fairfield. - The Bridgeport Farmer. How Stepney stopped the War. - The Farmer Office sacked. - Gov. Buckingham's Proclamation.- Life and Character of Gen. Lyon. - His Bravery and Decision. - His Heroic Death

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CHAPTER VIII.

The Fourth in Maryland. - Dissatisfaction and Insubordination. - The Fifth on the Potomac.- - Recruiting active. - The Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth.- Towns represented. Departure. Sixth and Seventh at Washington and Annapolis. - Eighth on Long Island.- -"The Sons of Connecticut."- Ninth Regiment organized.- "All Full Companies" accepted. The Tenth. - Towns represented. -Eighth and Tenth at Annapolis. Meetings and Social Intercourse.- The Eleventh.- Recruiting. Towns represented. - The Regiment embarks for Annapolis. - Port-Royal Expedition. Landing of the Sixth and Seventh. First Union Troops in South Carolina.Tyler appointed Colonel of the Fourth. The New Discipline. - Exposure and Privations of the Fifth

Extra Session of the Legislature.

A Carte Blanche. More Regiments authorized. Gen. Butler and the Twelfth. A Light Battery and a Battalion of Cavalry. At Meriden. - Off for the War. — The Ninth badly equipped. - Twelfth in Camp at Hartford. - Thirteenth in Barracks at New Haven.-Ninth and Twelfth at Ship Island. Blockading. The "Stone Fleet."- Effect on the Harbors of the South

CHAPTER X.

Patriotic Benevolence. - The Regiments in the Field supplied. Sewing and Knitting.-
Thanksgiving Day. - Soldiers'-aid Societies. Systematic Effort. Alfred Walker.
- Thirteenth at New Haven.-A "Dandy Regiment."- Off for Ship Island.
Ninth. Dash at Biloxi and Pass Christian. Victory. Trophies and Thanks of
Gen. Butler. Capture of New Orleans

The Eighth, Tenth, and Eleventh leave Annapolis. - Storm off Hatteras. Suffering and Depression. Battle and Capture of Roanoke Island. - Death of Col. Charles L. Russell. Another Movement. Battle of Newberne. - Death of Col. A. W. Drake. Incidents. Siege of Fort Macon .

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The Connecticut Chaplains'-aid Commission. - Chapel Tents and Regimental Libraries furnished. Medical Examining Board. - Spring Election of 1862. The War Spirit predominant. Governor's Message.- Legislative Action.-Special December Session. Party Spirit Rising. Cornelius S. Bushnell builds the Monitor

Return to Hilton Head.. The Seventh goes to Tibee Island to besiege Fort Pulaski. - Labor of getting the Heavy Mortars in Position. A Case of Insanity. Sixth goes to Dawfuskie Island to cut off the Approaches from Savannah. - Seventh mans the Mortar Batteries.- A Connecticut Affair. - The Battle. Surrender of the Fort. The Sixth and Seventh and the First Connecticut Battery at James Island. Assault on Lamar's Battery.-Severe Fighting. - Repulse and Withdrawal. — Bad Management by Gen. Benham.- Casualties.

CHAPTER XIV.

The Fourth becomes the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.— Recruits. -
McClellan to the Peninsula. - "Siege" of Yorktown.

Goes with The Heavy Batteries.. Ready."- Magruder falls back. Detached as Infantry. - The Seven-days' Battles. Malvern Hill.- Back to Arlington Heights. - The Connecticut Battalion of Cavalry. Among the Mountains of West Virginia. - After Bushwhackers. - Raids and Incidents. - Battle of McDowell. - Charge through Wordensville. - Dash into New Market. Ambush at Harrisonburg.. Cross Keys.-Jackson Ubiquitous. The Fifth at Winchester. Battle and Repulse. In Maryland again. - Slaughter at Cedar Mountain. - Bravery and Severe Losses of the Fifth.-Stone, Blake, Dutton, Smith

CHAPTER XV.

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The Summer of 1862.- The Fourteenth Regiment called for. The Military Situation. Appeal of the Executive. Enthusiastic Response by the People. -War-Meetings and Local Effort. - Recruiting Committees. The Fourteenth full. - New Haven raises the Fifteenth. Hartford recruits the Sixteenth. Seventeenth from Fairfield County. Eighteenth from New-London County.- Nineteenth from Litchfield County. Twentieth and Twenty-first organized. The Second Battery goes from Bridgeport. All assigned to the "Army of the Potomac "

CHAPTER XVI.

The Call for Seven Regiments of Nine-months' Men. The second Great Uprising. - Recruiting Active. Meetings and Bounties.-A Draft announced. - The_Camps.Exemption sought.- Skulks and Cowards. - The Surgeons besieged. The Whiteliver Complaint. - Incidents. How New Haven filled her Quota. - The Day of the Draft. The Mountain brings forth. - All the Regiments Full.-The Twenty-second from Hartford and Tolland Counties.-Twenty-third from Fairfield and New Haven. Twenty-fourth from Middlesex. Twenty-fifth from Hartford. Twenty-sixth from New London and Windham. - Twenty-seventh. from New Haven. - Twenty-eighth from Fairfield and Litchfield.—The Rendezvous on Long Island.

CHAPTER XVII.

The Eighth and Eleventh near Newberne. - To Newport News.- Re-organization of the Eleventh.. To Fredericksburg. Pope, defeated, retreats on Washington. Col. Kingsbury in command of the Brigade. Arrival in Washington.- Movement into Maryland.-The Fourteenth and Sixteenth join the Column. South Mountain. The Affair of Turner's Gap. - Choice Rebel Literature

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Battle of Antietam.- Charge of the Eleventh.- Exploit of Capt. Gibbons.-The Contest for the Stone Bridge.-Inexplicable Conduct of Burnside. -Coolness and Efficiency of the Fourteenth. Charge of Harland's Brigade. — Capt. Charles L. Upham's Com. pany capture a Battery.- Great Bravery of the Eighth.. Gallant Conduct of Col. Appelman.- Fatality of the Color-Guard. Harland assumes Command of Rodman's Division.-Severe Losses.- Sufferings of the Wounded.- Corporal Henry A. Eastman of the Eleventh.- Death of Col. Kingsbury and others.- Total Casualties of the Battle. - Death of Major-Gen. Joseph K. F. Mansfield. Biography of Mansfield. -Retreat of Lee's Army

Tardy Pursuit of Lee.-The Eighth, Eleventh, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Twenty-first Connecticut Volunteers. Gen. Burnside in Command.- March to Falmouth.-The Battle of Fredericksburg. Gallantry of the Fourteenth and Twentyseventh. Gen. Harland's Official Report. The Disastrous Repulse. Whereabouts of the Fifth, Seventeenth, Twentieth, and Twenty-second. - Private Elias Howe, Jr. -The Army Ration.- Camp at Stafford Court House.

CHAPTER XX.

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The First Connecticut Battery and Seventh Regiment in Florida. - Capture of St. John's Bluff.-Sixth and Seventh in South Carolina.- Battle of Pocotaligo. The Twelfth at Camp Parapet. - Yankee Enterprise. - Anecdotes of the Thirteenth. - Services and Sufferings of the Ninth at Vicksburg. - The Battle of Baton Rouge. - The La Fourche Campaign.- Battle of Georgia Landing. Thanksgiving. The Ninemonths' Regiments leave Long Island. The Twenty-eighth at Pensacola.- Destruction of a Rebel Gunboat.

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CHAPTER XXI.

Spring Election of 1863.- The Peace Wing of the Democracy again Demonstrative. Buckingham rersus Seymour.-"No more War!". The Platforms. - Gov. Seymour's Letter. Appeals from the Connecticut Regiments in the Field.-Sharp Extracts. The Vote.-Eaton's Resolutions in the Assembly. After Fredericksburg. - The Eighth, Eleventh, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Twenty-first at Newport News. Siege of Suffolk. Skirmishes and Reconnoissances. - Capture of Fort Huger. - Raising of the Siege.-Evacuation.-"The Blackberry Raid."

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