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The Effect of the Defeat at Bull Run.- Second Uprising. The Fifth Regiment goes to Harper's Ferry.—Six Regiments begun. - A Squadron of Cavnlry.- 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 und Decision. — His Leroic 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 "All Full Companics" accepted. - The Tenth. --Towns represented. -- Fighth 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
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Extra Session of the Legislature. - Governor's Message. - A Carte Blancho. - More Regiments authorized. - Gen. Butler and the Twelfth. - A Light Battery and a Battalion of Cavalry.---At Meriden. -- O& 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
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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. - The Ninth. - Dasb at Biloxi and Pass Christian. - Victory.— Trophies and Thanks of Gen. Butler.- Capture of New Orleans .
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The Eighth, Tenth, and Eleventh leave Apnapolis. - 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 Blessage. — Legislative Action. - Special December Session. - Party Spirit Rising. - Cornelius S. Bushnell builds the Bonitor
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The Sixth embarks for Florida. - 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 gocs to Dawfuskie Island to cut off the Approaches from Savilungh.-Seventh miuus the Mortar Batteries. A Connecticut Affair. - The Battle. - Surrender of the l'ort. - The Sixth and Seventh and the First Connecticut Battery at James Island. - Assault on Lamar's Battery. --Severe Figliting. - Repulse and Withdrawal. - Bad Management by Gen. Benham. Casualties.
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The Fourth becomes the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. Recruits. Goes with McClellan to the Peuiu-ula. - "Siege" of Yorktown. -- The Heavy Batteries. - "Ready."' - Bagruder falls back. - Detached as Infantry. The Seven-days' Battles. - Malvern Hill. Cavalry: - Among the Mountains of West Virginia. --- Afcer Bush whackers. Raids .-Charge through Wordensville. - Dash into New Market. - Ambush at Harrisonburg: -- Cross Kers. Jacksou Ubiquitous. The Pittb at Winchester. - Battle and Repulse. - In Maryland again. Slaughter at Cedar dlountain. - Bravery and Severe Losses of the Fildi. - Stone, Blake, Dutton, Smith
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