. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . drawn they will delight in speaking of themselves as CharterMembers of the First Light Battery of Connecticut Volunteers. Then commenced the real work of camp life. Very few of themembers had any idea of military duty. Com-rade Charles E. Jillson had served three monthsin Company B, First Connecticut Infantry, and hadre-enlisted in the Battery, and Comrade Henry had been also in the war, having answeredthe three
. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . drawn they will delight in speaking of themselves as CharterMembers of the First Light Battery of Connecticut Volunteers. Then commenced the real work of camp life. Very few of themembers had any idea of military duty. Com-rade Charles E. Jillson had served three monthsin Company B, First Connecticut Infantry, and hadre-enlisted in the Battery, and Comrade Henry had been also in the war, having answeredthe three months call and seen service in Com-pany G, Second Connecticut Infantry. Thesetwo comrades were looked up to as being prodigiesin their line as well as great heroes. They gavethe Battery the first military instruction themembers received, but as they knew only infantrydrill the men merely learned how to perform thesimple movements of marching, facing, etc. Comrade Peck only stayed eleven monthswith the Battery. His war record commencedwhen the first call was made, he enlisting on the 226. of April, 1861. Hewas mustered in, May 7, at Brewster Park, New Haven. The Second. CHARLES E. JILLSON. Sergt. Co. B, ist Conn. In-fantry, April 2:;, 1861, to July 31,iSoi. Mustered ist Serg;t. Battery, Oct. 26, 1861. 42 HISTORl AND REMINISCENCES Infantry embarked for Washington, May lo, on the steamer Cahawba, andwent into camp at Meridian Hill, where it stayed imtil the i6th of the first battle of Bull Run, July 21, the regiment acquitted itself withgreat credit, maintaining its regimental formations throughout the action,and demonstrating by its coolness under fire the excellence of its materialand the thoroughness of its discipline. In that engagement and afterwardsin saving and escorting to Washington the arms, ammimition, campequipage and a miscellaneous variety of stores left behind and deserted byother regiments, the Connecticut regiments proved that they inherited th
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