. 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 . the war he settled at Windsor, Conn., and manifested a greatinterest in the Veteran Association of the First Light Batter). Hesaw many ups and downs in life, but was always cheerful, and ashort time before his death he wrote the historian: Since I camehome I have been up and down the hill of life, and just now amcomfortably fixed, living in my own house, and I thank the Fatherin heaven for his kindness to me.
. 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 . the war he settled at Windsor, Conn., and manifested a greatinterest in the Veteran Association of the First Light Batter). Hesaw many ups and downs in life, but was always cheerful, and ashort time before his death he wrote the historian: Since I camehome I have been up and down the hill of life, and just now amcomfortably fixed, living in my own house, and I thank the Fatherin heaven for his kindness to me. I love to see those who wereout with me during the war and give them a shake of the hand anda hello! when we meet. HARVEY D. SKINNER, of East Hartford, Conn., enlisted October 23, 1861; mustered in United States serv-ice November 2, 1861; honorably dis-charged, through sickness caused byhard service and exposure, March 20,1863. Comrade Skinner was born in EastGranby, Conn., in the year 183S. Hehas always regretted that he was un-able to continue with the Battery tothe end. His cousin, Dr. Samuel Skin-ner, served through the war as Surgeonist Connecticut Heavy * * LYMAN SOUTH WICK, of Cromwell, Conn., enlisted November 28,1861; mustered in December 3, 1861; re-enlisted veteran December26, 1863; mustered out at Manchester, opposite Richmond, Va.,June II, 1865, after participating in the triumphal march of thefirst Union troops into the Confederate capital. FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, JSCI-JSOS 7.,! JOHN T. SLOAN, of New Haven, Conn, (see military portrait and ex-citing incident on page 170), enlisted October 27, 186.; mustered in United States service Xovember2, i86z; honorably discharged No-vember 2, 1864, term of enlist-ment having expired. Comrade Sloan is descendedfrom a family which went to Eng-land with William, Prince ofOrange. His mothers ancestorswere Scotch. The family settledin the United States after the Rev-olution. Since the war ComradeSloan has engaged in comm
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