. 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 . ijiiifWMv** M in I I ,,,. mL i1 ffw /i ir ii ^ Il/l. FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, 1861—1865 433 walk back, for ordering- such a foolish and uncalled for, senseless attack,wasting ammunition and endangering- the section with the only tangibleresult, the loss of a few horses. The centre section was ordered into a ploughed field in front of thehospital, and not far from the battlefield of the previous day, to protect aportion o
. 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 . ijiiifWMv** M in I I ,,,. mL i1 ffw /i ir ii ^ Il/l. FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, 1861—1865 433 walk back, for ordering- such a foolish and uncalled for, senseless attack,wasting ammunition and endangering- the section with the only tangibleresult, the loss of a few horses. The centre section was ordered into a ploughed field in front of thehospital, and not far from the battlefield of the previous day, to protect aportion of the line and feel the enemys works. The Coanecticut Battery was in an untenable position, and incapable ofdoing much good. The enemy had the range accurately, and it seemedalmost miraculous that a man escaped. The rains had made the field soft, and every time the gun was fired itwould recoil and sink into the mud up to the axles, which made firingdifficult. The gun had to be lifted out of the mud by main strength aftereach shot, a detail of the 55th Pennsylvania being called to assist in extri-cating the guns. The infantry threw their blanket-rolls in a pile near agun, and Capt. Rockwell, who accompanied the centre secti
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