. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . e battleof the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864,and Laurel Hill, May 8, 1864. He was (laptured in the at the DeathAngle Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864, and hi North Carolina, while beingconveyed South,escaped by cutting through the door of a freight car in whichthe prisoners were confined and jumping from it, while the train was underfull headway. He reached the Union lines, near the Ohio River, after travellingtwenty-three nights (resting by day) having walked between three and fourhundred miles. He was commission
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . e battleof the Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864,and Laurel Hill, May 8, 1864. He was (laptured in the at the DeathAngle Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864, and hi North Carolina, while beingconveyed South,escaped by cutting through the door of a freight car in whichthe prisoners were confined and jumping from it, while the train was underfull headway. He reached the Union lines, near the Ohio River, after travellingtwenty-three nights (resting by day) having walked between three and fourhundred miles. He was commissioned colonel in July, 1864, but not musteredowing to the heavy casualities which had reduced his regiment below thestandard required by the War Department for the mustering of he acted as colonel until the close of the war. He rejoined his regiment infront of Petersburg in August, 1864; was in command of Port Rice and engagedin the battles of Second Deep Bottom, Weldon Railroad, Reams Station, andSecond Hatchers Run; in command of Fort Steadman and Batteries Eleven. Edmund Rice. 640 NORWICH tJNIVERSITY. [1860 and Twelve in front of Petersburg; was present at the surrender of the Con-federate Army at Appomattox Comt House; was mustered out in Virginia,June 30, and regiment disbanded at Readville, Mass., July 20, 1865. He was appointed 1st Ueutenant, 40th United States Infantry, July 28-1866; was brevetted captain United States Army, March 2, 1867, for gallantand meritorious services at the battle of Antietam, Maryland; major, UnitedStates Army, March 2,1867, for gallant and meritorious services at the battleof Gettysbm-g, Pennsylvania; lieutenant-colonel United States Army, March2, 1867, for gallant and meritorious services at the battle of the Wilderness,Virginia. He was on duty at Camp Distribution, Washington, D. C,1866, imtil February, 1867; en route and in command of Fort Caswell, N. C,February, 1867, mitil June, 1868; in command Post of Hilton Head,
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