. Memorial history of the Seventeenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (old and new organizations) in the Civil War from 1861-1865 . took his body down out of the tree and buried it. He wasfound sitting astride a limb, with a piece of cord around his body,with which he had secured himself to the tree. His well-filledhaversack, and other belongings, which were hanging near him,well attested the fact that he had made elaborate preparations fora personal siege of the works, and that he had died while fightingon his own hook. Again at roll-call that day more names were unanswered,
. Memorial history of the Seventeenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (old and new organizations) in the Civil War from 1861-1865 . took his body down out of the tree and buried it. He wasfound sitting astride a limb, with a piece of cord around his body,with which he had secured himself to the tree. His well-filledhaversack, and other belongings, which were hanging near him,well attested the fact that he had made elaborate preparations fora personal siege of the works, and that he had died while fightingon his own hook. Again at roll-call that day more names were unanswered, andfamiliar faces missing, and a party went out from our works to burythe dead. One of the first bodies found and recognized by membersof his own company was that of Levi F. Colbath of Company A,with whose name is connected a most singular event. He had beenshot through the breast, and his body, which had been partlystripped of its clothing, with others, was quickly buried, and themen left their comrades in their lonely graves in the , jolly Colbath,—one of the brave boys who had enlisted inthe field,—how we missed him!.
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