. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . nders of companies. Afterthe last charge, Col. Ely looked about him for support, andfound that the 3d Briu^ade had taken advantagre of the fio-htto turn about, and make its way across the country towardsPennsylvania. Milroy and Major Peale had already escapedwith a few men, including thirty from the Eighteenth. Col. Ely and Nichols were dismounted, andwere immediately summoned to surrender. The rebels nowoccupied the road in both directions. The Federals num-bered but a thousand men, jaded by two days sleep
. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . nders of companies. Afterthe last charge, Col. Ely looked about him for support, andfound that the 3d Briu^ade had taken advantagre of the fio-htto turn about, and make its way across the country towardsPennsylvania. Milroy and Major Peale had already escapedwith a few men, including thirty from the Eighteenth. Col. Ely and Nichols were dismounted, andwere immediately summoned to surrender. The rebels nowoccupied the road in both directions. The Federals num-bered but a thousand men, jaded by two days sleeplessservice, and now badly cut up. Under the circumstances,Col. Ely surrendered the command. The men were imme-diately placed under guard. Col. Elys sword had been hit by a ball during the battle,shatteriuij; the blade near the hilt. When he delivered it tothe rebel Gen. Walker after the fight, that officer asked,When was this done, sir? — This morning. — Youdeserve to keep this, was the rejoinder: I will direct itto be retained for you. It was sent to Gen. Early, by. DEATH OF CAPT. PORTEE. 355 whose order it was finally forwarded through, by flag oftruce, to the father of Col. Ely, while the soldier who hadborne it gallantly was yet a prisoner. Besides the thirty who got away with Major Peale, Com-pany D of the Eighteenth, detailed as provost-guard, escapedintact. About half of the seven thousand of the divisionultimately escaped ; stragglers coming into the border-townsof Maryland and Pennsylvania for a week, most of themunarmed and nearly famished. Within thirty minutes after Elys surrender, Earl/s entirecorps marched across the battle-field in swift pursuit of thefugitives. Many were captured. Among the killed in this battle was Capt. Edward , only son of Dr. Isaac G. Porter of New London. Hewas a graduate of Yale of the class of 57; a young manof excellent literary taste, and had adopted the practice oflaw with fine promise. Surgeon Holbrook recently wroteof hi
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