. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . e Twenty-first had been almost constantly exposed, andduring these weeks had lost six killed and thirty the wounded were Capt. Isaac D. Kenjon and P. Long. The former was struck in the shoulder;and the hurt proved mortal a few days thereafter. He wasyoung, ardent, and enterprising ; and, when the war began,was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Voluntown. Hisyoung comrades called on him to lead them; and he closedhis business and accepted the call; and thenceforth, on everybattle-field and in
. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . e Twenty-first had been almost constantly exposed, andduring these weeks had lost six killed and thirty the wounded were Capt. Isaac D. Kenjon and P. Long. The former was struck in the shoulder;and the hurt proved mortal a few days thereafter. He wasyoung, ardent, and enterprising ; and, when the war began,was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Voluntown. Hisyoung comrades called on him to lead them; and he closedhis business and accepted the call; and thenceforth, on everybattle-field and in every camp, he was the same courteous,brave, and humane soldier, having a tender care for the com-fort of his men; an excellent disciplinarian, who inspiredthem with a pride of subordination, and at the same timetaught them to think; and a patriotic citizen, who instilledinto their minds the principles of freedom and love of coun-try, and set them an heroic example in the sacrifice of evenlife itself Peace to his ashes! ® 3 Narrative by Dr. Harvey Campbell of CHAPTER XXXIX. Still in Front of Petersburg. — Demonstration on the Left. — The Fourteenth. — Advanceof Butler. — Chaffins Bluff. — Capture of Fort Harrison. — The Eighth and Twen-ty-first.— The Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, and Twentj-ninth on the Right. — RebelRepulse. — Casualties. — Attack on Terrys Line. — Repulse. — Counter-Attack. —Death of Major H. W. Camp. — Hawleys Brigade on tlie Darbytown Road. — TheTwenty-ninth as Skirmishers. — The Second and Fourteenth on Hatchers Run. —Hawleys Division at New York. — The First Artillery. — Butler fails to captureFort Fisher. — Teny takes it by Storm. EN. GRANT resolved, towards the end of Sep-tember, on a further advance in the directionof Richmond from Butlers front; and, in orderto cause the weakening of forces on the rebelleft, he ordered another demonstration by War-ren and Hancock. This was successful, and the enemy gavegro
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