. The story of the Twenty-first Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . PRIVATE FRANCIS B. ELISHA B. LIEUTENANT JAMES LUTHER N. CURTIS The Battle of Cold Harbor. 253 fantry Company C, Fifth Regiment, June 19,1854; CaptainCompany C, September 20, 1855 ; Adjutant, with rank ofFirst Lieutenant, Fifth Regiment, July 21, 1858; CaptainCompany C, July 27, 1859; Major Fifth Regiment, May 13,1861; Captain Artillery, Company A, Fifth Regiment, August24, 1861. The first call for troops for the war was
. The story of the Twenty-first Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . PRIVATE FRANCIS B. ELISHA B. LIEUTENANT JAMES LUTHER N. CURTIS The Battle of Cold Harbor. 253 fantry Company C, Fifth Regiment, June 19,1854; CaptainCompany C, September 20, 1855 ; Adjutant, with rank ofFirst Lieutenant, Fifth Regiment, July 21, 1858; CaptainCompany C, July 27, 1859; Major Fifth Regiment, May 13,1861; Captain Artillery, Company A, Fifth Regiment, August24, 1861. The first call for troops for the war was not for enough totake all who wanted to go. Purposing to be in if there wereneed of more than the few first accepted, Captain Burpeeoffered his well-drilled company on May I, 1861, for servicewhen required, and in reply, received word from Adjutant-General Williams that no new muskets could be issued, andthe department might be compelled to call in what musketsthe company had, to temporarily arm the regiments nowaccepted. The company was accepted, however, May two days later the guns and all equipments were called May 8, orders came announcing that more had responde
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