. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . he was at the frontwith the Battery appears on page 2S2. After the war Corporal Beecher suffered consuierabie loss oythe great fire in Chicago, 1871, losingmany valuable war documents,among which was his discharge paper, which bore the signature ofGeneral Butler. He has always felt a deep interest in the First Light Battery,and in presenting this record of its doings during the great War ofthe Rebellion, he testifies to
. History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time . he was at the frontwith the Battery appears on page 2S2. After the war Corporal Beecher suffered consuierabie loss oythe great fire in Chicago, 1871, losingmany valuable war documents,among which was his discharge paper, which bore the signature ofGeneral Butler. He has always felt a deep interest in the First Light Battery,and in presenting this record of its doings during the great War ofthe Rebellion, he testifies to his sympathy with his old comrades andrejoices with them in the results gained by the nation through thewar in which he and they took such an active part. CHARLES Q. BURNHAM, of Hebron, Conn., enlisted in Company ^ G, 13th Connecticut Infantry, XovemberJ^B 12, 1861 ; mustered Sergeant December 22,I 86t ; honorably discharged, through sick-ness, |une I, 1S62; when he regained hishealtli he enlisted in the First Connecti-cut Light Battery August 13, 1S62; mus-tered private same day; promoted Cor-poral November 20, 1S64; discharged byorder of the Secretary of War March 750 HISTORY AND REMINISCENCES HENRY A. DODD, of New Haven, Conn., enlisted December 21, 1863; f^^ - mustered private same day; promoted Corporal November 20, 1864; musteredout June II, 1865. Comrade Dodd was one of the first torespond to the call for recruits to fill upthe Battery and he proved his patriotismwhile with the comrades in the field. Comrade Dodd resides at New Ro-chelle, N. Y.
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