. 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 . WARREN H. BISSELL,of Oct. 3, 1861; musteredin Oct. 26, 1861 ; elected Corpo-ral ; discharged Oct. 25, 1864,time FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, 1861—1865 89 The guns, caissons and limbers were taken off first, the horses beingleft till these were on land. On the following morning the horses were to be landed. It was likelyto be a slow process, for to hoist a hundred and fifty or more horses fromthe hold a
. 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 . WARREN H. BISSELL,of Oct. 3, 1861; musteredin Oct. 26, 1861 ; elected Corpo-ral ; discharged Oct. 25, 1864,time FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, 1861—1865 89 The guns, caissons and limbers were taken off first, the horses beingleft till these were on land. On the following morning the horses were to be landed. It was likelyto be a slow process, for to hoist a hundred and fifty or more horses fromthe hold and lower them to a flatboat where they would have to be securedwould be a work of time. The ready wit of Lieut. Porter came to the rescue. Hoist them to the upper deck and throw them overboard, washis order. Men were stationed along the shore to look out for the horses andcapture them as they landed, and then the work commenced. All day theexhausted horses were being hoisted up one by one and thrown into Beau-fort River. The water was warm, the animals feverish and many a poorhorse swam about enjoying the pleasant bath for a long time before hewcHild seek land. It was a novel method of landing them, but proved anexcellent one. There were about a hundred and forty horses belonging to the Batteryand thirt
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