. 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 . rounding country, where the darkies used towait to exchange chickens, eggs and sweet potatoes for the army pork andbacon. Though the risk was great, many encountered it and managed tosmuggle all sorts of good things into camp. Comrade Sloan tells of anexpedition he made with Comrade John Monarch. Monarch had a sack of potatoes in front of his saddle, said ComradeSloan, when we were sighted by the bag was inse
. 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 . rounding country, where the darkies used towait to exchange chickens, eggs and sweet potatoes for the army pork andbacon. Though the risk was great, many encountered it and managed tosmuggle all sorts of good things into camp. Comrade Sloan tells of anexpedition he made with Comrade John Monarch. Monarch had a sack of potatoes in front of his saddle, said ComradeSloan, when we were sighted by the bag was insecurely tied, and pretty soon thepotatoes began slipping out, leaving a good trailfor our pursuers. We managed to stop the leak,and by taking to the woods and considerabledodging we escaped. One day our section want-ed some sweet potatoes, and wanted them knew that there was a large field of themnear our camp, but as some of our boys hadtaken a few, a cavalry patrol was put around thefield. We thought we could outwit the horsemarines, so we took a wagon one dark night andgot close to the field. We filled about thirtysacks, loaded them into the wagon and got back. JOHN MONARCH,of Manchester, Conn. Mustered Private Nov. 2, 1861 ;re-enlisted Veteran Dec. 19, 1863 ;promoted Corporal Oct 27, 1864;Sergeant April, 12, 1865. Mus-tered out June II, 186 j. FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, 1861—1865 107 to the camp undetected. But then we were in a fix, we did not knowwhat to do with the potatoes. The officer commanding the section had asmall house for quarters, and we managed to get in the back way andpile the potatoes in the fire-place. In the morning the patrol reportedthe loss, and a search of the camp was made, every tent was thoroughlysearched, but no potatoes were found, and we were exonerated. One day an old negro entered the picket camp with a bag full of peanutswhich he offered for sale, but no one had any money and he refused to givecredit. Some of the soldiers got around him and
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