. 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 . o clean and so quick it would make your head snap. You ask me if I have anything to eat where I am; I think we do. Idraw all that U. S. furnishes to us and buy dried apples, potatoes, spices,etc., besides canned tomatoes for soup. Yesterday we had a good fresh meatsoup for dinner; then we have good beans; rice and hominy are now pro-vided. Yet, withal, our boys grumble a good deal. Yes, and soft bread,most every day; if
. 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 . o clean and so quick it would make your head snap. You ask me if I have anything to eat where I am; I think we do. Idraw all that U. S. furnishes to us and buy dried apples, potatoes, spices,etc., besides canned tomatoes for soup. Yesterday we had a good fresh meatsoup for dinner; then we have good beans; rice and hominy are now pro-vided. Yet, withal, our boys grumble a good deal. Yes, and soft bread,most every day; if not, then first-rate hard bread. When we first came, of course, we could not have all this and camedown to pork and beans, hard bread and coffee with sugar. It is not likely our Battery will move from here at present, as we arenow doing garrison duty. 474 HISTORl AND REMINISCENCES I have heard no firingj up toward Richmond since the sorry one of Fri-day last, and I am a Httle afraid Grant got the worst of it; shall know soon. Can buy butter now, on/y 60 cents per pound, and I want some. Supperis over, hominy, molasses (first time since leaving Folly Island) and ON PICKET. I got some butter and with soft bread and tea I made a good meal, rathernatural. The firing up toward Richmond is heard this p. m. I can hear the FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, 1S61-1865 475 guns now, but all is quiet here. I bought nine cans of tomatoes to-day at $7per dozen, for company mess; I have paid 75 cents each before. Affectionately yours, C. A. HOTCHKISS. The First Connecticut Light Battery reserve camp was a cool, comfort-able place. The comrades trimmed up the trees in a beautiful cedar grove andmade pleasant quarters for both themselves and their horses. Those whowere on the picket line had to burrow under sand bags and shelter in bombproofs, says one comrade. In front of the officers quarters the comradeserected a pyramid of shot and shell and bullets which the enemy had fired inthat direction,
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