. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . rompted by the devotionto duty which always distinguished him, he led his companyto the field, and gave to it and to the regiment a courage and firmness under the most trying cir-cumstances. . The noble purity and uprightness of hisnature, and his eminently soldierly qualities, had not onlyendeared him to us all, but liad led us to look forward to abrilliant future for him; and we mourn his loss not only asours and yours, but as a loss to the country which he servedso fliithfully. When Gen. Hunter re
. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . rompted by the devotionto duty which always distinguished him, he led his companyto the field, and gave to it and to the regiment a courage and firmness under the most trying cir-cumstances. . The noble purity and uprightness of hisnature, and his eminently soldierly qualities, had not onlyendeared him to us all, but liad led us to look forward to abrilliant future for him; and we mourn his loss not only asours and yours, but as a loss to the country which he servedso fliithfully. When Gen. Hunter returned, he ordered an evacuation ofthe island. This soon took the Connecticut battery to Beau-fort. The Sixth and Seventh, in Gen. Wrights brigade,went to Edisto, and occupied the rude camp there; but, afterremaining two weeks, they returned to Hilton Head, and,in the familiar quarters of the previous winter, made them-selves once more comfortable. Plethoric boxes from Con-necticut were again received, and all the tender communica-tions with home were CHAPTER XIV. The Fourth becomes the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery. — Recruits. — Goes withMcClellan to the Peninsula. — Siege of Yorktown. — The Heavy Batteries. — Ready. — Magrudcr falls back. — Detached as Infantry. — The Seven-days Bat-tles.— Malvern Hill. — Back to Arlington Heights. — The Connecticut Battalionof Cavalry. — Among the Mountains of West Virginia. — After Bushwhackers.—Raids and Incidents. — Battle of McDowell. — Charge through Wordensville. — Dashinto New Market. — Ambush at Harrisonburg. — Cross Keys. — Jackson Ubiquitous.— The Fifth at Winchester. — Battle and Repulse, — In Maryland again. — Slaughterat Cedar Mountain. — Bravery and Severe Losses of the Fifth. — Stone, Blake, Dut-ton. Smith. AN. 2, 1862, the Fourth Regiment was changed,by order of the War Department, into the FirstConnecticut Heavy Artillery; and before spring,under Col.
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