. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . was turned over to thepost quartermaster. The march was resumed to Bealton 396 CONNECTICUT DURING THE REBELLION. Station, where, to the surprise of all, the corps (with theFifth and Twentieth Regiments) was embarked on boardthe cars to re-inforce the Army of the Cumberland in Ten-nessee. After Gettysburg, the Fourteenth Regiment performed anumber of marches and countermarches in Maryland,crossed the Potomac in the tardy pursuit, and, July 26, en-camped near Warrenton. Col. Dwight Morris, H. Perkins, and M
. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . was turned over to thepost quartermaster. The march was resumed to Bealton 396 CONNECTICUT DURING THE REBELLION. Station, where, to the surprise of all, the corps (with theFifth and Twentieth Regiments) was embarked on boardthe cars to re-inforce the Army of the Cumberland in Ten-nessee. After Gettysburg, the Fourteenth Regiment performed anumber of marches and countermarches in Maryland,crossed the Potomac in the tardy pursuit, and, July 26, en-camped near Warrenton. Col. Dwight Morris, H. Perkins, and Major C. C. Clark had resigned ; andAdjutant Theodore G. Ellis, in April, September, and October,was promoted to be successively major, lieutenant-colonel,and colonel, — an unusual recognition, which he had earnedby faithful and gallant service. On Sept. 1, the regiment went on a reconnoissance toHartwood Church; and on Oct. 12 crossed the Rappahan-nock with the 2d Corps, and marched southward on Culpep-er. Again the Rapidan became the picket-line betweenthe two CHAPTER XXV. Biographical Sketch of Admiral Foote. — His Adventures, Battles, and Death. —BankssExpedition.—Feint towards Port Hudson. — March Southward. — Battle of IrishBend. — The Cotton Raid up the Atchafalaya. — Investment of Port Hudson. —TheFight of May 27. —The Twelfth, Thirteenth, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-eighth Connecticut.— The Charge of June 14.—Failure andHeavy Losses. — The Twenty-fourth in the Cotton-Fort. — The Forlorn Hope. — OurRoll of Honor.— Surrender of Port Hudson. ONNECTICUT lost an illustrious son during^ thesummer of 1863 in Rear Admiral Foote. thehero of Island Number Ten and of FortsHenry and Donelson. Andrew Hull Foote was born Sept. 12, 1806,in what is now called the Buddins-ton House, corner ofUnion and Cherry Streets, New Haven. His paternal grand-father. Rev. John Foote, was pastor of the Congregationalchurch of Cheshire
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