. 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 . 864, time ex-pired. Corporal Van Horn was the first manto enlist from the town of Milford. Heoften told how he enlisted on Sunday,arrived in Washington with his regi-ment on Sunday, fought his first battle on Sunday and arrivedhome on Sunday. He was born in the town of Milford Decem-ber 25, 1841, —isSTj^B ms lEaii ^^««3I w ^ ■ M m-- > ^ ^ ^ MUSICIANS. CHARLES F. HENDEE, of Hartford, Conn., enlisted August 25, 1862mus
. 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 . 864, time ex-pired. Corporal Van Horn was the first manto enlist from the town of Milford. Heoften told how he enlisted on Sunday,arrived in Washington with his regi-ment on Sunday, fought his first battle on Sunday and arrivedhome on Sunday. He was born in the town of Milford Decem-ber 25, 1841, —isSTj^B ms lEaii ^^««3I w ^ ■ M m-- > ^ ^ ^ MUSICIANS. CHARLES F. HENDEE, of Hartford, Conn., enlisted August 25, 1862mustered in musician same day; mustered out June 11, 1865. FIRST LIGHT liATTJ-RY. ]si;]- istij ALONZO TAYLOR, of Hebron, Conn., enlisted f)ctober 5, 1S61; mus-tered musician October 2O, 1S61 ; re-en-listed veteran December 19, i-So.:;; mus-tered out of the United States service JuneII, 1865, at Manchester, near Richmond,Va., after having entered the Confederatecapital with the first Union troops. Comrade Taylor was full of hfe andvivacity, proving himself a good compan-ion and efficient soldier, giving up thebugle in order [to take more active dutyin the S. BIS5ELL,of Vernon, Conn., enlisted Novemi^cr 22,1861; mustered in December 2, 1861; re-enlisted veteran December26, 1S63; honorably discharged August 5, 1865. LEEDS BROWN, of East Granby, Conn.,enlisted October 25, 1S61; mus-tered in November 2, 1861; honorably dis-charged November 2, 1S64, time expired. Artificer Leeds Bro\vn came fromQuaker stock and was the first member ofhis family to use carnal weapons in main-tenance of right. Comrade Brown was a deep thinkeron religious subjects, and many a pleasanthour was spent listening to his argumentswith different comrades. In ball gameshe proved himself an expert in catchingthe ball, astonishing and amusing thecomrades bv his daring and science.
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