. 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 . he soldiers j ^^^^^^^^^^^ resist the temptations which would beset In the month of June, 1863, the members of the Battery had proved thattheir predilections werecorrect and some amongthem proposed the forma-tion of a religious meeting was held at Beaufort and thefollowing preamble and resolutions were adopted,which we transcribe verbatim from the secretarysminute book: Whereas, the undersigned
. 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 . he soldiers j ^^^^^^^^^^^ resist the temptations which would beset In the month of June, 1863, the members of the Battery had proved thattheir predilections werecorrect and some amongthem proposed the forma-tion of a religious meeting was held at Beaufort and thefollowing preamble and resolutions were adopted,which we transcribe verbatim from the secretarysminute book: Whereas, the undersigned members of theFirst Light Battery, Connecticut Volunteers,having left our homes and many religious privi-leges to come here to battle in defence of ourCountrys rights, feel it not only our duty to dowhat we can in defence of our country, but tosustain its principles and follow the teachings ofour forefathers, and above all that, as those who profess to be the CHARLES A. HOTCHKISS,of New Musician Oct 26,1861. Re-enlisted Dec. 26, Corporal Nov. 7,1864 Mustered out June 11,1865. Secretary of the Chris-tian Association during itsentire EDGAR G. DAVIS,of Oct. 26, 61; musteredin Nov. 2, 61. Discharged , 64; time expired. First Presi-dent of the Religious Associ-ation, President of the DebatingSociety. 314 HISTORY AND REMINISCENCES followers of Jesus Christ, and desiring- to see his cause prosper, andthe salvation of souls around us; also having been presented by our friendsat home with a chapel tent, in which we can worship God according to ourown free will: Therefore it becomes us as Christians to use and improve these privi-leges, that we may advance our spiritual and eternal welfare, and also thespiritual condition of our fellow soldiers around us that they may be broughtto Christ, and to do this it is expedient that we organize ourselves into asociety that by so laboring with united hearts and hands we may the betterp
Size: 1408px × 1775px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidhistoryoffir, bookyear1901
