. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . roach right into the enemys ditch. Besides these,we had, on the morning of July 8, a mine forty-two feet longunder the enemys works, capable of containing four hun-dred pounds of powder; and we were ready to blow up thefort if it had not surrendered. The surrender of PortHudson, on July 8, relieved the regiment from its perilousposition. Indeed, the whole investing force felt relieved of a terribleburden of labor and endurance. All the Connecticut regi-ments mentioned had been almost incessantly engaged inthe rifle-pit
. The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 . roach right into the enemys ditch. Besides these,we had, on the morning of July 8, a mine forty-two feet longunder the enemys works, capable of containing four hun-dred pounds of powder; and we were ready to blow up thefort if it had not surrendered. The surrender of PortHudson, on July 8, relieved the regiment from its perilousposition. Indeed, the whole investing force felt relieved of a terribleburden of labor and endurance. All the Connecticut regi-ments mentioned had been almost incessantly engaged inthe rifle-pits, digging, fighting, waiting, suffering untoldexposure and privation. But none experienced a greater sense of relief than theforlorn hope, most of whom had prepared for death, and sol-emnly directed the final disposal of their effects. Thesemen, from among the bravest, were given the post of honor;and the storming column was the first to enter the capturedstronghold, led by Col. Birge to the music of a Connecticutband, and under the folds of a tattered Connecticut CHAPTER XXVI. After the Capture of Port Hudson. — The Twelfth, Thirteenth, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-eighth Connecticut Regiments. — Casualties.—Inci-dents of the Battle. — The Twenty-third in Southern Louisiana. — Guarding the Rail-road.— At Brashear City. — Battle and Capture. — Casualties. — Imprisonment inTexas. — Return Home of the Nine-months Regiments. ICKSBURGi and Port Hudson had fallen; andonce more the Father of Waters flowed un-vexed to the sea. The reduction of PortHudson involved a Union loss of five thousandkilled and wounded, among whom were manyfrom Connecticut. The Twelfth had twenty-three killedor died of wounds, and eighty-four wounded. Col. FrankH. Peck had been severely wounded twice, and MajorGeorge N. Lewis was shot through the body. Capts. Sam-uel H. Granniss, S. E. Clark, John Brennan, and James , and Lieuts. H. J. Fletcher and G.
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