. The story of the Twenty-first Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . o construct a mine across from their nearest out-work, with the object of blowing up Fort Harrison and itsdefenders. Countermining was resorted to on our part, inthe shape of a series of deep wells sufficient to intercept themine before it reached its goal. For this or for some otherreason, the enemy abandoned their subterranean gallery afterit was built for many rods from its starting point. It was anobject of curious inspection when the rebel works fell intoour ha
. The story of the Twenty-first Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . o construct a mine across from their nearest out-work, with the object of blowing up Fort Harrison and itsdefenders. Countermining was resorted to on our part, inthe shape of a series of deep wells sufficient to intercept themine before it reached its goal. For this or for some otherreason, the enemy abandoned their subterranean gallery afterit was built for many rods from its starting point. It was anobject of curious inspection when the rebel works fell intoour hands on the morning of April 3, 1865. It was also from Fort Harrison and along the Varina road,that the force under General Weitzel moved forward to thefinal capture of Richmond, and thus the task begun at thispoint on September 29th was finally completed. The samebrigade, including the Twenty-first Connecticut, which hadscaled the walls of Fort Harrison at our first triumph there,marched from that frowning parapet to plant our colors overRichmond. Thus the menace of that first attack was a trueprophecy of the final TALKING IT OVER, 312 twenty-first Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, CHAPTEE IXIIIX: FROM FORT HARRISON TO FREDERICKS-BURG RAID. (S©i>-t©©x*—ID©c©xixTDearT 1864.) After the capture of Fort Harrison we remained on thefront line or in supporting distance of the same, not far fromthe front. Our first camp was on the main line of defense,some distance to the right of the fort, which we occupied tillthe beginning of winter, when we changed our position, takingthe camp once occupied by the Forty-first United StatesColored Troops. Here we remained in reserve, directly inrear of, and one hundred rods from our former position. Thiscamp we shared with the Fortieth Massachusetts quarters were very comfortable, and we had no reasonto complain of the conveniences enjoyed during the movements of General Grant had compelled the enemyt
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