. 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 . heysank from sight. In a few minutes the women werefished up and began wailing and sobbing- over thedrowning of their husband and brother. The cryingbecame almost unendurable when it was interruptedby the appearance of the man, who had been takenoiit of the water on the other side of the boat. The wailing turned tolaughing, and hysterically all three joined in a noisy reunion worth seeingand hearing. Comrade Henry Smith
. 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 . heysank from sight. In a few minutes the women werefished up and began wailing and sobbing- over thedrowning of their husband and brother. The cryingbecame almost unendurable when it was interruptedby the appearance of the man, who had been takenoiit of the water on the other side of the boat. The wailing turned tolaughing, and hysterically all three joined in a noisy reunion worth seeingand hearing. Comrade Henry Smith was sent ashore to bury the engineer atWilltown Bluff, where his body still lies. While the boats had been sailing up the river they were hailed by theslaves, who wanted to get on board; some plunged into the river and swamto the boats and were taken on board. One fine-looking mulatto lad assoon as he got on board began to make himself useful carrying ammuni-tion for the guns and in other ways. He sat down to rest for a minute, whenapiece of shell struck him, taking off one of his legs. Two slaves, a manand woman, attemped to get freedom by reaching the boats in a flat. A Contraband. 248 HISTORY AND REMINISCENCES bottomed square-end row boat, called a batteau. In their excitement asthe shells were bm-sting- over their heads, the batteau went over and bothwere drowned. Col. Aiken in his report speaks of the negroes being taken on board theUnionist boats in very strong terms: The enemy burned the mill of Col. Morris, and in their despoliationupon the residences at Willtown left unmistakable evidence of their despic-able character as a set of thieves and marauders. They took off about 120to 130 negroes. A comrade who was one of those transferred to the John Adams says:There was an upper deck over the driveways on the Adams, and while shelay at the Morris Landing the darkies from all quarters came aboard loadeddown with their household goods, bedding, etc., as much as each one cou
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