. The story of the Twenty-first Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. 1861-1865 . in order to effect tlie object designed by theGeneral Assembly, hereby issue this proclamation, and call upon \i: ) )■;; .CvIV! ■ I Virt .) /.i ,,-,1 H,n!i ■!■ ■■ 41 Incidents and Coincidents. the citizens of this commonwealth, to manifest by expressions ofgratitude, and by acts of kindness, both to the living and to thefamilies of the honored dead, their high appreciation of the sacri-fices niade by each of the fifty-three thousand three hundred andthirty men, who from this state have e
. The story of the Twenty-first Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. 1861-1865 . in order to effect tlie object designed by theGeneral Assembly, hereby issue this proclamation, and call upon \i: ) )■;; .CvIV! ■ I Virt .) /.i ,,-,1 H,n!i ■!■ ■■ 41 Incidents and Coincidents. the citizens of this commonwealth, to manifest by expressions ofgratitude, and by acts of kindness, both to the living and to thefamilies of the honored dead, their high appreciation of the sacri-fices niade by each of the fifty-three thousand three hundred andthirty men, who from this state have entered the service of thenation during our recent struggle with rebellion ; and to impressupon their children and childrens children, the duty of holdingsuch patriotic services in honor and perpetual remembrance, andthus prove the enduring gratitude of the Republic. —•—■ Given under my hand and the seal of the State, at •! L. s. - ^^^ City of Hartford, this, the seventh day of August,*• ^ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. \\ii,LiAM A. i^:-^c^. THANKSGIVING DINNER. liii M illk . ,,.M ;,, ill J ^r: 416 Twenty-first Regiment Coiuuxticut Vo/untCtrs. OHC^A^I^TEI?. 323CIA7. THE IND OF inii WAR. The spring of 1S65 brought with it largo hopes of speedysuccess, and anticipati<)ns were cherished of those movenientsthat would lead to the end of the war. General Shermansarmy was at Go!dsb(jro, N. C, about one hundred and fiftymiles distant. It was possible in the union of these twogreat armies to overcome any obstacle. Ikit would GeneralLee remain idle and permit this? l^arly in tiic month ofMarch President Davis and General Lee had a consultationabout the situation in and around Richmond, and they bothagreed that both of these places could not be held muchlonger and that the) must get away as soon as possible. Itwas only the muddy roads tliat prevented earlier General Grant purposes to cru
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