. History of the First Connecticut Artillery [electronic resource]: and of the siege trains of the armies operating against Richmond, 1862-1865 . n seemed to HISTORY OF THE FIRST CONNECTICUT ARTILLERY. 47 be the only place offering the desired employment. seemed ever persistent in his intention to retainthe regiment in the defenses of Washington, but eventsworked out so that he lost his supreme power, and wewere given an opportunity for service which perhaps morethan equaled our expectations. Through the kindness of Comrade Taylor, who wentover the old muster rolls in Hartford, I a
. History of the First Connecticut Artillery [electronic resource]: and of the siege trains of the armies operating against Richmond, 1862-1865 . n seemed to HISTORY OF THE FIRST CONNECTICUT ARTILLERY. 47 be the only place offering the desired employment. seemed ever persistent in his intention to retainthe regiment in the defenses of Washington, but eventsworked out so that he lost his supreme power, and wewere given an opportunity for service which perhaps morethan equaled our expectations. Through the kindness of Comrade Taylor, who wentover the old muster rolls in Hartford, I am enabled togive the stations of the various companies during the firstfour months of the year 1864. Co. A, Fort Reynolds, Va. Co. B, with the Army of the Potomac until April 16th;thence to Fort Barnard, Va. Co. C, Fort Ward, D, Fort Richardson, E, Battery Garesche, F, Fort Ward, G, Fort Berry, H, Fort Barnard, I, Fort Scott, K, Fort Richardson, L, Fort Ward, Va. Co. M, with the Army of the Potomac until April 16th;thence to Fort Ward, now come to the next period of our CHAPTER PERIOD. FORMATION (>F THE SIEGE TRAIN- BEGINNING OF THE PETERSBURG CAMPAIGN - BATTLE OF THE M - SlECiK OF PKTERsBUKO. Thi> eampaign was the most inti-ie-~tinfr and imprirtantperiod of our history. The records show that, the servicesof the regiment had not been forgotten and that it hadalways remained in the estimation of General Hunt, theChief of Artillery, as the one best fitted to carry out hisplans, whenever a siege train or heavy batteries should berequired. l< initial Records, Vol. xxxvi, part 1, page IT.] GEN. GRANTS was well understood by both Cenerals Butler andMead before starting on the campaign that it was my in-tention to put both armies south of the James River incase of failure to destroy Lee without it. [Not xxxiil, page HSU.]Artillery Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, April Hi. (i/
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