. History of the Ninth regiment, Connecticut volunteer infantry, "The Irish regiment," in the war of the rebellion, 1861-65. The record of a gallant command on the march, in battle and in bivouac . e pomelof my saddle when Mosbys guerrillas were seen in thedistance on a run for us. It was certain death from theenemy to any one caught foraging. I started my horseon a run towards camp, but they were firing at me andwere gaining. I cut loose all my bags and that woundedhorse fairly flew and saved me. George Lyon was had a $10 greenback in his pocket. He put it in hisshoe and they did no
. History of the Ninth regiment, Connecticut volunteer infantry, "The Irish regiment," in the war of the rebellion, 1861-65. The record of a gallant command on the march, in battle and in bivouac . e pomelof my saddle when Mosbys guerrillas were seen in thedistance on a run for us. It was certain death from theenemy to any one caught foraging. I started my horseon a run towards camp, but they were firing at me andwere gaining. I cut loose all my bags and that woundedhorse fairly flew and saved me. George Lyon was had a $10 greenback in his pocket. He put it in hisshoe and they did not find it. He had to walk to Rich-mond. When he got there the greenback was nothingbut pulp. It used to be humorously declared that the boys fromConnecticut, on their march through Virginia, couldchase a fat porker, kill him, cut him up, and put him intheir haversacks, without losing step. While the Ninth was thus on the march, bv wav of 192 NINTH REGIMENT CONN. VOL INFANTRY. Leesburg and Snickers Gap, to Berryville to join Sheri-dan, a musician of the regiment died of sunstroke. In hisdelirium he had wandered into a field. The surgeon ex-amined him and reported that there was no hope. Says. a member of the Kinth : The night we crossed SnickersGap we had already been on the march since i oclockthe night previous. Tired, hungry, barefooted, it seemedas though we should never hear the welcome orderHalt! Among the sick in ambulances were Surgeon IVAR OF THE REBELLION, 1861-1863. 193 Gallagher and two other surgeons. The roads were infearful condition. After joining Sheridan, Aug. 17, week or so was spent by the Ninth in skirmishing, forti-fying, changing position, etc. One night we moved hur-riedly to Halltown, near Harpers Ferry—a few daysthere—then back again to Berryville. On the morningof Sept. 19, the army was in motion and before daylightwe of the Ninth could hear the boom of the cannon inthe distance. At a. m., we ^eft the road and movedto the right under co
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