. History of the Seventy-sixth regiment New York volunteers; what it endured and accomplished; containing descriptions of its twenty-five battles; its marches; its camp and bivouac scenes; with biographical sketches of fifty-three officers and a complete record of the enlisted men . No pencan describe their feelings of despair at that moment. Entreaty and expostula-tion were alike in vain, and though they touched the sympathies, they could not 400 The Seventy-sixth Regiment N. Y. Y. overcome the sense of duty of their captors. The next morning they were sentto headquarters, and were soon on th
. History of the Seventy-sixth regiment New York volunteers; what it endured and accomplished; containing descriptions of its twenty-five battles; its marches; its camp and bivouac scenes; with biographical sketches of fifty-three officers and a complete record of the enlisted men . No pencan describe their feelings of despair at that moment. Entreaty and expostula-tion were alike in vain, and though they touched the sympathies, they could not 400 The Seventy-sixth Regiment N. Y. Y. overcome the sense of duty of their captors. The next morning they were sentto headquarters, and were soon on the road to Charleston. The railroad wasrough and dangerous, yet on flew the cars at a fearful rate. As they came insight of Pocotaligo Bridge, the hearts of the patriots were cheered at the sight ofour camp stretched out over the plain, with its Flag of Our Union flying fromnumerous headquarters; but the pleasing sensation was sadly changed as ourforces opened their batteries upon the rebel train, and the shot and shell came inall too close proximity to the friends for whom they were not intended. Arrivedat Charleston, our Lieutenant was soon after paroled, and the war closing aboutthat time, he returned to his home in Cortland, where he now resides. LIEUTENANT HENRY The subject of this sketch wasborn at Gedney, Lincoln county,England, December fourth, enlisted in the English armyFebruary fifteenth, 1846, and wasdischarged June eleventh, 1846. Thefollowing is a copy of his dischargefrom the English army:— 56th REGIMENT OF FOOT. These are to certify that 2706 Henry Cliff,private, born in the parish of Gedney, inor near the town of Long Sutton, in thecounty of Lincoln, was enlisted at Buryfor the aforesaid Corps, on the fifteenth ofFebruary, 1846, at the age of 17 2-12 he has served in the army for underage. That he is discharged in consequenceof paying the regulated sum of at Bury, Lancashire, June 8,1846. WM. H. EDEN, ,
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