. The story of the Twenty-first Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . cate evacu-ation. Thus matters stood—we still in the city, till just at dark ashell came whistling from a rebel gun right toward us and burstjust across the street from us. It was undoubtedly aimed at ourfires, over which the boys were busily engaged cooking their sup-pers. No damage was done save the spoiling of an evening meal,as the boys were obliged to douse the glim at once. Soonafter this we marched again to the outskirts of the city, and laythere for some two
. The story of the Twenty-first Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . cate evacu-ation. Thus matters stood—we still in the city, till just at dark ashell came whistling from a rebel gun right toward us and burstjust across the street from us. It was undoubtedly aimed at ourfires, over which the boys were busily engaged cooking their sup-pers. No damage was done save the spoiling of an evening meal,as the boys were obliged to douse the glim at once. Soonafter this we marched again to the outskirts of the city, and laythere for some two hours until ordered to cross the river, which wedid at nine oclock Monday night. We reached our campafter an hours march and were tired enough to enjoy a good 88 Tzventy-first Regiment Connecticut Volunteers. nights rest, which we got. I have seen it stated in some papersthat the troops were eager for another fight, but- I have seen noeagerness manifested in this vicinity to get into such a slaughter-house as was the plain where our noble troops were butchered soinhumanly on Saturday last. I am, yours, etc., F. F ^SsKtSZ. Falmouth and Newport News. OIHI^.IFTIEIR, ATIII. FALMOUTH AND NEWPORT NEWS. (No-^-enaTDer, 1862-FeTDr-uary-, 1863.) During our stay of nearly four months at Falmouth, Vir-ginia, from November 19, 1862, to the 13th of the followingMarch, some events occurred aside from the battle of Freder-icksburg worthy of special notice in our history. Of theseperhaps the most grievous was an epidemic of typhoid feverwhich carried off many of our number. This was directlytraceable to the excessive hardships and exposures of themarch and the camp, lack of tents and unfavorable first camp after reaching Falmouth was occupied for onlyone week, and was by far the most objectionable of all. Itwas located on a level plain of clayey soil, with an unevensurface, caused by the alternate elevations and depressions ofa planted field. The depressions between the ridges see
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