Washington in September, 1862, while relatively secure from the easy capture which would have been possible in the summer of the previous year, was not in a situation of such safety as to preclude anxiety, for Pope had just been beaten at Bull Run and Lee’s army was north of the Potomac in the first […]
In spite of the labors of unnumbered chroniclers, it is not easy, if indeed it is possible, for us of this later generation to realize adequately the great patriotic uprising of the war times. It began in the early days of 1861 with the assault on Fort Sumter, which, following a long and trying season
The movements of both armies were bringing them steadily nearer to Richmond, and but one chance now remained to achieve the object of the campaign, the defeat of Lee’s army north of the Chickahominy and away from the strong defenses of the Confederate capital. The enemy, swinging southward to conform to Grant’s advance, finally reached
Immediately after receiving news of the action of June 1st, Governor Buckingham had sent a commission as colonel to Lieutenant-Colonel James Hubbard. He, however, was unwilling to assume the responsibility of the command; this had been his first battle, and he “drew the hasty inference that all the fighting was likely to consist of a
General Sheridan’s method of operation could hardly be held as dilatory. It would doubtless have commended itself more highly to his men if it had been somewhat more so, when at daylight on the morning after the splendid success of September 19th they were ordered in pursuit of Early’s army. The Confederate forces had taken
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Colonel Hubbard, though born in Salisbury, had lived in the West before the war, and first saw service with an Illinois regiment. Returning to Connecticut, he assisted in raising a company for the Nineteenth, and was mustered in as its captain. He was steadily promoted until the death of Colonel Kellogg brought him naturally to
Immediately after the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Sixth Corps was moved to Burkesville, some distance from Appomattox in the direction of Richmond, and there it remained for about ten days awaiting events. On April 22nd it was ordered southward to Danville, with a view to joining Sherman’s army then confronting Johnston
The following are the surviving union soldiers of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina. The names are correct, but the spelling may differ from that on the muster roll. John Going Welch Thomas Otter James Otter John Brown Owkwataga Mason Ratley Steve Johnson John Taylor John Canott John Igotpa David Patridge James
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The Twenty-fifth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, (George P. Bissell, Colonel), was recruited in Hartford and Tolland Counties, in the fall of 1862. The regiment was composed of the very best material, being almost exclusively young men impelled by patriotic motives, and from the first they took a high stand for efficiency and good discipline. Later in
Roster of Company B, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captain. Arthur T. Hinckley. First Lieutenant. Henry A. Darling. Second Lieutenants. Daniel V. Marshall, William A. Oliver, Frederick W. White. Sergeants. Henry W. Caye, Samuel W. Steele, William Sewart, William Taylor. Corporals. John Brown, William C. Bruce, William W. Chappell, Hiram Craw, James Jordon, Henry
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Roster of Company D, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captain. George H. Foskit. First Lieutenant. Oscar W. Sanford. Second Lieutenants. George Brennan, Ephraim Taft. Sergeants. Michael Noland, Francis Patten, George Root, Franklyn D. Winters. Corporals. James D. Fenton, Alonzo L. Howard, Ralph Lull, Francis R. Munsell, Marvin A. Shearer, Daniel Webster, Albro Weir, Henry
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Roster of Company C, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captains. Samuel S. Hayden, Richard W. Roberts. First Lieutenant. Alfred W. Converse. Second Lieutenants. Gurdon Trumburm, Benjamin F. Turner. Sergeants. Addison F. Lamphear, William C. Anderson, Levi G. Hayden, George H. Snow, Jacob A. Turner, Gardner Wilmarth. Corporals. Ira B. Addis, Joseph Fisher, Robert Morrison,
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Roster of Company G, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captain. Charles H. Talcott. First Lieutenant. Hezekiah Bissell. Second Lieutenant. Charles Avery. Sergeants. Benjamin F. Turner, Samuel C. Harding, Nathan Willey, Lemuel R. Lord, John C. Rockwell, Elijah Ward. Corporals. Charles H. Barber, Charles H. Bartholemew, John Brown, Erastus Cowles, Wm. H. Ellsworth, Edwin D.
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Roster of Company F, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captain. George H. Napheys. First Lieutenants. Henry Kimball, Henry H. Goodale. Sergeants. Jonas G. Holden, Henry R. Pease, William O. Bissell, Charles D. Grover, Augustus S. Lancaster, Carlos W. Thrall. Corporals. Charles K. Belknap, Orville F. Belknap, Arthur A. Hyde, Samuel A. Smith, Harlow Spencer,
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Roster of Company E, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captains. Newton P. Johnson, Leander Waterman. First Lieutenants. Almon C. Banning, Robert T. Duncan. Second Lieutenant. Edward Pinney. Sergeants. George B. Thurston, Eugene C. Alderman, Miles H. Barnard, Miletus H. Carrier, Marcillus C. Clark, Henry W. Davis. Corporals. James Boyle, Wilbur B. Case, William W.
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Roster of Company K, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captain. William F. Silloway. Second Lieutenant. Senica Gorham. Sergeants. James E. Hamilton, Watson H. Bliss, Robert Buckley, Charles W. Clark, John Scantlin, George E. Terry. Corporals. Ezra C. Ayer, Frank Bolles, John W. Longdon, James E. Lusk, Robert Mason, Charles E. Puffer, Emerson B. Thomas,
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Roster of Company I, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captains. Burritt Darcow, Hiram W. Harkness. First Lieutenant. Isaac W. Beach. Second Lieutenant. William E. Symonds. Sergeants. J. Fayette Douglas, Charles H. Allspress, Charles W. Brown, George H. Grant, John C. Mack. Corporals. Elbridge Belding, Wm. E. Bunnell, Henry W. Buys, Wm. Cocking, Charles S.
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Roster of Company H, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captain. William W. Abbey. First Lieutenant. Dwight Ensworth. Second Lieutenants. Bononi E. Buck, Charles Clapp, John M. Brown. Sergeants. Arthur W. Andross, Charles F. Bevins, Thomas A. Davis, William Holden, William M. Hollister, Aaron Kinne, Sumner Payne, Thomas H. Robins. Corporals. Daniel W. Dimock, George
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Roster of Company A, Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Civil War Captains. Macon C. Weld, Charles L. Norton. First Lieutenants. Leander Waterman, William H. Parmlee. Second Lieutenants. Daniel P. Dewey, George W. Hugg, Henry C. Ward, George H. Goodwin. Sergeants. Daniel Calahan, Aaron Cook, William S. Hubbell, Albert H. Olmsted, Samuel L. Otis, Harris B. Wildman.
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Captain Eleazar L. Sarsons, a well-known resident of Acworth and a veteran of the Civil War, was born in Lyme, N.H., August 9, 1836, son of Leon and Flora Ella (Prue) Sarsons. His father, who was born in France in the year 1800, emigrated to Canada in 1828, and in 1834 moved to Sheffield, Vt.
