History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time (1901) (14576200659)

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Title: History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Beecher, Herbert W De Morgan, John, ed
Subjects: United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Battery, 1st (1861-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: New York, A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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ANDREW NOLAN, of Milford. Enlisted and mustered in Dec; 2, iS5i; discharged Dec. 2, 1S64 time expired.
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o FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, 1861—1865 301 down into their shoes, causing them to suffer tortures as they marched.The enemy opened fire from the Marion battery at about 1,200 yardsdistance, and the Connecticut Battery, being in a good position, concealedby a hedgerow, replied with vigor, silencing, for a time, the enemys guns.The enemy brought up another light battery and the artillery duel becamelively, the Marion battery being effectually silenced. The firing ceased at5 p. m., having lasted with scarce!) any cessation for nearly two hours. Ingood order the Union force retired in the direction of Haulover. While this skirmishing was going on, General Beauregard determinedto make a diversion in favor of the Confederate General Wise, ordering allthe harbor batteries bearing on Morris Island to open vigorously for oneand a half hours at two oclock on the morning of July nth, as thoughpreceding an attack in force with infantry. Almost every hour artillery duels were fought and the right sect