The Twenty Fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry In The War Of The Rebellion Reprinted By Permission Of The Adjutant General From The Record Of Connecticut Men In The War Of The Rebellion 1861 To 1865

Author : United States; Army; Connectic Regiment
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ISBN 13 : 9781331131748
Total Pages : 98 pages
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Download or read book The Twenty-Fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion (Classic Reprint) written by United States; Army; Connectic Regiment and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Twenty-Fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion 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 its history, when the regiment had been tried in marches and battles, it was thus described by Adjutant-General Morse in his report to the Legislature for 1864: "This is one of the best of our nine months' regiments and bore a conspicuous part in the advance upon, and the campaign preceding, the fall of Port Hudson. By the bravery always displayed on the field of battle, and the patience and endurance manifested on many long and arduous marches, it has won for itself a high and lasting reputation." The Twenty-fifth was mustered into the United States service November 11, 1862, and on the 14th sailed from Hartford for Centerville, L. I., to join at that rendezvous the Banks Expedition. The muster-roll showed 811 men thoroughly drilled and well appointed, except that they were without rifles which were later served to them on the ship after their arrival on the Mississippi River. The regiment embarked November 29, 1862, in two divisions; - one division of five companies under command of Colonel Bissell on the Steamer Mary Board-man; and the remainder under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Stevens on the Steamer Empire City. The destination of the expedition was unknown when the vessels sailed as the sealed orders were not to be opened until we had sailed twenty-four hours to the southward and eastward. The orders, when opened, were found to be simply to report at Ship Island, off the mouth of the Mississippi River, allowing a stop at Dry Fortugas for coal if necessary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.