April rgth was anniversary of the attack on the Massachu-setts Si.xth in the streets of Baltimore two years ago, but as itwas Sunday the celebration of this event did not occur until thene.\t day. He had the sympathy of thewhole company for he was a good soldier and a general favorite. Converse, of Thompson, having his left eye accidentally putout with the point of a knife. On April 15th there was a sad accident in Company D JesseF. 85 They are dancing likr wild cats around us. April loth the furloughed boys returned to their res-pective companies, brimming over with stories to tell their com-rades about their visit at home and about the many amusing in-cidents of the late election.A meniber of the regiment wrote inhis journal that night as follows: Our boys who went home ona furlouyh returned this afternoon, looking old fa.shioned enough.Ĭhaclain YARNUM A. Seven men of this company weresoon detailed for duty at Pattersons Park hospital, half a mileaway. On April 8th Company K removed fiom Havre-de-Grace toFort Marshall and were assigned to duty inside of the fort wherethey found pleasant quarters. Membersof the Eighteenth at home on a furlough in other towns, inWindham and New London counties, were recipients of similardemonstrations, while at the same time the boys in the frontwere cheering for William A. G them a collation at Union Hall to whichthe families of the soldiers were also invited and who attendedin large numbers. Publisher: Norwich, Conn., Published by the committeeĬontributing Library: The Library of CongressĬlick here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Subjects: Connecticut Infantry United States - History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Conn. Title: History of the Eighteenth regiment Conn.
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