Free eBook

The Twenty-Fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster

By George P. Bissell

2019-02-28 20:33:11

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 ... Read more
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." Less

Book Details

File size355.52 KB
Print pages88
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-3849515867
"Author Details not Available. If you have any information pertaining to this Author including a recent photo, feel free to email said information to: [email protected]. Your assistance will be h...

Reviews

Sign in to write a review

Join us and get access to all
your favourite books

Sign up for free and start exploring thousands of eBooks today.

Sign up for free