Litchfield enquirer., 1862-05-29
TheNew Call for Troor,s


 to orders from he War Department, for anothe, Regiment of Infantry, to be entitled the 14th whose aggregate minimum number must be s44 and whose maximum 1924. This is in add;t;o, to the 600 troops called for to fill the yacaneie Tn the 9th, lOth, and l1th Regiments. We trus and expect, that the State will be ready ans willing to meet these new drafts on their patriot ism and enterprise, and we particularly hope that Litchfeld County, as she has in the past will furnish her full quota of men for this new Regiment.
 l It cannot be denied, however, but that in ma king the appointments of field officers for the regiments that have preceded, Litchfeld Coun I ty has been treated more than>shabbily. Of the ten regiments of infantry now in the field, we believe that there is but one field officer, and but very few-1ess than from any other quarter oi the State-who rank as high as Captain. While this is so, we learn that even in advance of any men, the Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel of this new regiment are already designated Itis true, the former is native of this County, of this town,' now Morris,) but as he halls from Bridge port, and has always resided there, this County can scarcely claim the honor of his appoint ment
 We state these facts as a matter of just crit icism, and not from any captious spirit, or that we deem it should retard future enlistments of soldiers from this County. But t soiU, whether it should or no. It certainly is not because we do not lack timber for good officers in this Coun ty. There is even now a man in this County, who was an officer in one of the three months regiments, who was very wrongly, as we think, and meanly, kept out of his position in his regi- ment. by being placed under arrest on fictitious charge by superior officer of well known hasty temper, given the bare form of court martial, which no sooner assembled than was F' indefinitely postponed" when no serious char ges could seem to be substantiated, and who, near the close of the term of enlistment, was or dered to rejoin his regiment, marched home with it, and with it, was honorably mustered out of service. And yet this officer, though he has re- peatedly applied 0hrough his friends) for the same position in one of the new regiments, though he is thoroughly anxious to go, though he is probably to-day the best regimental command CT in the State, thoroughly competent to dis charge every duty, and thorough officer and gentleman, so esteemed by his many friends and by the large majority of his brother officers, and all the-men who were under him, is yet, under a cloud and probably will be to the end of the chapter. And there are other men in this Coun. ty who would likewise do honor to themselves and credit to us could they be given position alongside of men from every other quarter of the State.
 Nor can it be from lack of men and means furnished that Litchfeld County has hardly nothing in the list of officers. Probably nc County in the State has furnished more money in proportion, in the way of bounties and other wise, to induce men to enlist, as has this County But two or three have done as we'll. Our people are. always ready and willing, and have been from the first, to contribute of their men and mea ns | to furnish troops to carry on this war; Nor art they greedy of offices or promotions in the army What they want is simply their fair proportion which, in the discretion of the Commanderin Chief may be offered to their worthy sons. We should take pleasure and pride in counting among the officers of those regiments who are al i the seat of war, and who gain the honorably glo ry of inscribing upon their banners the names of fields achieved, forts taken and victories won, names of men who claim Litchfeld County as their home, and reflect their glory back upon their native towns. We take honest pride now in our noble boys who have contributed so much to the excellence of our Connecticut regiments. and in after times their names, and the history ot their deeds shall live long to render their birth places and their residences entitled to the honor and praise of posterity.
 We are happy to be able to state upon the best authority, that the Governor will now be glad to commission any of our efficient young men, who will raise companies or parts of companies with in the next sixty days. Let the work go bravely on Let the new regiment be filled, so that it may be armed and equipped, and drilled and ready for the word to march at the earliest possi- ble moment after the summer heat is over. Let us show our sister States that we are as ready and anxious as they to uphold, maintain and de- fend the honor and integrity of the Union, and let us show our sister Counties that good old L1TcHFIELD COUNTY, as in the past, shall stand shoulder to shoulder new with the frstl
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