Litchfield enquirer., 1863-08-20
aD- Thsramaius Of sthe l2msntea 0olonsl

M DG5- The heremains of the lSmented gcl0nsl John [. ChatfeId, of the Sixth Connecticut
 Regiment, were buried in the beautiful River sias Cepetery.st Waterbury. en Thsrsdsy last. 4 large conoourse Of citisens from ths
 home of the dsceaseds and from all parts q
 the State. followed the remains to thsir Iii
 resting place, among whom were Governp,
 Bucking ham, Major Gepl Russell. BrigadieI
 Genl Anderson, of Sumter fame, number ol
 prominent of6cera iu our State Regiments
 and many prominent eitizsns.
 We condense the following brief abstract oi
 the services of the brave deceased. and fitting tribute 10 his worth, from the C0nrantof Fri. day last:
 Col. Chatsald was a native of the. town o1 Derby, but Waterbury has been his home fol
 about l2 years. He was man of active bu.
 siness habits, and naturally partaking Of the
 indomitable energy and liberality of W atsrbu, ry life, he became, after Q short residence
 there, thoroughly Identified with the march ol improvement which has made the stern hills ol
 that locality ring with the echoes of labor, and given to it's people proud name in the busi.
 ness world. When the tocsin of war first
 struck the ear of the loyal people of the North
 aud the President called for aid to maintain
 the authority of tho Government, Col Chat
 field, then Captain of the Waterbury City
 Guard, started at the call, aud his was the first company in Connecticut which organized to strike blow at the rebellion. He had not
 been in the three months service long before his promotion to the Majorship was announced. Subsequently, he was made Lieutenant Colonel,
 and in the brief campaign the regiment served, passing through the famous first battle Of Bull
 Run, he evinced the truest courage and fdeli- ty. Shortly after his return home, he was made Colonel of the Sixth regiment, which position he held at the time of his death. He has distinguished himself for bravery on many occasions, and in the sacrificing assault on Fort Wagner, where he received his death messenger, he was nobly courageous, leading his men with cheering words ID and into the fort itself. It was in the fort that he was wounded; first by mimic ball in the right leg, just below the knee, which passed through the limb; then by a shot in the right hand, which knocked his sword from his grasp. Wounded severely, as he was, he vainly endeavored to regain his lost treasure, and only gave ID the task when he was too weak to make further effort. The only articles of his equipment which he saved, were his sabre scabbard and body belt These he brought home with him, and they were placed upon the back of the horse which followed the hearse. The horse was one he has ridden in service, though not the one he has lately used.
 In the death of this gallant officer Connecti- cut has sustained severe loss. None better pr truer march on Southern fields. His brave deeds and noble sacrifice will live on bright pages and in warm hearts when time shall have stretched its wings over new generations, who shall read the imperishable record of this wicked rebellion, and bless those whose hero. ism saved the nation and freedom from des- 1uction. x A