Litchfield enquirer., 1864-06-23
The Second Connecticut Artillery

1 HEAD QUARTERS 2d ARTILLERY, 2d BRIGADE, lsr DIVISION, 9TH CORPS,
 Near COLD HARBoR, Va.. Juno g, 1864. To 1he ENQUIRER :-
 propose by writing you short letter, to communicate with many friends. This Regi- ment left Alexandria on the lst of May. to join the Army of the Potomac. On tbe 2Otb we were assigned to the 2d Brigade, lst Diyis- ion, 9th Army Corps, and in all the move ments of this vast army since that time, it seems to as as though we had been and done a large part. The marching, picketing, skir- mishiDg, starving, which we experienced up to the lst of June, were so toilsome and so terrible, that don't wish to go over them again, even on paper. nor to speak of them again until these calamities be overpast. On lhe morning of June 1st, at one o'clock We started from the vicinity of Hanover Court House, and at noon, having marched twelve hours without more than fifteen minutes rest at any one time, we were placed in line of
 
 spot where the Regiment lies to-day, aheut seven miles northeast of Richmond, and a mile or more from the left bank of the Chic ahominy The enemy occupied intrenchments directly in front of us, about 100 rods distant, an open tisd and piece of pine woods inter- vening.
 It appears that an order had been issued by General Meade to charge the enemy s works along tie whole line, that afteruoon- and about three o'clock, the order was receiy- ed for the 2d Connecticut to advance.
 It advanced in three battalions, the first being composed of Companies A, B, E, and K, and commanded by Major Hubbard the 2d composed of Companies c, G, and L, com, manded by Major Rice and the Sd compos- ed of Companies D, F, and M, commanded by Major Els.
 The first bat talion went at double quick across the open field, under whizzing of lead that dropped somebody at every step, into the wood under fire every moment thckening, and in moment, with unbroken ranks, confront ed the enemy in their entrenchments, and but for strong abattis of pine boughs, would have gone over upon them like Niagara. Bu, there the fight began, and there our men fought slightest sense of pain many-oh how many of the noblest men that ever saw the light They took the entrenchments, they made more than five hundred rebels prisoners, and sent them to the rear and held Me zine. They held it alone for there were no troops on ou1 left, during any part of the fight, and during the night, our right was certainly nobody's left but the line was held till morning when we were relieved by other troops. The second and third battalions, closely following the first in parallel lines, were ordered to lie dowr as they approached the entrenchments to avoid the fire which seemed, ard acas lcad- en hail. These battalions could not fire with out inj uring the first, and all they could do was to hold their ground in readiness to sup port their comrades in front. The task was no less trying than that imposed on the first battalion, as the appended list of casualties will show. Col. Kellogg was at the extreme front. and fell early in the struggle.
 Our own regimental sorrow is so ovcrpower ing, that we cannot form any just opinion Of the situation. But We cannot believe that these sacrifices have been made for nothing.
 Did Heplant the fathers feet on the rock in the wilderness, and build us up ill such pros perity as We have kn own, and did He make us a Hope for the nation of the whole Earth, only to destroy us in an hour, and establish upon the ruins of our Liberty the most hideous of despotsms ? We will not think it. We will die in the faith, if not in the realization, of a nation and government founded in right eousness.
 Oh, friends, this dire conflict ;s the last Let us hope and pray and beliere that this ac- cursed rebellion against Liberty is making its last mortal struggle, and that another year shall bring victory and abundance of peace.
 transmit herewith list of Casualties in the regiment, as compile and as nearly correct as it is possible to make it.
 l THEODORE F. VA1LL, 1 Adju;ant of the Regiment
 We give the following additional names, from the Adjutant's report, which were not in our list of casualties published last week :-
 K1LLED.-Co. E-Charles Stanley. Co. K-F Southergill.
 WoUNDED.-Co. A-Lieut H E Tuttle Benedict, Carter, R Crawford, M Kilbourn, c Lamb, D McBath, G F Waugh, R Swift, J St. John.
 Co. B--s Carley, Hinkley, T Decker, B E Halleck, Johnson, R Lyddy, G w Mans fl cid, P Malath, G Miller. G W McLane, Wm Moore, w Scoville, E Taylor, H Wieing, J McMahon.
 Co. C-Corp Whitney, Bartholomew, H Ire; A Calkins.
 Go. D--Corp A Afford, Culver, N H Geer, E Griswold, Hall, W H Harrison, L A Hunt, Jas Slater, Warner, Williams, R D Clark, Granniss.
 Co. E-S W Brewer, Barney, Barrett, A Hain, c Howard, Jordan, w Riley, Leroy, c. Loomis, Mason, J O'Connell, Carroll, H P Warner, Woodwork, c Walsh.
 Co, F-W Malthouse. Shaw, Smith A McComick.
 Co., G-J Hawover, North, Burns, G