Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-19

until the final muster-o He is now re- siding i'll Cambridge, Wisconsin; unmar ried, but hopeful
 ! CHAPLAIN UPsoN.
 s'To fill the vacancy caused by the re- signation of Chaplain Salter, Rev. Henry ] Upson, of Berlin, Conn, then theologi cal student at Yale, was commissioned on the 16th of June, 1862. He joined us about the first of the ensuing September and remained with us year. In bis care for the soul, he did not forget the body He was not only an eloquent and faithful preacher, but good forager, as many 8 load of turkeys, pigs, sweet potatoes, and the like, brought into camp and distribu, ] ted among the half-starved soldiers, bore abundant witness At the battle of Irish Bend, he displayed great courage, and ren- dered invaluable service by communica- ting orders, and by dispensing refresh. ments and consolation to the wounded. | He is now settled in the ministry in New l Preston.
 The Chaplain had no faith in General Banks, and was not backward in express. ing that opinion. We should judge also, from the following, that he might differ i from Bishop Hopkins views regarding the case of Onesimus:-
 Sunday evening, April 5, an order was issued by General Grover, requiring all ne. groes who had joined the expedition since it left Baton Rouge, to be turned over to the Provost Marshall; an order which many supposed to be tantamount to delivering up the fugitives to their masters. Chap lain Upson that evening preached ser. mon, in which he took occasion to say he should disobey that order"
 Col. Sprague in his account of the battle of Irish Bend, makes the following further mention of the plucky Chaplain:-
 Chaplain Upson and Hospital Steward William Bishop, deserve especial praise. l They fearlessly exposed themselves and rendered most valuable aid in ministering to the wounded and removing them to the sugar-house a mile or more ill the rear, which had suddenly been converted into hospital"
 PORT HUDSON.
 Col. Sprague speaks very disparagingly of the military ability of Gen. Banks, al though giving him credit for great person al courage. In the assault on Port Hud- son, of the 14th of June, the Thirteenth Connecticut, with portions of other regi- ments, had reached ravine just under the enemys works. It was impossible to go fur ther, or to go back.
 The sunshine was now burning like fire.
 
 emptory order came from Banks to the sen for officer of the troops at this point to en- ter the works at all hazards. Again and again similar orders came.
 ''Those behind crying For,card,
 But those before said Back!r
 "Col. Hubbard expressed readiness to follow, but not to lead. He considered 1t "a perfect slaughter pen." Major Burt off, fered to follow with portion of the one hundred fifty-ninth New York, but did not believe we could hold the ground, if we took it. Col. Gerard said, elf General Banks wants to go in there, let him go in and be d.! wont slaughter my men in that way.'' Col. Morgan said, ''If Gen. Banks or any staff officer will examine this ground, and then say we ought to make the assault, I'll make it. Tell Gen. Banks I've sent for an engineer to examine the posi- tion" Col Hubbard asked: ''Col Gerard if I'll lead with my brigade will you follow and support me?" He answered in the af- firmative. But Col. Hubbard did not lead. Capt. Comstock said he was ready to follow with the Thirteenth Connecticut, but thought it nonsense to undertake it. Col. Day of the One hundred Thirty first New York, came up with his coat off. Said he, l., 4Io lolo imitation to be h. of a fellow! I have been h. of fellow long enough. If anybody else wants to be h. of a fel- low, I've no objections! But it's too d- risky" Cols. Gerard and Morgan were disobedience of orders.
 ''So the assault was not renewed. Mean while the lead and iron rained around us, tonishing. Some of our men were hit ly- ing in the very bottom of the gully, as if the balls dropped from the sky!
 Repeated orders to renew the assault on the works in our front, which Gen. Banks seemed to consider the key to the town, having been disregarded, he sent Lieut.. Francis, former Adjutant of Wilson's Zou. ayes with request for the formation of a oGOA mAAS CO2uu4u OA wv AuhOASN AAASAA " lead the attack promising promotion to ev. cry officer and man who should volunteer Col. Hubbard promulgated the orde, Lieut.. Beaton, of Go. E., Thirteenth Conn was the first officer to volunteer. Private Blackman, of Go. H., Thirteenth Conn.,. was the first enlisted man. An officer oi the One hundred fifty y-ninth New York came forward. and said he had twenty men who would follow him in. Capt. Sprague notified Col Hubbard and his company that he would be one of the number. Vol unteers were fast coming forward, and the two hundred would soon have been obtain ed. Meanwhile sort of council of wal was held among the regimental command CTS, every one of whom opposed the scheme Capt. Comstock well expressed the prevail ing views by saying, II think, if we're go ing in at all, we ought to go in by regi ments under the senior officer; and this talk of storming column of two hundred men is all boys play" In the midst O this discussion, and when the requisite number had been nearly made up. an aie of Gen Banks came in haste, counterman ding the order; assigning as a reason ''Two heavy lines of rebel infantry have been discovered, lying back little dis tance inside the works, at this point" l ''On the summit of hillock in rear O. our right wing. and near the spot where