New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-08
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
ooNNEcTrcrJT m THE CIVIL WAR.

IN THE ARMY AND NAVY OF THE uSlT Up
sTATEs DURING THE WAR R,,S on Th Of tho tho
lutants-General, lss3-'s9. ouarto' Pr A'o'A
Hartford, Conn, 1889 -.
The inconfplcteness and inaccuracies that ms'hou
rs first published records OF this fescripuon piOPe
the State OF Connecticut. at tie Aseom"s ,~'.,
1885, 10 authorize entire revision ana roPuD" SU
AZ the work The result is now before tno puoho
A. On. CORN ~ a handsomely printed Quarto whose
aga bray ali the evidence Of careful ana exhaustive
.ouplstion According 10 the corrected hgures' tho
STATE furnished total OF 42,l5o Officers ahu cl ''
tbe Union Army in the late war, nearly one han Vi
whom. or o total of 2O573, are classined unoer inc
,.hI. NJ aeas,aitiesS The number killed IN acaon
- .,...a at o4o: missing, 1O7; accidentally killed
and wounded, a3s; fatally wounded in action TAI
wounded IN action, $500; captured +,o7o; died IN
or,son Csc; died of disease, 2,sOl; discharged Tor
disability, 1924; uIaccoun,ed for, 3o2 AS 70
the organization Of this force IT appears that under
Itpcoin's first proclamation, April 10, 1861, three
regiments of infantry raised Tor three months,
and nineteen for three years or the war
In addition the State raised ore cavalry and two
heavy artillery regiments, seven infantry regiments
for nine months, several independent organizations,
and was well represented in the regular army and navy
An interesting and valuable feature of the compilation
Is the historical record preceding the roster OF each
organization. in which It's services are placed on
dle' In an authoritative shape, accessible to all The
whole is admirably made up. Among tie regular
army officers credited Connecticut are to DO found
the names of MajorGene Horato G. Wright Alfred
H. Terry John Sedgwick killed at spottsylvania'
Joseph A. Mower, Henry W. Benham, Joseph q.
Totten James W. Ripley BrgadierG eneras Nsthsnioi
LYON. killed at Wilson'S Creek Mo-; James h. r.
Mansfield, MORALLY wounded at AntietaIn; Henry
w. vessels, Robert o. Tyler, Frederick Myers
william S. Ketchum and Others. Rear anmiralh
Foote, Gregory, and Lauman appear In the hs' ol
naval officers. A close examination OF the recouS
and the casualty REMARKS which ill the ample
pages of the book reveals the fact that these troops
Sere represented on nearly al the principal nous
NJ the war except in tho distinctly western Soc"oh
whore Grant aud sherman operated down W 'ns
Atlanta campaign.
The State Of Connecticut is TO Do con-
eratuiated on its possession OF inns hooio
memorial The volume has been prepared uhoee
The general direction OF the successive Aa]utaat
Generals Stephen X. Smith, Frederick 4. camp anu
Lucfous A. Barbour, while the immedaae eulotshP
xas eonfided TO Colonel George NJ. White, who mas
benn the Assistant Adjutant-General Oh me e'se
under the last three Governors. To his constant ana
thorough supervision Is largely due uhe "or'nS
character of the record. Ex-Governor henry D.
Harrison. Senators Plat and Hawley, and MAJOR
= X. winship, Of Washington, are also menaoneo
a. having with others, taken q special interest IN
tho undertaking, and contributed TO It's success.
AZ the edition Is limited 10 $500 copies WIN
aonbtless be rapidly absorbed by tho veterans
concerned or their grateful posterity.'