The Press., 1889-01-31
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 SOME COSNETICUT BATTLE FLAGS.
 The following are from descriptions of colored plates in Mrs. Mary A. Livermcre's My Story of the War"
 FLAG OF THE ELEVENTH REGIMENT CONNEC.
 TICUT VOLUNTEERS.
 This regiment saw over four years ser vice, and took an active part in many of the most noted battles of the war, includ- ing Newborn, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Drury's Bluff, Cold Har- bor, Petersburg, etc. The national color carried by the regiment, and which is now depositsd in the state capitol at Hartford, consists of the remnants of two flags. One of these flags was presented by the Sons of Connecticut residing in New York, when the regiment passed through that city en route for the war, in 1861. In time it be- came so badly worn and shot-riddled that it could hardly be unfurled, and g new flag was presented to the regiment March 1, 1863, by Miss Julia A. Beach of Walling- ford, Conn, through it's colonel, Griffin A. Stedman, to whom she. was engaged The new flag, and what remained of the old one, were tied to the original staff, and were in this manner carried by the regi- ment till the close of the war. The first color-sergeant was George E. Bailey, Jr., of Deep River, Conn.,, a large, choking man, who was killed at the storming of the stone bridge at Antietam. The 11th led the charge, and lost one hundred and eighty one men in this battle. The state flag was carried in this battle by Sergeant David Kittler, who refused to go forward in the charge because the color was not supported by full color-guard. Kittler was immediately wounded by an officer, who slashed him across the arm with hls sword for refusing to advance. At this moment Corporal Henry A. Eastman of Ashford stepped forth and said, "Give me the colors p and. taking them from Kit tier, went forward amid the cheers of his comrades. Eastman carried the cllors for some time, and was finally promoted cap tain.
 At the battle of Drurys Bluff the flag was carried by Sergeant Orrin Wilson. Four of the color-guard were wounded. Al the battle of Cold Harbor one of the color. guard was killed, and Color Sergeant Metz. were wounded. In that short, terrible and unsuccessful charge, nearly one-half the regiment were killed or wounded in the short space of five minutes. In this battle the flag was struck by many bullets, and the flag staff was shot completely in two. The staff was then bound together with pieces of harness belonging to the horses of battery near by.
 July 30, 1864, at the "Crater" in front of Petersburg, rebel shell burst among the color-guard, killing one and woundine six. The one killed wac literally blown te pieces, and his brains were spattered or the flag and staff.
 While in front of Petersburg the camp of the regiment was in ravine, througl which flowed small stream of water. On' day violent storm quickly made the stream roaring torrent, and the camp was sud denly under water. The men hardly hat time to reach high ground before the cam] was swept away. Corporal Reisel of th color guard tried to save the colors, but wa borne down by the de6ris in the water an' drowned. The colors were carried dow the stream some distance before they wer recovered. This flag was among the yer, first to enter Richmond, April 3, 1865.
 .Gen stedman was killed in front of Petersburg 1 1884, .i.
 FLAG OF THE FOURTEENTH REGIMENT CON NECTICUT VOLUNTEERS.
 To tell the story of this flag is to writ the history of the Army of the Potomac The regiment saw long and severe service and was everywhere known as the "Fight tug Fourteenth" It participated in thirty three battles and skirmishes, besides tn long seige of Richmond. This list include all the great battles of the Army of tn Potomac from Antietam to the close of tn war. Its casualties were seven hundre and eighty -e1ght. ...
 All through Grants campaign, from tn
 Wilderness to Appomattox, the 14th ha
 its full share of work, glory, and losses
 It's colors are so torn by shot, shell an
 bullet that they cannot be safely unfurle
 without being supported by ribbons. Mine
 ty one different soldiers held commission
 in the 14th during it's term of service
 Three of it's field officers were brevetted
 be brigadier-generals, and several to co
 onelcies. It was familiar saying ths
 ''he who joins the 14th will be captain c
 a dead man within years time" Its co
 ors were proudly borne in the battle (
 Antietam, and were passed from hand { hand as their brave bearers fell. In thi
 battle the staff of the national flag was she
 in two by bullet, and the eagle's hea AuOCkcu Ou Wltu pl0Co O1 bllcll. SOIO Sergeant Thomas J. Mills of New Londo
 was mortally wounded, and dropped th flag as he fell. Sergeant George A. Foott
 Jr., of Guilford, instantly volunteered
 take it, and carried it the rest of the day.
 At the battle of Fredericksburg, as tn
 regiment charged up into the jaws of deat on Marye's Heights, Sergeant Charles F
 Dart of Rockville carried the flag, and fe mortally wounded. Again Sergeant Foot attempted to carry it, but was shot in tll leg and fall. Sergeant Foote was brothe of the late Mrs. Gen. Joseph R. Hawle, and was one of the most gallant soldiers the war. Of her brothers part in this ba tie Mrs. Hawley writes :-- ........ ''The color-sergeant fell, terribly woun. ed, just as the regiment had been ordere
 to fall back. Foote stopped and tried pick up the flag {; the brave old sergeal held on to it, saying, T will take care it. and suddenly rose to his feet, but il stantly fell back dead. As Foote stoope |. to pick it up, he was shot in the leg au fell. After lying on the field short tim : he tried to rise, but was instantly fired u1
 on by the rebels, wounding him slight in the head and hip. All the rest of tn B awful day he lay still where he had fallel e three times our men charged over him, y I course trampling on his wounded leg, whi | he, halt. deiirions, begged them to kill hi