The Press., 1893-05-04

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 was occupied and the rebels forced back towards Petersburg, across Swift's Creek,
 with a regimental loss of twelve. On the 18th the Eighteenth corps made an ad-
 vance in towards Richmond, the Eleventh
 at the front. The enemy was forced back and a line of works near Fort Darling captured. On the 18th the rebels made @ desperate flank attack and came near get ting into the rear. The Eleventh check l ed the enemy in it's front, but, in danger of being surrounded, Colonel Stedman or | dered the regiment to retire. The regi- mental loss was nearly 200. The army fell back and threw up a line of works from the James to the Appomattox. The
 Eleventh worked day and night until these were completed.
 The last of May the Eighteenth corps went to re-enforce Grant at Cold Harbor,
 arriving there June 1st, and the Eleventh | was at once sent to the front as skirmish-
 CTS, but met with but small loss in the
 front in the grand bayonet charge in the
 early morning on the line of the enemy's
 works. The charge was repulsed with @
 loss of several hundred in Stedman's
 brigade, of which the Eleventh contribut-
 ed ninety-one. Major Converse, Captain
 Allen and Adjutant Barnum were mortal
 ly wounded. After the repulse the regi-
 ment threw up breastwork with tin
 cups, as protection from the enemy's
 fire. After remaining ten days under
 continuous fire, the Eighteenth corps
 moved back to Bermuda Hundred, and
 on the 14th advanced towards Petersburg,
 capturing an important line of works
 with several pieces of artillery. The in
 vestment of the city now commenced,
 and the Eleventh had an active part in
 the siege until the last of August, being
 continuously under fire.
 Since May 1st the regiment had lost
 one-haf it's officers and over 400 men in
 action. Captain Sackett was killed June
 18th; August 5th Colonel Stedman was
 killed and Lieutenant-C Colonel Moegling
 wounded. The last of August the regi-
 ment went to the Bermuda Hundred
 front, and soon after, north of the James
 to the line nearest Richmond. On the
 death of Colonel Stedman and Lieutenant
 Colonel Moegling, Captain R. H. Rice
 had become colonel, and Captain Charles
 Warren lieutenant-colonel
 | On March 1st the regiment was pre-
 scented with beautiful stand of national
 colors, in memory of it's late commander,
 Colonel Stedman, by Miss Julia A. Beach
 Of Wallingford. 1t bore upon it's folds
 the names of eleven battles.
 The Eleventh was now assigned to the
 First brigade, Third division, Twenty
 fourth corps, and was in the triumphal
 advance, April 3d, into Richmond. It
 was sent to aid in putting out the fire
 which was fast sweeping the city to de- struction. Lieutenant Colonel Warren
 was appointed provost marshal, and the regiment detailed for provost duty. It soon sent to southwestern Virginia, and
 performed police duty until November, when ordered to Hartford, and was final
 ly mustered out December 21, 1865, hav- ing been in the service four years and two 3 months.
 1, ENGAGEMENTS.
 : Newborn, N. C., March IA, 1862 South Mountain, Md, Sept. IA, 1862. Antietam, Md, Sept. IT, 1862 fredericksburg, Va, Dec. 12 to 15, '62 Suffolk, Va, April 24 1863. Near Suffolk, Va, May 4, 1868. f Swift's Creek, Va, May g, 1864.
 DrewIy's Bluff, Va, May 16, 1864. Cold Harbor, Va, June 3, 1864. : Before Petersburg, Va, June 15 to Aug. 27, 1864.
 The above history is copied from the ) volume of state records, and for the reason that so many members of the regiment were recruited from Stafford and towns
 in the vicinity. From the same book we also copy individual records of interest Company A.-Charles H. Winter, of t Stafford, rose from rank of sergeant to y that of 1st lieutenant; Lewis W.Abrams, , Coventry wounded at Petersburg; George
 Abrams, Coventry, fatally wounded at Cold Harbor.
 Company B.-Joseph H. Converse,
 Windsor Locks, mustered 2d lieutenant, P promoted to major, and killed at Cold Harbor; Wm. Holmes, Stafford, captured
 at Drewry's Bluff, died in prison at An , dersonville; Serg't Samuel Vinton, Ash ford, wounded at Cold Harbor, and died T Sept. 24, '64; Reuben Burley, Ashford, a wounded at Drewry's Bluff; Albert s. , Carpenter, Stafford, captured at Drewry's Bluff, died in prison at Florence, s. O., 8 Nov. 26, '64; Lorenzo Howe, Stafford, g wounded at Antietam; Carey E. Maine, , Ellington, wounded at Cold Harpor; Ed
 win A. Blodgett, Stafford, died in ser vice; James A. Crawford, Stafford, cap- . tured at Newborn, paroled; Daniel Ford Stafford, wounded at Antietam; Albert
 O. Fosket, Stafford, died in service; John
 Friend, Ashford, wounted at Antietam = Hiram V. Guthrie, Stafford, wounded at s Antietam; Charles Kemp, Stafford, Q wounded at Antietam John E. Lathrop, g Ashford, died in service; Charles Mitch ell, Wilmington, killed at Newborn; Amasa Norton, Stafford, died in servioe Wm. 0 Potter, Stafford, captured at Drewry's l. Bluff and paroled months later; Palm e CT Richards, Ashford, wounded at An
 tietam; Samuel H. Smith, Ashford, u wounded at Antietam Marcus N. Small n Ashford, wounded at Newborn; Charles o Standish, Stafford, died in service; George o Swanton, Stafford, killed at Drewry's v \, Bluff; Julius Washburn, Stafford, died in Il service; Adam Wood, Ashford, captured l. at Newborn; Chelsea Young, Ashford, :, wounded at Antietam.
 . Company 0. - Frederick Bohr, An 8 dover, killed at Petersburg; Francis Ja- f cobson, Ellington, fatally wounded at :, Petersburg; Wm. Storz, Vernon, wound cd at Petersburg.
 Company D.-MichaelH Hussey, Holland,
 died in service; Thomas Long, Vernon, captured at Drewrys Bluff and enlisted e in rebel service, later re-captured, and |, again enrolled in U. s. service; James Nelson, Ellington, captured at Drewry's
 Bluff.
 ' Company E.-Henry A. Eastman, Ash ford, rose from sergeant to captain; Wm. j. Thomas, Ellington, captured at Drewry's 1t Bluff Joseph Thompson, Ellington, kill