The National tribune., 1895-07-11
The 18th Conn.

The 10th Conn.
The regiment was organized at Hartford,
Conn, Aug "a, 1862, to serve three years,
and was mustered out of service June %, 1866.
Col +. Beach was commissioned Aug "A,
1862, and commanded the regiment during
its entire term of enlistment. Col Beach
was a graduate of West Point, and On officer
of the Regular Army The regiment suffered
severely at the battle of Antietnm, while in
| ROdman's Division Ninth Corps 1t lost AZ
killed and 143 wounded. The regiment also
served in Sturgis's Division, Ninth Corps.
Its total loss while in the service was SIX Off
GERS and IS men killed and three officers and
240 men died OF the latter, 154 died while
in rebel prisons.
| Tho 2d Conn. III. A.
This regiment was organized at Litchiield,
| Conn. from July % to Sept g. 1852, for
three years. as the 10Th Conn. Ii was
changed to heavy artillery, and designated
the I'd Conn H. A., Nov %, 1863. Two adj
| ditional companies were raised early in 1864.
| The original members were mustered out in
July, 1896, and the remaining men cOnsoli-
! dated into q battalion of eight companies,
which was mustered out Aug. Is, 1865 The
| Colonies of the regiment were: Leverett w.
Vessels, resigned Sept. Is, 1868; Elisha s.
Kellogg, killed in action June /, 1864 at
Cold Harbor Ranald s. Mackenzie, promoted
Brigadier General, U. s. A., Dee. %, 1864;
James Hubbard, Brevet Brigadier-G General,
| in command when mustered cut During its
earlier service the regiment was stationed in
| the vicinity of Washington, engaged in gar
rison duty in the Qualifications surrounding
| that city. The regiment, acting as infantry.
! left Alexandria, Va, in May, 1864. II went
to the front and was assigned TO Upton's Bri-
gade, RusselPs Division, Sixth Corps. The
| regiment under command of Col Kellogg
entered the battle of Cold Harb0r with about
| 400 men, OF this number 129 We're killed.
Among them was Col. Kellogg, who was shot
while leading the assault upon the earth
works. Among the other engagements in
which it lost heavily were Opequon, Cedar
Creek, and Petersburg It stood fourth in
point of loss among the artillery regiments,
| having had 254 men killed Twelve of these
were officers The total enrolment was 2, $40
officers and men. This makes killed little
more than 10 per cent. Besides those killed
in action, the regiment lost two officers and
III men by disease and other causes Col.
Fox gives it as one of the 300 fighting
regiments.
The LIST Conn.
This was a three-months organization,
which went ont in April, 1861, In response
to the first call for troops. 1t was in the first
battle Of Bull Run. 1t served in Tyler's
Division, McDowelps Corps. One man was
killed and one man died while in the service.
The Sd Conn.
The regiment was organized in response to
the first call for troops, in April, 1851, for
three months and took the field in time TO
participate in the first battle of Bull Run. 1t
served in Tyler's Division, McDowell's Corps
Two men were killed and two died while In
service.
The Sd Conn.
In response to the first call for troops, in
April, 1861, this regiment was organized for
three months and took the field in time to
participate in the first battle of Bull Run. II
was in Tyler's Division, McDowell's Corps
Four men were killed and one died In the
service.
The 10th Conn.
The regiment was organized at Hartford,
Conn.,, Oct. %, 1861, to serve three years.
The term of service expired Oct u, 1864,
but the veterans and recruits were retained
in service until Aug. 25, 1865. Col. Charles
l.. Russell, the first commander of the regi-
ment, was killed in action at Roanoke Is
land, N. c., Feb. 8, 1862. Col. Albert w.
DRAKE, who succeeded him, died of disease,
at Windsor, Conn, June 5, 1862. The next
Colonel was Ira w. PettibOne, who resigned
Nov. II, 1862. He was succeeded by Col
John l.. Otis, who was mustered out at the
expiration of his term of service Oct Is,
1864 Col Edwin s. Greedy was in command
during latter part of service. At the battle
of Roanoke Island the regiment was in
Fosters Brigade, and there lost six killed
and nearly so wounded. At Deep Bottom,
Va, while in Terrys Division, Tenth Corps,
it also lost heavily, having 10 killed, 81
wounded and some missing. 1t suffered
heavy loss at Petersburg, while in Fosters
Division, Twenty fourth Corps. Eleven were
killed and 79 wounded. During the latter |
part of its service the regiment had II. C.
Trumbull as its Chaplain. Col. Fox, in his |
Regimental Losses, says: The officers OF the !
brigade petitioned that Chaplain Trumbull be |
brevetted Major, stating that. Always at his |
post of duty in time of danger he has, on two !
occasions at least, displayed marked and con- |
spicuous gallantry, dashing into the thiekest |
of the fight to rally and encourage the way |
ering line. Gen. Terry forwarded the paper !
with the Endorsement: No officer of his |
regiment has displayed more gallantry in ac- |
ton, OF done more to animate the men 20 do !
their duty" During the latter part OF its |
service the regiment was in Fosters Brigade, |
Terry's Division, Tenth Corps 1t is given |
by Col. Fox as one of the 800 fighting regi- |
ments, having lost 13 officers and 100 men |
killed and five officers and 155 men died, out |
OF an enrolment of l, 72S.
The 18th III.
The regiment was organized at Anna, H., |
in May and June, 1861. to serve for term of !
three years 1t veteranized, and the reDain- |
ing men were consolidated into battalion of !
three companies. In March, 1865, seven adj |
ditional companies were recruited, TO serve |
one year, and were assigned to the regiment. |
Co A was mustered out July 8, 1865. and the |
other companies In December, 1858. Col |
Michael X. Lawler was promoted Brigadier- |
General Nov 90, 1862; Col. Daniel III. Brush |
resigned Aug 81, 1868; Lieut.-Col. Samuel |
b. Marks was mustered out June II, 1864; |
Lieut. Col. Jules G. Weber was in command |
during the latter part of the regiments sery-
ice In an accident on the Ohio q Mississippi |
Railroad. in September, 1861, this regiment |
lost 80 killed and 81 injured. At Fort Donel-
son, while in McClernand's Division, it lost
"a killed. The aggregate in killed, wounded, |
and missing in the engagement was 22S. lt !
also served in Kimbal's Division, Sixteenth
Corps. It's total loss was six officers and SO
men killed and seven officers and 2S2 men