Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-06-12
Second Connecticut Heavy artillery

I6eCO0O CO0noCUlCuU heavy aTtl4IeEJ.J !
field service lost 1854 killed and 62s wound
ed. Massachusetts sent the First heavy ar
tillery to the forts around Washington in
1861. It fought against Ewell at Spottsyl-
vania rs above stated, and remained In
the field until it's roll of honor showed PAL
killed and 4s3 wounded.
The Second Pennsylvania and the Four
teenth New York were late corners, organ
ICED In the fall of 1868. They lost heavily
In battle. Both regiments wero in the
first line Of the division which charged
into tho "crater'' ut Petersburg. July &c.
1864. t,:...' s....
New York had I've regiments among the
nine here. considered. The Second and
Ninth were organized early in the war,
and after serviDg. in garrison went to the
front in 1864. rney took part in all the
fighting of the army and lost severely IN
battle. -S.-,s.
In the sanguinary charges at Cold Har-
Dor and in front Of Petersburg the heavy
artillery regiments were given the place of
honor and of danger Their columns were
larger than those of the old infantry regi
ments. The Second Connecticut led the
Sixth corps line during the grand charge
at Cold Harbor June 3. Its full ranks Of
l,40O men moved forward with unoapped
muskets and bayonets fixed, and bloody
was the welcome given these novioes In
war. A thin pine wood sheltered the
marching column at the start, but when
it emerged from that the fury of the Con-
federate fire was Inurderous. Men fell at
every step. Calamity the ranks closed the
gaps, and solid line rushed forward to
the enemy g abatis. The abatis was formed
of interlaced tree tops and proved impassa-
BILE. Although the foremost companies
were wiped out, the regimental line re-
manned intact and held Its ground where
canister and bullets few like hail. At the
head Of the first battalion the tall, erect
form Of Colonel Kellogg made tempting
target for the enerny's rifles. He was
killed, and 1t was said that dozen bullets
entered his body. The proportion of killed
to wounded proved the danger the rogi-
ment faced in that charge. Out OF 800
shot down, 1919 were killed and 191 wound
ed. The Confederate bullets were aimed
to kill that day. 81 =.
The Eighth New York lost It's colonel
at Cold Harbor, as did the Seventh like
wise. Colonel Peter A. Porter of the
Eighth was killed instantly, and 2O3 of his
men shared the same fate. The wounded
numbered 800. Two weeks later the regi-
ment lost 300 killed in charge at Peters
burg. Colonel Willard Bates fell that day.
The colonel of the Seventh, who was killed
atCold Harbor, l.. o. Morris, was the son
of one of the heroes of Monterey, Captain
Morris. In its first 100 days of fighting,
from Spottsylvania to Reams' Station,
this regiment lost 1,e45 men killed and
wounded. ~ r..
Colonel Daniel Chaplin Of the First
Maine had the good fortune to lead hi
remnant out of the slaughter pen at Peters
burg. June 1S, where over 600 men fell In
ten minutes. He was afterward killed by
a sharpshooter while visiting the outposts
1t was a glorious deed those 900 men OF
Maine performed that day, but, being dis
astrous in every way, they missed the fame
SO we'll deserved for valor's sake.
@ GEoRGE i. kILMER
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