The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-09
17S CONNECTICUT MEN!
WERE IN THE FORLoRN HoPE
 AT PORT HUDSON

No Medals for Them, Their Widows or Heirs-ThOse Who Volunteered for StOrming Party-OfTicers and Men of Twelfth, Thirteenth and Twenty Fifth Regiments-They Were Willing and Ready to Storm Port Hudson Bill Killed.
 The senate of the United States hav- ing passed the bill to confer medals on the forlorn-hopers at Port Hudson, La, during the civil war, with the proba- bility that the lower house will take concurrent action, interest is aroused again in the officers and men who vol- unteered to take part in that trip into the jaws of death which never hap pened There were one hundred and seventy-eight officers and men of Con necticut troops who volunteered to take part in the forlorn hope and those who survive and the widows or oldest heirs of those who are dead will be entitled to medals The list of men of Connecticut organizations who were forlorn-hopers is as follows:
 TWELFTH REGIMENT, c. V. Captain Lester E.. Braley, Go. G. Lieutenant A. Dwight Mccall, Co., G. Lieutenant George A. Harmount, ad- jutant
 Private Charles J. Constantine, Co. A
 Sergeant John Mullen, Co, B. Private Charles Duboise, Go. B. Corporal John Moore, Co. c.
 Private George T. Dickson, Go. c. Private Willoughby Hull, O. c. Private William Putnam. Co., c. Prvate Christopher Spies, Co., c. Private George w. Watkins, Co. c. Private John P. Woodward, Co., c. Sergeant Alexander Kohn, Co D. Sergeant George Kobler, Go. ID. Private Reuben Miles, Co. D. Private Frederick C. Payne, Co D. Private William P. smith, Go. E. Sergeant Charles E. McGlaflin, Go. G. Sergeant Andrew H. Davison, Co. c. Corporal John T. Gordon, Co, G, Private Oliver c. Andrews, Go. G. Private James Dunn, Co. G.
 Private Patrick Fitzpatrick, Go. G. Private Patrick Franey Co. c, Sergeant John w. Phelps, Co. H. Corporal Joseph w. Carter, Co. H. Corporal Charles E. sherman, Go. H. Private Edwin Converse, Co. H. Private Warren Gammons, Co. H. Private William Lenning, Co. H. Private Melvin Nichols, Co. H. THIRTEENTH REGIMENT, c. V. Captain iApollos Coirstock, Co. B., commanding the, regiment.
 Captain Charles H. Blinn, Co C. Captain Homer B. Sprague, Go. H. aptain Dennison H. Finley Go. c. Captain Charles J. Fuller, Co. D. Lieutenant Perry Averill Co. B. Lieutenant Frank Wells, Go. l. Lieutenant Charles F. Tibbets, Go. A. Leuteant William F. Norman, co, K, Lieutenant Charles Daniels, Go. K. Lieutenant Charles H. Beaton, Go. E. Lieutenant John c. Kinney, Go. A. Lieutenant Louis. Meisner, Go. I. Lieutenant Newton w. Perkins, Co. .C.
 Corporal Francis \ Wolff, Co. A. Corporal Christopher Pagan, Co., A. Corporal Andrew Black, Co. A. Private William Bishop, Co. A. Private Walter Eagan, Go. A.
 Private John Pagan Co. A
 Private Francis J, Gaffney, Go. IA. Private Edward Lantry, Co. A. Private John Mcguire, Go. A.
 Private Henry Merton, Co. A.
 Private Loren D. Pentield Co., A. Sergeant George E. Fancher, Go, B, Sergeant George H. Pratt, Co B. Sergeant Alonzo Wheeler, Go. B. Corporal Francis E. Weed, Go. B. Corporal Roswell Taylor, Go. B. Corporal Isaac w. Bishop, Co. B. Private George M. Railing, Co. B.. Private John J. Brown, Go, B. Private William E. Casey, Co., B. Private Balthagar Emmerich, Co. B. Private Peter Gentien, Co. B.
 Private Dennis Hegany Co. B. Private William w. Jones, Go. B. Private John Klein, Go. B.
 Private Benjamin L. Mead Go. B. Private John Mohren, Co. B.
 Private Charles Nichols, Co., B. Private Victor Pinsaid, Go. B. Private George Prindle, Co. B
 Private Morant J. Robertson, Go. B. Private Sidney B. Ruggles, Go. B. Private Louis Schmeldt, Co. B.
 Private Frederick L. Sturgis, Go. B. Sergeant Jhon Lyman, O. c.
 Sergeant John Maddox, Co., c.
 Private Chauncey Griffin, Co. c. Private Joseph H. Pratt, Go. c. Private Mortimer H. Scott, Go. c. Private Joseph Taylor. Go. c.
 Private Daniel Thompson, Co. c. Corporal Edward Dalton, Go. D. Private John Dillon, Co., D.
 Private John Fee, Co. D.
 Private Joseph A. Gardner, Co., D. Sergeant Nicholas Schue, Co. E. Sergeant Richard Croley, Co, E. Corporal Robert c, Barry, Co. E. COrpOrdl GtoIulu l' DNS"li C"' I Private Jacob Browne, Go. B.
 Private Frederick Hams, Go. B. Private George w. Howland, Go. E. Private Michael Murphy, Co. E.
 Private Charles F. Oedekoven, Co. B. Private F. F. F. Pfeffer, Co. E.
 Private Andrew Reagan, Go. E.
 Private Frederick Schuh, Go. E.
 Private August Wilson, Go. E.
 Private James Cosgrove, Co. F. Private Patrick Leach, Co. F, uri,,oto Iapr,, P Phinnav ro K