Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15
NORWICH MEN IN THE FIGHT
In the Campaign Against New Orleans Under General
 Banks here was Large Representation from This
 State.

The Gulf department wns the scene of important military and naval opp erations during the Civil war, the navy under Admiral Farragut playing a most conspicuous part in the battle of Noble bay and in the capture of New Orleans. General N. F. Banks was in command of the military op- eratdon having the Nineteenth corps under his direction. General Neal Dow and General T.. w. Sherman were brigade and division commanders. Con necticut was represented by several regiments, the Ninth, Twelfth, Thfr- teenth, Twenty third, Twenty fourth. Twenty-ffth and Twenty-sixth, the last four being nine months troops The Red River campaigns, the battles of Irish Bend La Fourche Crossing, Bayou Boeuf and the seige of Port Hudson were the chief events.
 The Ninth Connecticut was in the battle of Baton Rouge. Aug. IS, 1862, and acquitted itself with honor under New Haven. At Pass Christian, April 4, 1862, it captured a confederate flag that belonged to the Fourth Mississip- pi. The flag was made by the ladies of Pass Christian and the figure in the center was a magnolia. The Ninth was the first northern regiment that made public parade in New Orleans after the capture of the city. The Ninth was in the Shenandoah under General Sheridan. serving as a battalion with Colonel Healy in command. This or ganization won distinction at the battle of Cedar Creek, Va. Oct 19, 1884, The men who were captured in this en- gagement were taken to Salisbury, N. C., where number of deaths occurred in prison Garrett Aarminghan lof New Haven died in the prison Dec. 12, 1864, Patrick Cullen Nov. 21, First Ser geant Thomas Kennedy of New Haven March 25, 1865, John Brown of Groton Jan 25, 1865.
 The Twelfth, commanded by Colonel IT kF<zr-< ,.I, ,or7 New Orleans April 30, 1862, and en- camped in Lafayette square May l. Colonel SDeming was detached from the regiment and appointed mayor of New Orleans by General Butler He had resigned the office Of mayor in Hartford in order to accept the colo nelcy of the Twelfth He was signal ly qualified for military and civic du- it's brigade Oct. A, 1882 on an ex- petition for the dislodgement of the confederate forces under General Dick Taylor, who occupied La Fourche dis trfct- The regiment was posted at Georgia Landing. The battle took place Oct. 27, the Twelfth losing nineteen in killed and wounded. Lieutenant Col onel Frank H. Peck of New Haven commanded at Centerville. where fif- teen were killed or wounded The com nand participated in the Red River expedition under General Banks. It was at Port Hudson from May 27 until July g, 1863. The loss during the siege aggregated 100 in killed and wounded. After Port Hudson the regiment was in an expedition under General William B. Franklin in western Louisiana. In February, 1864, the Twelfth was the first regiment in the gulf department that re-enlisted Subsequently the command was transferred to the She nandoah valley and was at Winchester Sept. 19. Lieutenant Colonel Peck was killed in that engagement Henry E.
 
 killed.
 Losses at Port Hudson.
 The members of the Twelfth who were killed during the siege of Port Hudson were Edward Carley of New town, Edwin N. Couch of East Haven, B. Candee of New Haven. Sylvester Gilbert of Old Lynne, First Sergeant George MacaulesS of Norwalk, George Youngs of Wdndham. William E. Swet of Voluntown, Henry Hayden of Hart ford. Edward Sobberly of Windsor Locks and Henry Lloyd of Hartford.
 Frederick N. Judson of Stratford, Elisha L. Ashley of Hartford and killed at Georgia Landing Oct. 27, 1862.
 Died in Salisbury Prison.
 Most of the prisoners of war from the Twelfth were kept in the stockade at Salisbury, N. c. The death roll contains the names of David Jones of New Orleans, who died Nov. 25, 1864; John Powell of BThnford, Jan Il, 1865; Frederick Bevans of Danbury, Feb. 5, 1865; William H. Holly of Bethel, Dec. 21, 1861; Olins L. Lyon of Easton Dec. Il, 1864; James H. Scran- ton of North Branford, Jan. 27 1865; Joseph Elwen of Barkhansted, Dec. 16, 1864; Walter Burgoyne of Stonington, Feb. 5, 1865: Cornelius Burgoyne of Stonfngton, Jan. 8, 1885, and Charles T. Parklaurst of Coventry, Nov. g, 1864.
 Volunteers for Storming Column.
 The Thirteenth Connecticut was one of the crack regiments in the Gulf de- partment. At the siege of Port Hud- son, when storming column was call ed for, sixteen officers and 225 men from the regiment volunteered for the forlorn hope It was a splendid piece of daring. Its execution would have been carried out but for the fact that the capture of Vicksburg by General Grant, July g, 1863, made the assault at Port Hudson unnecessary. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Birge. who was selected to lead the storming column. It was brigaded with the Twelfth Connecticut, the First Louisiana, the Seventy New York and the Eighth New Hampshire, Gen. Godfrey Weitze1 in command. The First Louisiana was commanded by Col. Richard E. Holcomb of East Granby, who was the original major of the Thirteenth. Colonel Holcomb