Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-15
FAMOUS SCOTT SISTERS CAPTURED
Taken by Detachment Of Captain Peales Company
Who Became Lost-Thoughts of Coming Home-Ef-
forts For New London Naval Station.

Thoughts of returning home were in
the minds of some of the soldiers at
the front 90 years ago. There was
large number of those who had enlist
ed for three months who were deter
mined to re-eniist for three years, or
until the war ended. Thus far there
had been little to do but drill with
some who had left here but the real
war was yet to come. Captain Peale's
company had the distinction of cap
turing the famous Scott sisters, who
but short time previous had enticed
Captain kellogg of this state away
from his company on the pretext of
accompanying them home. and then eff
fected his capture. They were taken
by squad of seven men who had been
lost from their company and who
passed themselves off as confederatcs
and thereby found out where the young
damSelS could be located and they
proceeded to get them.
As in the past week, there was a
hot time for the men at the front SO
years ago the past week for the Their
mometer in the shade went up to 112
II degrees higher than it was here.
At home here notice of the military
enrolment law wasl given out, a new
harbor inspector was named. and at
New London steps We're taken for the
securing of q naval station there.
The following are items taken from
The Bulletin of 1861 corresponding 20
the past week:
Rebels Captured.
July 9. 1S61-The comet which has
been attracting attention was predict
ed by the late Joseph H. Gallup, who
died May %. He told Lorenzo Fay and
others that it would appear about June
20, and they began looking for it then.
Lex writes from Camp Mansfield,
Fairfax county. Va. under July date,
haf dQfo alar, Of 4 I,-.
on outpost duty brought into camp two
of the rebel army and four of their
horses a few days since. We feel
heartily asham ed of the affair, for with
any decent management company of
so men and horses might just as easily
have been brought into camp. We lost
rich prize owing to the blunders
and mistakes of inexperienced soldiers.
Harbor Inspector Geer.
July To- 1s61-Capt George w Geer
was appointed inspector of the port of
Norwich vice Enoch Cha pman.
The marriage of Alvah Francis, ESD,
and Miss Lizzie NJ. Geer took pace
Monday, July s, Rev. G. A. Easton Of
floating.
Lieut. Col Reynolds of the 14th in
fantry regiment arrived at New Lon
don. The regiment is to rendezvous at
Fort Trumbull.
Military Enrolment.
July II, 1861-Rev. John Avery of
Lebanon and New York man yester-
day saved the lives of two girls who
had waded out into the Yantic river
beyond their depth. The mother tried
to rescue the children and would also
have drowned but for the help of the
men
Adjutant General Williams gave no.
tice that an enrolment. of every able
bodied man in the towns of the state
must be made, according to the new
military law. The men between the
ages of Is and 40 must be placed in
alpha betical order and the refusal to
make such enrolment by the select
men meant fine of 500.
Many Will Re-enIist.
July u. 1861-Nawyaug house at
Mystic Island opened by complimentary
dinner to large number of guests taken
there by the stea mer Golden Gate.
J. B. D., writing from Camp Relay,