Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-23
Letter from the Eighth.

Dec 20 IS6I=A Norwich gentleman
received this letter from his son in the
Eighth regiment, now at Annapolis;
Colonel Harland has been temporarily
assigned to the command of the Set =
ond brigade, in General BurnSideS d.
vision, and fills his position with
credit to himself and gives general
satisfaction to those in any way con-
nected with him. Colonel Harland re
viewed his brigade, and military men
say, did the thing up in style. our
regiment has been temporarily under
the command of Lieutenant Colonel
Cunningham, but Colonel Harland re-
sumed command a few days since TO
the great joy and satisfaction OF the
whole regiment one hundred men in
our regiment have been named under
Capt J. f. Ward of Company ID to
patrol duty in Annapolis.
The Eleventh c. ", which embarked
from New York for Annapolis in the
New Brunswick. was fired on by Fort
Hamilton. the commander of the boat
not obeying revenue cutter NO one
was hurt The Twelfth regiment, Col
onel Deming, reports a total of S64
Gifts from Town of Groton.
Dec. p, 1S61-The town of Groton
has paid Company G. Eighth G. v,
s1,050, and has appropriated S1,OlO for
the Mystic company in the Twelfth c.
v The ladies of the town have fur
nIshed $1,000 worth of clothing for the
volunteers
The balance of the $2,OOO,Oo0 state
Ioan-S1 200 000-is all taken. Nine
tenths OF it is taken in this state 1t
is all at or above par and little of 1t
taken at two per cent premium.
Three of the Connecticut regiments
have changed their positions. The
Fifth is reported to have left General
Banks division at Frederick and to be
on their march to join General Kelly S
command at Romney in West Virginia.
The Sixth and Seventh were at last
~ III IN eta MT fy-Ar nFf
with the rest of General Wrights
brigade to occupy Tybee Island, at the
mouth of the Savannah river
The road owned by the Shetucket
Turnpike company is ordered given up
as soon as the money which is as
seSSed in its favor is paid Dy the towns
OF Preston, GriswOld and Voluntown.
Norwich Furniture in South.
Dec %. 1S61-A letter from Lewis
o. Palmer. private in the Seventh
regiment, c. Y. now at Beaufort. s. C.
states that in the deserted mansions
there he found numerous articles made
by II. Cotton & Co. furniture makers
in this city. Mr.. Palmer was formerly
in their employ and recognized several
articles of his own handiwOrk.
a rumor has prevailed that the Gen
eral Pope who commanded the federal
forces in Missouri at the recent vic
tory was a native of this city, but We
regret to dispeI the illusion. for he is
not the Pope who used to live in Nor
wich.
Captains of Stone Fleet Return.
Dec. "a 1S61-Lieutenant Colonel
Hawley of the Seventh, at Port Royal,
writes. The weather is quite cold in
this vicinity Hospital accommodations
are shamefully deficient and there are
many on the sick list. about 100 of the
Seventh alone. The rebels left in their
blankets an unpleasant legacy-the
measIes-and il bids fair to take a run
through the regiment
Letters from Annapolis say that Col
onel Harland is very highly spoken Of
for his efficiency and is beloved by his
regiment. He is one OF the best officers
in the division.
Captains Bush. Smith and Walker
Of the ships Meteor Lewis and Phoenix,
to the stone feet. have ar
rived in New LonIon. having come
from Port Royal. Their ships were
used at southern harnors.