Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-19

Conn.,, where he attended the little red schoolhouse" winters. His school ing was finished at the Broadway school, Norwich.
 In 1860 Captain Case came to Hart ford to enter the employ of a litho- graphing firm as an artist. The fol- lowing spring, after hearing Editor Jo- seph R. Hawley of The Courant make speech at the war meeting held at the town hall he decided to enlist. He became a member of Company A, Captain Hawley's command.
 After three months campaign he re- e-enlisted in Company F. Thirteenth regiment volunteers, and was appoint ed a sergeant. The regiment took part in the expedition to the Gulf un- der Gen. B. F. Butler.
 Recruited First Company of Slaves.
 While encamped in New Orleans he was granted a leave of absence to recruit a company for the First Louis- jana Native Guards, colored troops. He had the honor of recruiting the first company of slaves ever organized in the department of the Gulf The regiment to which the company was assigned was accepted to complete a regiment designated as the Seventy third, and Captain Case was given command of the company. The regi- ment took part in the movement which eliminated in the fall of Port Hud- son.
 Owing to continued illness during the fall and winter of 1863, Captain Case resigned and went to Chicago | and thence to Peotone, III. Later he returned to Chicago and painted landscapes until the spring of 1865, | when he returned to Norwich.
 Captain Case entered the revenue | service March 1, 1865, as chief clerk under Jesse s. Ely. assessor of inter- nal revenue Nor the Third district of Connecticut, with headquarters at Norwich. 4EIE The territory, comprising the dis | trict as now organized (Connecticut | and Rhode IslanD was originally l divided among six districts, four in l Connecticut and two in Rhode Island, | with six assessors and six collectors. All taxes were known as assessed | taxes" in those days: Lists were made up by the assessor and turned | over to collectors for collection, for which receipt was given in duplicate, l one copy of which was sent to the commissioner at Washington as a voucher in settlement of accounts. No tax paid" stamps were issued. | The annual taxes were called duties ] and paid as such.
 The duties due from the business 1 interests of the district were made up monthly and an annual list was made, which covered the income tax. | Jeremiah Olney succeeded Assessor Ely In 1872 and Captain Case served as chief clerk with him until January | 1, 1873. Joseph Selden of Norwich was appointed collector. January 1, ] 1873.
 l The following table of the terms oi service of assessors and collectors un- l der whom Captain Case served Is oi interest:
 Assessor and Collector.
 Jesse Ely, assessor, years; Jere. miah Olney, assessor. months; Jo- seph Selden. collector, 12 years months; Alexander Troup, collector 4 years months; John c. Byxbee collector. 4 years months: Thomas A. Lake, collector, 1 year months;
 Case acting collector. 2 1-S months:
 W. Frank Kinney, years 35 month; | Robert o. Eaton. 8 years g months.
 When the Connecticut districts were consolidated in 1883, Captain
 Case moved to Hartford az the head quarters of the new district was es-
 abolished there In 15s6 further con. solidation took place by the addition of Rhode Island. Since then the dis
 trict has been known as the district ol Connecticut