Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-05

One more regiment, the Twenty sixth Connecticut, which was in camp at the Fair Grounds, was added to the service of the United States by being mustered in this week fifty years ago.
 The following are extracts from The Bulletin of October, 1862:
 Twenty sixth Mustered In.
 Sept. 29, 1S62-The Twenty sixth regiment were all mustered into the service of the United States on Fri day.
 The Twelfth New Hampshire regi- ment passed through the city Satur- day on the N. & W. R. R. to Allyns Point, and there embarked on the City of New York, en route to the seat of war. The regiment required for it's transportation a train of 2S cars, which were drawn by a single loco- motive.
 A letter from the Eighth regiment states that Lieut.. Marvin Wait was wounded in the breast, abdomen, leg and arm. His body was found the next day in the field and was removed to the Sharpsburg burying ground, where it was inferred and the spot marked. The rebels had plundered the body of all valuables.
 100 Years to Restore Virginia.
 Sept. 30, 1862 The Richmond Ex- aminer says it will take full 100 years to restore Virginia to the condition in which the war found it.
 The Groton company in the Twenty sixth regiment contains 65 men, or less by IS than the minimum number re- quired. Although the full quota of this town has been contributed, the citizens of Groton have raised by private sub- scription $4,000 which will be paid to the first IS recruits who come forward to fill the company.
 The Baptist church in Mystic is nearly completed and when finished will be one of the handsomest Bap- tist churches in the state.
 Losses at Antietam.
 Oct. 1, 1S62-General McClellan's of- ficial report states that at South Noun tain our loss was 443 killed, 1906 wounded, and 76 missing, total 2325. At Antietam, 201O killed. 9416 wounded, 1043 missing, total 12,469 Total loss in two battles, 14,794. Estimated rebel loss, 1S,742. Rebel prisoners taken about 5000, of whom 1900 are wounded. We captured 13 guns, caissons, g lin- bers, two field forges, ? caisson bodies 39 colors and one signal flag. We have not lost a single gun or color. Captain Sprague of the Eleventh Connecticut, from Putnam, is at Fred erick, Md, sick with fever and ague. The Eleventh was badly cut up, de- lending stone bri 1ge at Antietam. Visited Connecticut Regiments. l H. H. Starkweather and E. P. Slo- cum of Norwich relate their experi- ences in nasty visit to the Connecti- | cut regiments which were engaged in | the recent battles in Maryland. They went at the request of the Norwich l ladies aid. They found the Eighth | Eleventh and Sixteenth on the Harpers | Ferry road, marching with Burnsides command. The Connecticut regiment was leading the column, with Col. Ned | Harland, who was acting major gen. eral at the time, commanding two brig ades, at their head. The column halt ! ed, the boys broke ranks, and for if teen minutes all tongues and eyes were pretty actively employed. The regi- ments appeared in fine condition. Ex- cept for their thinned ranks and bullet riddled colors one would hardly have supposed they had just passed through 1 the perils and fatigues of a ten days continual fight. The colors of the Eighth were carried by Charles H Walker of this city. who picked then up at the battle of Antietam, after al the color bearers had been either killed or wounded
 Ct. ?. 1862-The Twenty second reg. iment leaves Hartford for the. seat O. war today.
 Rebels Copper Coins.
 The rebel congress has decided t, issue copper coins of the value of 2 cents. If the confederate paper cur rency is taken as a standard, thes
 coins will be almost microscopic, if not