Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-21
REBELS TURNED BACK AT ANTIETAM
Threatened Invasion of Pennsylvania
 Regiments in the Fierce Battle Home People Here
 Anxious for News of Dead and Wounded-Twenty-frst Connecticut Regiment Now at Washington.

The nation breathed sigh of relief this week fifty years ago. The bat tie of Antietam had been fought and won in the latter part of the week and the North was assured by it's generals that the Army of the PGto- prac had driven back the boastful reb- el invaders and that Maryland and Pennsylvania were safe from further invasion.
 At home in Norwich and Connecti- cut there were hundreds of anxious hearts, for it was known that the re- ported Union victory had only been achieved at a frightful cost of life and 1t was probable that a number of the Connecticut regiments had bee7 engaged. Nothing but unconfirmed rumors of those who had been killed or wounded in the Connecticut regl- ments were given to the worried in- Quirers after friends or relatives in the army.
 Editorial comment of that time indi- cates the restlessness of the people under the military leadership that was being displayed in the various cam paigns and the conviction that the war would never be terminated with credi. to the North until the man should be discovered who should do something more than play politics through his military affiliations.
 In the repulse of the rebels at An tietam it is, recognized that Lees army should be followed up andDgiven .. vigorous pounding all the way to Richmond, but little hope is expressed that this will be the policy pursued.
 The following are extracts from the Bulletin of 1882:
 Three Mil City Tax.
 September 15. 1S62-At very full ly attended city meeting, Mayor Greene presiding it was voted to lay three mill tax to be due November 1st, interest to accrue after Novem- Der 15
 The company recruited by J. c. May nard in Salem, Montville and Water . I ford, now stationed at Camp Rus sell, has made choice of the follow I ing officers: Captain, J. c. May nard, Salem; first lieutenant, Henry A. Smith, Montville; second lieutenant, Joseph Peabody, Waterford; orderly, Albert Smith Salem.
 Company Arrives From stoninaton. A company from Stonington, mum bering fifty. came up on Saturday ana marched out to Camp Russell. They were escorted by the Westerly Rife II cheer the governor, and gave the Bull l letin office salute as they passed, | September Is, 1862-The 21st Con- 1 necticut, which left this city last week, has arrived at Washington. | There are about 1900 men at Camp | Terry New Haven, and 1000 more | are expected immdiately. Attempt to Fire State Arsenal. doriu~ sttno.xt -uoa ,,,ada Gnu, 5a {, night to fire the state arsenal at Hart ford. A shot from the gunner scared off a man who was hiding in some bushes and a bushel of cotton waste saturated with camphene was found beneath one of the windows Lieutenant Morton F. Hale of this city has been detached from duty ir the 14th regiment and assigned to ths stan of General French as acting or dnance master.
 Windhan, Men Fill stanton's Com | pany.
 Captain Stanton's company has beer
 filled by recruits from Windham
 county. It now numbers several ovol T 100.
 l Gift By William P. Greene. Captain Henry c. Davis, Company c
 18th Connecticut, sends his com
 pany's acknowledgement of the, gif
 from William P. Greene of 1s1 tw,
 dollar and a half gold pieces as tn,
 regiment was forming in line a
 Camp Aiken to receive the regimenta
 colors before leaving for the front las
 August
 September 17-BoZrah voted a $1o bounty to all nine months volunteer
 Bozrah is good for yet another draf,
 having furnished her quota.
 The receipts of the Norwich & Wo-
 cester road for August were t19,351.1E passengers; s19.075.01. freight. a gail og $S,S94 from a year ago
 There will be 8 dress parade of tn
 regiment quartered at Camp Russel on the Fair Grounds. on two days o
 the New London county fair,
 The friends of Lieutenant Jacob presented him a sword on Monda l evening.
 | Rebels Take Harpers Ferry.
 In a Baltimore dispatch it Is state
 the passengers from the Monocac ] state having seen paroled prisoner from Harpers Ferry who report tn
 surrender of that place to the rebel
 lon Monday morning after most de termined defense and the death c Col. Miles who was killed by a she lcutting off one of his legs.