Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-28

Under date of September p and p1blished in the morning papers of the next day, President Abraham Lin- coin, fifty years ago this week, issued his emancipation proclamation. He had grasped the turning back of the rebels at Antietam as the fitting time for it's issue, almost unheralded," ac- cording to newspaper comment of the time.
 Pushed forward into southern ter- ritory at the point of federal bayo- nets, 1t is likely to prove one of the most cogent union arguments yet pre- sented to the rebels,' is an editorial comment in the Norwich Bulletin of the following day. Colonel Kingsbury Mertally Wounded.
 The following are extracts from The Bulletin of 1862. H Sept 22, 1S62-Returns from the Connecticut, regiments engaged in the recent battles, come slowly. The Eighth, Eleventh, Fourteenth and Six. teenth regiments were engaged, and the three latter are considerably cut up. Colonel Kingsbury of the Eleventh is reported mortally wounded. Lieut. Col. Cheney of the Sixteenth wounded in the left arm. Henry Miller of this city is reported wounded in the foot, and Lieut.. James B. Colt wounded in both thighs. The Tribune reports the following in the hospital at Fred erick: J. H. Wood. Company H, Nor wich; Charles H. Moore. Company H, Woodstock; Q. c. Spencer, Company | F, Pomfret.
 Rebels Have Escaped.
 l The rebels seem to have met with greater luck than they deserve in get | ting across the Potomac with their artillery, baggage trains and most of their wounded Unless they are fallen | in with on the Virginia side by some of our forces in that vicinity, or Me- Clellan pushes hard upon their heels, we may have as great cause for dis appointment as they did tthe escape of Mcclellan at Harrison's Landing after the seven days lighting in the peninsula.
 In the Eighth Connecticut, Lieut. Colonel Ely wounded Ain the. hip and Lieutenant Russell of Company H was severely wounded.
 l Eleventh Connecticut Led the Charge Sept. 23, 1S62-A letter from sol l dier in the Eighth Connecticut says I the regiment can muster but 1l7 men l Capt. E. H. Ripley of Windham has an arm amputated;S N. c. Eldredge of Preston is killed and Corp. James C. | Jennings wounded. Colonel Harlan6
 had horse shot under him, but es- capped uninjured. The Eleventh reg liment went into the battle of Antie- tam $50 strong and after the battle could muster but 200. In the desper. ate charge upon .Antietam bridge tht
 Eleventh led the way and bore thu brunt of the fighting. They went in.
 to the charge with SO rounds of am. munition and held their ground til every round was exhausted, together with what could be found upon tn, bodies of their dead comrades. II this charge Colonel Kingsbury wal mortally wounded Lieut.. -Colonel lStedman then took command and wal lsoon disabled. Major Moegling short Fly after had his leg shaserAl by ;
 ball. Captain Hosford, who was als' wounded then took command an, 1 kept the field till the close of the bat tie. Captain Sprague is missing an' supposed to be a prisoner Tn Iclothes of the officers and men ar d riddled with bullets After crossini
 the bridge the regiment charged u
 the hill at the enemy; charged an, Ire-eharged until they drove the rebel
 from the hill. though being entirel
 unsupported they were compelled t fall back, but still held the bridge Capt, John Griswold. who was the frs
 to cross the river on the left, receive
 a mortal wound while up to his arm
 pits in water He has since died an his body has been brought home t
 Lyme in charge of Lieut.. George W Davis.
 Loren Gallup Elected Captain.
 The election of officers in the com lpany recruited by Joseph Selden, sine
 chosen lieutenant colonel of the Twen ] ty-sixth regiment resulted as follows I Captain, Loren A. Gallup; first lieu !, tenant. Edward W. Bells; second lieu
 tenant, Harvey Jacobs.
 We understand that measures are 0 tl foot to fill up the battalion of Con , necticut cavalry to a full regimen