Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-28
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
issued by President Lincoln Fifty Years Aso-Eghth Con- nectcut Lost Nearly Half Its Men at Antietam Lieut. Marvin Wait Fell Leading Charge-Eeventh Lost Col. Kingsbury and Capt Griswold of Lyme-B New Gun Factory Coming to Norwich.

These brave boys have served through three cafnpaisns-under General F're- mont in western Virginia; in pursuit of Jackson down the Shenandoah val lev: and under Pope fn the series of combats between the Rappahannock and Bull Run.
 Bio Gun Factory Here.
 The Eagle Arms company are mak- inc arrargements to concentrate all branches of their gun manuracturlng in this city. Heretofore notn'ng mas been made here except the Dayonels; while the barrels have been nnlsneo at Middletown, the locks at Philadel- nhia etc. The company has purchased the old Norwich car factory buildings and will also occupy the second story of the Walker machine shop on Frank. in street. They have a governmektal contract for 25,0eo Springfield rifles; S0o nssn will be employed by the com. pany. The company is now prepared to turn out 400. bayonets a day.
 Death of Capt. John D. GrisWold.
 Cant. John D. .Griswold of the Blew enth Connecticut. killed in the recent battle of Antietam, was native of Lyme and was aged about 26 years. He was graduated at Yale in s57, and returned from the Sandwich islands Lieut. Marvin Wait is reported wounded at AntietaIn and prisoner. 1 He was galantly leading his men in 1 a charge when wounded Capt. E. H. Ripley was formerly clerk in Nor Wich Town. He lost an arm but is doing well. He went out as sergeant in Company c. Charles W. Shepard reported left on the field, was for merly employed in this office. He en- listed in Captain Wards company, September 24. 1862. It is expected that the process of mastering in and uni forming the Twenty sixth regiment will begin today.
 | A letter from the Eighth regiment states thats Capt. J. R Moore was hit l in the shoulder by a spent ball. Lieut. i John Mccall was wounded and is sup l posed to be prisoner. Forrest Spaf- 1 ford lost an arm. All are. from this town and belong to Company D. : Lost 17 out of s9 Men. | Capt. W. P. Marsh Of Company F Eighth Connecticut, writes that his company went into the fight with 3! men and came out with only 12. Cap. tain Russell and Lieutenant lone. were morta1ly wounded and Oliver c Case killed-alI of the Eighth.
 Thanks Norwich Ladies.
 Sept. 25, 1Ss2-Col. WilFam c. Fl, of the Eighteenth Connecticut, from the camp at Fort McHenry, Md, sendI acknowledgment to the ladies of Nor wich for the beautiful state colo presented by the ladies.
 Liaut. Marvin Wait Dead, z. f Sept. 26, fSs2-In the official, list O casualties of the Eighth Conhecticn regiment appears the name of Lieut. Marvin Wait, son of John T. Wait the only commissioned officer of tn regiment killed In the late battl of Antietam he was one of the sfore
 most in the splendid charge made b, the brigade under the command o Colonel Harland. The particulars 70 his death are not fully known, as h
 was left on the field, when the brig
 ade, having suffered terribly from los
 of men and officers, was forced to fal
 back.
 New London County Fair. !, With splendid weather the annus
 New London county fair today ha
 hundreds Of people in attendance 8
 the fair grounds. A drill was give by the Twenty-sixth regiment. Losses in Connecticut Regiment. Sept. 27. 1s62-The official list ( casualties at Antietam Tn CDnnecticu regiments gives the following: Eighth--Killed, commissioned off cers. 1; non on-commissioned officers an , privates 33. Wounded, commissions officers 10. non commissioned officer : and privates 129. Missing and pris
 oners 21 Killed, wounded and miss
 Ing, 194. Strength before going int
 action, 2S commissioned officers, S7 ) enlisted men, total 399.
 : Eleventh-Total Killed s7, tot, wounded 102. strength before goin ; into action 440.
 Sixteenth-Killed 42, wounded 14
 28 commissioned officers in actior l killed 5. wounded [; lieutenant -colon : and major wounded: total POP. Wel :. into action with about $50.