Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-13
Raising Another Norwich Company
Captain Peale Ready Again To Go To the FrontRousing Rallies Here and in New London Fifty Years Ago Local Men Enlisting to Fill Connecticuts Quota in New Call for 100000 More Troops.

In making response to President Lin coln's call for 300,000 volunteers to reinforce the union troops in the field, Norwich and New London seem to have been somewhat slow in their re- sponse at this period of the war in 1862, but two rousing rallies held this week 50 years ago awakened a patr1- otic response and under Captain Peale the enlistment of a new company from Norwich was started Captain Peale had already once gone to the front but in the governments emergency bravely and willingly offered to lead out another company
 The following are extracts from the files of The Bulletin in July, 1862:
 July '. 1S62-In a letter from a mem Der of the Connecticut calvary, writ ten from the headquarters of the Mountain Department, Virginia, the writer observes; No one who had a chance to see the Connecticut cavalry before leaving Meriden would recog- nize the few sickly looking men that compose it now for the full ranks. and healthy men who composed 1t then. We left with three hundred and twen- ty-fve men and officers and at the present time we cannot muster over one hundred and fifty effective men. ThN rest are detailed for extra duty as clerks, etc, excepting the sick and 13 prisoners, one of which I forgot to mention-Henry B. Tinker of Chest erheld who was taken prisoner at Harrisonburg on the 7th of June.
 Richmond Still Jubilant
 The Tribune's special from Memphis of the 5th inst, states that Richmond | dispatches t0 July 1 and still claim | that the rebels captured eight gen. 1 erals, 12,000 prisoners and all of Nc | Clellan's seize guns and supplies enough for the rebel army for three months.
 July 8. 1S62-The Fourteenth regi- ment has now nearly 200 men in camp Capt. Tubbs company of this city being the largest on the ground Dwight Morris of Bridgeport is col onel and Henry P Goddard of Nor wich is sergeant major,
 C., c. Brands Breech- Loaders.
 From the Washington correspond ence of the Boston Journal is clipped the notice of an invention of breech- loading firearms by c. c. Brand oi Norwich. A patent has been granted and Col E. G. Allen has been ir Washington conducting tests which came out to the great satisfaction oi government experts.
 McCIellan's Move a Successful One July g. 1S62-A letter has been re. ceived from Col Robert O. Tyler O the First Connecticut artillery. Ht says the loss in his regiment durinf McClellan's retreat was quite smal and he lost only one gun. He say that in all the open fair fights, tn, Union troops were successful thei losses arising from the disadvantage of retreat followed by superior nun bers of the enemy He considers Nc Clellan's flank movement a successful one
 HarIand Acting Brigadier General.
 We learn that Col. Harland ha again been appointed Acting Brigade General and is in command of tn Eight and Eleventh Connecticut an Fourth Rhode Island and a battery O artillery. From a letter it is learne, that the Eighth Connecticut is nov S17 strong, officers and men. Tn Eleventh is not so strong but vii take about 500 men into the field
 A recent copy of the Newber Progress states that Go. F. Elevent
 Connecticut lately presented Cup, sI John Kies of Killingly a spIendi gold mounted sword and silver plate scabbard.
 Great Eastern Expected at New Lon don.
 |. The Great Eastern is daily ex pected to R0ake her appearance o
 Montauk on aer way up the sound {
 some point his side of New Yorl Two New York pilots came up on tn
 Norwich boat Monday night and too Y a tug from New London to meet he
 off Montauk. The New London com mittee appointed year or two az I to invite her into that harbor will no
 have an opportunity to discharge tn
 duties of their appointment.