Connecticut western news., 1917-03-29
CANAAN IN THE CIVIL WAR
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IrOnC, mOSG OI GIl6 VOluuG00TS W16u GlO nineteenth Connecticut regiment, after ward known as the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery. This regiment was in service from 1861-1865. Among the number was Hon. E. $. Roberts, who has faithfully served as member of the School Board for nearly fifty years.
 More than half century has rolled away since the bombandmenG of Fort Sumter. A great majority of the sons of Canaan who served in the Civil War have answered the last roll call, al though 54 joined in the march to the front, not more than eight or ten who enlisted from Canaan were among the gray haired veterans who now attend the Memorial Day service, but the grateful remembrance in which they are held is very manifest throughout the town, although the efforts made to erect a monument to their memory have been futile.
 When in the darkest days of the Civil War, President Lincoln called for three thousand troops, and asked Con- necticut, small as it is, to contribute
 
 resolved to raise one regiment and so 889 men marched out of this county, among these the valiant men of our town. When on Memorial Day the list of honored dead is read many names are followed by, "Killed at Cold Harbur." The men who died never knew it's name, Captain James Deane, pastor of the church at East Canaan at one time, led his men in that fateful charge even after carrying in his fore. head the cavity left by Confederate shot.
 Among the list of honored dead is found the name of Colonel David $. Cowles who fell at Port Hudson. His Iast words were a message to his mother Tell my mother 1 died with my face 70 the enemy. Lord Jesus receive my soul" David $. Cowles was a true patriot, loving son, a brave officer and sincere christian. The David $. Cowles Post of the G. A. R. in this
 own is a memorial to him and other Irave men who answered their coun-
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 Although the Rev. Hiram Eddy was not a native of this tcwn he was identi. fed with it so many years that we feel TO consider him as one of our towns Len. He was located in Winsted when the war broke out.
 April 12, 1861, the message was flashed across tho country. "The trait. ors are firing upon Sumter." Men stood startled for a moment and then came the response, Reinforce Sum- ter.''
 Foremost among the number was Dr. Camps Hall, Vest Winsted, for the evening. Dr. Eddy went out as chap lain and was with his regiment and did active service at the disastrous bat tie of Bull Run, July 21, 1881; he was taken prisoner after wandering six days in the forest. He was first taken to the notorious Libby prison near Rich mond, Virginia, and from thence trans ferred from place to place so that he was confined in six different prisons, among which were Castle Pinckney, Salisbury and Charleston, at which place he was at the time the city was burned. He suffered great hardships in rebel prisons for about one year when he was paroled and returned to his home in Winsted Patriotism was commanding principle with him. Dr Eddy passed away at his home in this village North Canaan Novem- Der, 1893.
 Among the names of the few surviv. ing veterans who went out from this town are the following: Hon. E. s. Roberts, Albert P. Briggs, Abraham s. Coons, James Reel, Charles Thompson, Edward D. Norton, Jacob Schamer- horn. W. R. Weddle is the present Commander of the Post. Members of Post are G. l.. Parsons, T. l.. Sackett, Edward Hawver. w. F. Sackett, W. w. Rossman, James E. Green, James Quinn, M. Keane, H. P. Morse.
 The following is the list of volun- teers from this town: Rev. James Deane, Isaac F. Daboll, William Twiss, Edward D. Lawrence, Albert P. Briggs, Miles H. Day. Amos l.. Ives, Edward H. Roys, Samuel s. Beach, Henry Sims, Sidney Hart, Frank A. Cum. pings, P. O. Cummings, Eugene  Decker, Philander Emmons, William German, Bonnet Hines, James Mullen, John W. Coon, Allen B. St. John, Charles Thompson, Samuel T. Rawl. son, James Linahan, James Refill, Bur- ton B. Everts John Hillyer, James F. Bigelow, Ira o. Bailey, Walter D. Hoag, John Lemley, John Rodemeyer, John Carol, Abram Coons, William Linahan. Henery Root, Ensign Butts, Fred Refill. Robert Gardner, Alfred June, Herman H. Coons, William Hart, Charles Long, Neziah Demars, Patrick McGrath, Thomas Nooman, Edward D. Norton, Alexander Waters, James Keith, General H. Morgan. John War ner, William H. Morris, Charles Morris, Edward Fuller, Jacob Scamerhorn, Hon. l.. s. Roberts, Lorenzo Light.