New Britain herald., 1922-12-27
On Surppor Of Company C. Srh Connecticut Volunteer ant
 Revs New Britain Aerany and Notes Canges

some scouting upon the island alonl
 the coast, were landed about May 1
 on Folly Island, s. C.. to engage in tn,
 second attack upon Charleston ant
 Fort Sumter by way of Morris Is
 land. The regiment worked nightl
 for three weeks in constructing forti
 flcations, during which time they ant
 the remainder of the brigade built l(
 batteries and mounted 48 heavy seize
 guns in them, within 400 yards of the
 enemy's works on Morris Island, with.
 out being discovered.
 Braye Attack
 At midnight on July 9th, the regi.
 ment, with other forces under General Strong, ascended Folly River in
 boats. and at daybreak on the 10th,
 after a desperate resistance and un-
 der a galling fire. effected landing
 on Morris Island in the face of the
 enemy's guns, and charged and cary
 ried the Qualifications, capturing dur
 ing the day 125 prisoners and two
 battle flags, one of which was taken
 by Roper Hounslow, of Co. D, the
 rebel standard bearer losing his life
 in an attempt to save his flag. The regiment was at the front during the whole day but lost only 10 men.
 On July IS. 1863 the Sixth led the charge upon the sea face of Fort Wagner. In this charge, Colonel Chat
 field, who resigned command of a brigade to lead his regiment, received his death wound, and Lieutenant s. S. Stevens was killed and Lieutenants West and Kost were taken prisoners Color Sergeant Gustave DeBonge was killed, also six others who took the colors one after the other and Cap tain r. B. Osborne finally fescued and saved the flag. The Sixth, almost un- aided, held an angle of the fort for about three hours, but not being SUD- ported. was compelled to retire, DOT ton of the regiment being captured. The regiment took into the charge about 400 men and its loss was about 140 or 35 per cent of the number en- gagged.
 Of the conduct of the Sixth Con necticut Volunteers in this engage ment, Paul H. Hayne, southern writer upon the siege of Wagner in the March 1886 Southern Bivouac," says:
 "A grand deed, what the old North men would have called a deed of derring do was performed by men of the ever dominant Caucasian race, the thought of which, as I write, a quarter of a century after its occur renee, here in the tranquil Indian summer, makes my heart beat and pulses throb unanimously Across he narrow and fatal stretch before he fort, every inch of which wa. 'wept by hurricane of fire, bosom ,f destruction, the Sixth Connecticut, | Colonel John l.. Chatfield, charged | with such undaunted resolution upon he southeast salient that they suc- ,eeded, in the very face of hell, one nay say, in capturing it.
 Death of Colonel Chatfield
 What though their victory was a ,arren achievement? What though or three hours they were penned in, 10 support daring to follow them Friend and foe alike, now, as then, nust honor and salute them as the ravest of the brave.
 The history of the war, rife with esperate conflicts can show no more erriic strife than this. It was, in 1ore than one particular, battle of iants."
 The losses in this action were so reat that the regiment was sent to Hilton Head to recuperate. Colonel hatfield died of his wounds, and ieutenant Colonel Speidel, by reason his wounds, was transferred to the lvalid corps. During the fall and inter of 1863 many of the men re- nlisted and the regiment was en- aged in routine duty. Adiutant Red { cid Duryea was promoted to be col nel
 Tn April 1864, the regiment was ! 'ansferred to Virginia and took part { the campaign of that year, being ' command of General Butler. May ( it was engaged in action at Chester .ation on the Petersburg road, and gain on May 10 at the same place. n May 1e it was engaged in the bat ( e at Drewry's Bluff. on Proctor's V reek and on May 20 and June ? in I furnishes at Bermuda Hundred e ay 27, Colonel Duryea resigned and y Alfred F. Rockwell, cap-l in of the First Connecticut Light a attery,, was promoted colonel and Y owed to be brave and capable of a ,er. Nv t
 Battle of Petersburg. | On June 9, the regiment took part
 the attack on Petersburg, Va, un- fl IT General Gilmore. s June IF the regiment advanced N om Bermuda Hundred and tore up h e Petersburg railroad, but was at- cked by General Lees army, which IS on it's way to Petersburg to de- = nd that point against General Grant, r. d driven back to intrenchments ain. II The losses of the regiment in the veral engagements referred to, from ay 10 to June IS inclusive were 184 icers and men.
 June 25 the regiment crossed the mes river and covered the move snts of General Sheridan, who was from his famous raid ound Richmond. From June 25 to August 13 the tth was in intrenchments at Ber- III Ida Hundred, doing picket duty II guarding the line. August IA the yiment crossed the James river to CD Bottom. and was engaged in the tile of Strawberry Plains, capturing 0 lines of earthworks. August 16 was engaged in the battle of Deep , ro ,,f,,riyr fUo 1ipca of oartb- III