New Britain herald., 1922-12-27

pired, the men who did not re-enlis,
 were discharged in front of Peters.
 burg September II, 1864, and were
 received with civic and military hon.
 ors at New Haven.
 September 2S, 1864, the regiment
 marched to the north side of the
 James river, and was engaged in the
 battle of Fort Harrison and Newman
 ket road. nt Chapins Farm, and ad
 vanced up the Darbytown road to
 within three miles of Richmond. Oc-
 tober the regiment was engaged in
 skirmish on the Darbytown road at
 Laurel Hill church. October I the | enemy made an attack on the line at
 Newmarket Road, the brunt of the
 battle falling upon the division with which the Sixth was connected and
 upon that regiment first. Although twice assaulted by the enemy, both at tacks were repulsed and the enemy driven from the field. October 13 the regiment was engaged at Darbytown Road, and October 27 at Charles City road.
 Owing to fears of mob violence in the presidential election, of 1864, the Sixth regiment with, many others was ordered to New York by boat, and the vessels conveying them were sta- toned at different points on the East and North rivers. After the election was oyer, the men, although within few miles of home and loved ones, were not permitted to visit them, but were returned to their camp at the front
 After this the time was spent in camp and picket duty until the latter part of December, 1864, when the regiment was ordered to take part in the second attack upon Fort Fisher. N. C., and accompanied General Ter ry upon that expedition, witnessing the greatest bombardment. of modern ages, and participating, on January 16, 1865, in the greatest and most successful assault upon well de- tended fortification during the war. After the capture of Fort Fisher the regiment took part in operations for the capture of Wilmington, N. C., and the opening of base of supplies for General w. T. Sherman in North Carolina These operations were, a l skirmish on January 19, 1865, and the engagement near Fort Fisher. capture of Wilmington and skirmish at Northeast Branch of Cape Fear river, February 22, 1865.
 Mustered Out at New Haven.
 It was then engaged in garrison | duty at Wilmington, N. C., along the | line of the Wilmington and Weldon railroad. and at Goldsboro, N. C., un- til August, and was finally mustered | out at New Haven, Conn.,, August 21, 1865.
 The regiment served in the Dis trict of Columbia, and in the states of Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia and Florida. It was attached to the Tenth army corps and for a short time to the twenty third and the twenty-fourth corps.
 Two hundred and five of its orig-' lnal members rc-enlisted as veterans. Six hundred recruits were credited to t. Add to these the 1,00S who went nto the field originally, and we have m aggregate of 1,s13 men who have erved in the regiment"
 Many New Britain men are found lmong the list of non commissioned , 'fficers of this regiment. One is MT. Calendar, now in Hartford. M.. Iallender enlisted August 26, 1881, f vas mustered into the Sixth regiment september 1, 1861 was promoted from , 'rivate of Co. c, February 27, 1864, { e-enlisted as a veteran March 29, S64 and was mustered out August S 1, 1865.
 Dwight A. Woodruff was promoted rom private of Co. c, October II, S62, and was made second lieuten- $ mt of Go. c, December II, 1863. I farch 4, 1864 he was made first 2 eutenant of Co. K, and on June 5, f ,as made captain of Co. E. While crying as captain of Go. F, he was V on August Is at the battle n f Deep Run, Va, and on September r 1, 1864, he died from his wounds. n
 Many Promotions
 Of the New Britain men on the ompany staff, Captain John A. Tracy f as wounded May 16, 1864 at q rewry's Bluff, Va, and was dis S 1arged September 12, of the same :. ,ar F William G. Kinlock, second lieuten- Tt resigned March 14, 1862 and t, lillian Burritt who was mustered in , a first sergeant and was promoted f,
 be a second lieutenant March IA, s ,62, resigned October g, 1862. a Sidney S. Hicks, was promoted from J st sergeant of company B., to be cond lieutenant of company G, D arch 4, 1864 and was promoted to p !, first lieutenant of company K, me 5, 1864. a