History of the Eighteenth Regiment Conn, Vol. 6

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Excerpt from History of the Eighteenth Regiment Conn, Vol. 6: Volunteers in the War for the Union The war for the Union developed as noble a band of patriots as the world has ever seen, men who counted not their lives dear in the cause of their country's honor and safety. Connecticut contributed her full share of soldiers, and both they and their State may accept as strictly true and just the complimentary declaration by Maj. Gen. Hunter: "I have seen none better or braver soldiers in the field." The Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteers take a high rank on the "roll of honor, " its record having been one in which its veterans may ever cherish laudable pride, and of which none of their sons need ever be ashamed. Gen. Milroy, under whom this regiment fought its first battle at Winchester, Va., said in an address to them a few months later: "Boys, I have seen you stand where brave men only could stand." Again, after the battle of Piedmont, where our arms obtained a glorious victory, Gen. Sullivan recognized their achievements in the flattering comment: "Boys, your valor has saved the day." Surgeon C. E. Goldsborough, of the Fifth Maryland Regiment, who witnessed the battle at Winchester, writes: "I always admired the gallantry of the Eighteenth Connecticut Volunteers in that their first fight. They stood like veterans. Brave men were they." It is to transmit to posterity this glorious record of heroic services freely given to their country, that these pages have been written. As early as July, 1868, while the events of the war were still fresh in remembrance, the author began to collect material from a variety of sources, supplementary to his own diary and memory, with the view of compiling as complete a history as possible of his regiment. A series of sketches prepared by himself were contributed to the Soldier's Record and continued in that publication for nearly four years, thus giving ample time for any criticisms and additions that might be suggested by others as necessary for the perfection of the work in the hands of a future historian. The author had no intention at the time of having these random articles published in book form, his only purpose being to furnish material for a history to be written by an abler hand. For several years the matter of publication had been discussed at the various reunions, until finally a committee was appointed, as noted elsewhere, to take measures for the attainment of this object. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.