To War

Sunday, November 30, 1862

The men of the Twenty-Seventh received orders to strike tents and march towards Washington early the next morning. Their eventual destination at the time was uncertain. ¹

References:
¹Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 17.

Camp Tuttle

Monday, October 27, 1862

At noon the men of the Twenty-Seventh marched into Georgetown by the Aqueduct Bridge and continued along the course of the Left Bank of the Potomac River near Chain Bridge, where they formed a new camp, Camp Tuttle. Settling into camp the men began a regimen of drills as preparation for combat.¹

References:
¹Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 13.

Arrival at Camp Seward in Washinton, D.C.

Saturday, October 25, 1862

After a three day journey through New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, the men of the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut Regiment arrived in Washington, D.C. The regiment pitched tents in a steady drizzling rain at Camp Seward near Arlington House, the former home of Robert E. Lee.¹

References:
¹Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 11-12.