Monday, May 11, 1863
During their captivity in Crew and Pemberton Prison the Twenty Seventh Connecticut heard the news of the death of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson at Guinea Station on the previous day, Sunday, May 10.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 63.
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Journey of the Captives - Arrival at Guinea Station
Tuesday, May 5, 1863
The Twenty Seventh Connecticut reached Guinea Station on route to Richmond. They camped not far from the house where Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson lay wounded from "friendly fire" encountered at Chancellorsville on May 2. They encountered severe weather at Guinea Station which delayed their progress for two days.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 57.
The Twenty Seventh Connecticut reached Guinea Station on route to Richmond. They camped not far from the house where Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson lay wounded from "friendly fire" encountered at Chancellorsville on May 2. They encountered severe weather at Guinea Station which delayed their progress for two days.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 57.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Engaged in Battle
Saturday, May 2, 1863
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut took a position in the woods near the Chancellor House with the Second Corps. They spent all morning and the early afternoon building breastworks for an ensuing attack. They expected an attack along the Orange Plank Road from the east, but in the late afternoon General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson attacked from the west, rolling up the Union line toward Chancellorsville. General Winfield Hancock ordered his Second Corps to stand firm and expect an attack from the front or from the rear.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 48-51.
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut took a position in the woods near the Chancellor House with the Second Corps. They spent all morning and the early afternoon building breastworks for an ensuing attack. They expected an attack along the Orange Plank Road from the east, but in the late afternoon General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson attacked from the west, rolling up the Union line toward Chancellorsville. General Winfield Hancock ordered his Second Corps to stand firm and expect an attack from the front or from the rear.1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 48-51.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Battle of Fredericksburg - Day 3
Saturday, December 13, 1862
General Ambrose Burnside ordered General William Franklin's Left Grand Division to strike Confederate Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson south of Fredericksburg, and ordered General Edwin "Bull" Sumner's Right Grand Division and General Joseph Hooker's Center Grand Division to assault Confederate General James Longstreet at Marye's Heights.
Early in the morning the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut formed a line of battle along Caroline Street. General Winfield Hancock, commander of their division, inspected the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut and proclaimed, "You are the only Connecticut regiment in my division. Bring no dishonor upon the State you represent." The order to march was issued around noon.
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut proceeded past the railroad depot to an open expanse of farmland near a hill known as Marye's Heights. At the base of Marye's Heights was a stone wall that afforded protection for Confederate rifleman situated securely behind the wall. As the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut advanced across the open farmland a swale in the landscape offered some protection from the rifle fire at the base of the stone wall. As they neared the Stratton House, nearly 75 yards from the stone wall, they emerged from the swale and were exposed to a killing fire from the Confederates behind the wall. The men of the Twenty-Seventh sought protection from the Stratton House and the swale. Every attempt to assault Marye's Heights suffered the same disastrous fate, and the casualties among the Union soldiers was catastrophic. Approximately 8,000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded in front of the stone wall during this terrible, long day.
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut suffered heavily, losing one-third of their men to death or wounding. Among those killed was Private Augustus Baldwin Fairchild of Company A. 1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 25-30. Compiled service record, Augustus Baldwin Fairchild, Pvt., Co. A, 27th Connecticut Infantry; Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations, Civil War; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
General Ambrose Burnside ordered General William Franklin's Left Grand Division to strike Confederate Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson south of Fredericksburg, and ordered General Edwin "Bull" Sumner's Right Grand Division and General Joseph Hooker's Center Grand Division to assault Confederate General James Longstreet at Marye's Heights.
Early in the morning the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut formed a line of battle along Caroline Street. General Winfield Hancock, commander of their division, inspected the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut and proclaimed, "You are the only Connecticut regiment in my division. Bring no dishonor upon the State you represent." The order to march was issued around noon.
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut proceeded past the railroad depot to an open expanse of farmland near a hill known as Marye's Heights. At the base of Marye's Heights was a stone wall that afforded protection for Confederate rifleman situated securely behind the wall. As the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut advanced across the open farmland a swale in the landscape offered some protection from the rifle fire at the base of the stone wall. As they neared the Stratton House, nearly 75 yards from the stone wall, they emerged from the swale and were exposed to a killing fire from the Confederates behind the wall. The men of the Twenty-Seventh sought protection from the Stratton House and the swale. Every attempt to assault Marye's Heights suffered the same disastrous fate, and the casualties among the Union soldiers was catastrophic. Approximately 8,000 Union soldiers were killed or wounded in front of the stone wall during this terrible, long day.
The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut suffered heavily, losing one-third of their men to death or wounding. Among those killed was Private Augustus Baldwin Fairchild of Company A. 1
References:
1Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 25-30. Compiled service record, Augustus Baldwin Fairchild, Pvt., Co. A, 27th Connecticut Infantry; Carded Records, Volunteer Organizations, Civil War; Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780s-1917, Record Group 94; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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