At Acton
Mass., on Sept. 9, 1861, I entered the service, as private, in Company
E. 26th Regiment, still holding the same rank at the close of the
war.
By reason
of enlistment, I was first discharged on Jany 1st, 1864 at New Iberia,
La.
I again
enlisted and was finally discharged on Aug. 26th, 1865 at Savannah,
Ga. as the war had come to a close.
My first
battle was on June 21st, 1863 at Lafouche, La. And I was also engaged
at Winchester (Opequan Creek, Va., Sept. 19, 1964, Fishers Hills,
Va., Sept. 22, 1864 and Cedar Creek, Va. (Oct. 19, 1864.)
I was confined
at Fort St. Phillip – May or June 1862
“
New Orleans – July or Aug.1862
“
Savannah, Ga. –June or July, 1865
I am not
sure which of these months I was confined in the different hospitals
John Wayne,
Charles H. Parkhurst, Francis H. Stevens, and Aaron J. Fletcher
were among my most intimate comrades.
Capture
of New Orleans and the Battle of Cedar Creek I consider these two
events to be the most important events of my army life.
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