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Title: History of the Ninth regiment, Connecticut volunteer infantry, "The Irish regiment," in the war of the rebellion, 1861-65. The record of a gallant command on the march, in battle and in bivouac
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Murray, Thomas Hamilton, b. 1857
Subjects: Connecticut infantry. 9th reg't., 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil war, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: New Haven, Conn., The Price, Lee & Adkins co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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xt at Camp Sheridan, Va., and were then changedto Camp Kearney. The command embarked on thetransport Gen. Scdgzvick, Jan. 10, 1865. The latter atfirst proceeded to Fortress Monroe where Col. Healywent ashore and reported. The next morning the steam-ship Ariel, with three other regiments of the brigade, ar-rived. The whole force was then ordered tO NewportNews, Va., there to disembark, and send the steamersback to Fortress Monroe. Orders were also given tohave fifteen days rations put aboard. The Ninth andthe other commands went into camp that night. Atmidnight, an order was received by the brigade com-mander to have the troops ready at 7 oclock, the nextmorning, for embarkation as the steamers would thenbe ready. Col. Healy received sealed orders and, uponopening them at sea, found that the Ninth was to go toSavannah. Ga. On the way, could be seen the masts of the blockadingfleet off Charleston, S. C. In due time, the steamer withthe Ninth aboard dropped anchor olT Tybee Island light.
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IVAH OF THE REBELLION, 1861-1863. 203. In the morning, they steamed up to the mouth of theSavannah river and again dropped anchor. From thedeck could be seen the church spires of the city. TheConfederates had so obstructed the river that largesteamers cotild go little beyond its mouth, and the troopshad to be taken up to the city in small, river steamers. On April 26, 1865, the headquarters of the Battalion,together with Companies A and C, were transferred toDawfuskie Island from Savannah to protect the negroesat work on the plantations, from the attacks of guerillas.The night the detachment from the Ninth arrived off theisland, the lights being out at Tybee, the transport gotaground in the breakers. After getting into deep wateragain, she anchored and remained until morning. Whenthe detachment landed, not a darkey was to be seen, anda suspicion arose that the guerillas had already beenthere. This was soon confirmed by finding the body ofa negro, in one of the buildings, shot through

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