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Title: History of the First Light Battery Connecticut Volunteers, 1861-1865. Personal records and reminiscences. The story of the battery from its organization to the present time
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Beecher, Herbert W De Morgan, John, ed
Subjects: United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Battery, 1st (1861-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: New York, A. T. De La Mare Ptg. and Pub. Co., Ltd
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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y times inNew England for the assembling of the people in case of any rising of theslaves, so arranged that people could stand on the roof, and, while beingprotected by walls which were carried several feet higher than the roof,shoot any enemy who approached—this was surrounded by a wall, built ofadobe, and probably ten feet high, with slats so arranged that those insidewould have fair cover while firing at those outside. An old Episcopal chapel within a small cemetery, some of the grave-stones dating back to the middle of the eighteenth century. In this chapelservices were held on Sundays, presided over by the chaplains of thedifferent organizations—and at one time meetings were held of a debatingclub, the members coming from every regiment on the island. Manyimportant subjects were finally settled at the meetings of this club, and someof the comrades there took the first lessons in debating, and have sinceshown that they were able to hold their own in various legislative bodies.
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FIRST LIGHT BATTERY, 1861-1865 93 Another building was the Rhett House, in which was written theresolution by which South Carolina tried to withdraw from the Union. Allthe houses were built with a high basement, so arranged that the servantsused the basement door to go in and out, while the family entered by a stair-way to the second floor. In looking over the houses, on our first arrival inBeaufort, we learned much of the custom from letters which were left in ahasty removal. One thing was common among these papers, and that was apass so that the slaves might be out after dark.

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