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Twenty-sixth Connecticut Volunteers Siege of Port Hudson - Dead and Wounded

From the Twenty-Sixth, New London, CT on July 8, 1964 Twenty-Sixth Conn. Volunteers Casualties during the Siege of Port Hudson. Field and Staff Wounded     May 27,--Col. Thomas G. Kingsley, through the jaw, buck shot in wrist and struck by piece of shell in the back.     June 14,--Lieut. and Adjutant S.B. Meech, in knee. Company A Killed      May 27,--Joseph A. Tillotson     June 14,--John O. Chapell, Joseph Flike, Orrin B. Lyon, James F. Thompson. Wounded      Capt. J.C. Maynard, in chest; Lieut. H.A. Smith, in right arm; 1 st Sergeant Albert Smith, mortally; Corporal J.S. Niles, mortally; Thomas Charlton, right arm; Chas. Burdick, contusion; R.D. Holt, left lung; R. Andrews, slightly; J. Ackley, great toe; Michael Tangnev, slight; Joseph A. Austin, leg.      June 13,--Charles Lamb, thigh, slightly.      June 14,--Sergt. John W. Bogue, shoulder, slightly; Corp. Sherwood Fuller, leg, slightly; Wm. J. Brown, mortally; George H. Chapel, mortally; (Thomas) Hughes, leg; O.W. Rathbone, knee; Stephen H. Austin, hand; Wm. Martin, leg; B.R. Sweet, leg; Geo. B. Fuller, stunned by shell; W.W. Mitchell, stunned. Company B - Killed     June 14,--Philip Hendrick. Wounded      May 27,--Lieut Martin R. Kenyon, left shoulder; Serg Vine S.Stetson, neck; Corp. Thomas B. Conger, bruised by shell; E.E. Fish, thigh;Wm. P. Irish, right hand; J P Chase; right hand; Privates Thomas Kerrigan, left leg; James Parkerson, mortally; Charles P Crandall, mortally; J.Kimball, finger; H. Worthington, finger; Edwin Bailey, chest and shoulder;S C Bennett, dangerously; Elisha Bennett, hand and arm; G H Lamphere, slight; Horace and Henry Worthington, slightly; Jas S. Maples, slightly.     June 14,--Corp. C.J. Green, shoulder; Privates Perry Burdick, finger; John Charlton, slight; James M. Pierce, shoulder; Steven Burdick, hand.     Myron W. Sterritt, Missing. Company C Killed      June 14,--Joseph R. Barker. Wounded     Corp. T.R. Harding, both legs; James D. Ferriter, leg; A G Rowland, mortally; H L Chapel, neck and jaw; S W Bramble, jaw; Leroy Noon, thigh; D. Holmes, mortally; D W Main, slightly.      June 14,--Sergt. F B Banta, shoulder and head; Charles Schneider, mortally; Horace P Tucker, hand; Corp. Chas. H. Wiley, mortally; Chas J. Beckwith, mortally; Charles H. Main, mortally. Company D     June 13.--Randolph Slater. Wounded      Corp. T.R. Harding, both legs; James D. Feriter, leg; A G Rowland, mortally; H L Chapel, neck and jaw; S W Bramble, jaw; Leroy Noon, thigh; D. Holmes, mortally; D.W. Main, slightly. Company D - Killed    June 13,--Randolph Slater. Wounded      O E Hilderbrand, arm and side; Wallace Fuller, thigh; Peter Sauer, leg; Peter Sauer, leg; J.L. Christie, shoulder; Patrick O Sullivan, chin; Wm. E Chapman, mortally; J. Lane, hand; J G Hoxie, slight; Wm. Smith, slight; Peter Farrelly; slight; Isham Bromley, slight; Thos. H. Frink, slight.     June 14.--Herman Kamp, hand; Sabart M. Porter, foot; Alex. Driscoll, neck. Company E Killed     June 14,--James Cooney. Wounded      May 27,--Simon Newark, leg; B. Carter, leg; Phineas B. Starry, mortally; D. Miller, elbow; C.W. Bailey, thigh; Joseph Holt, leg; M. Gross and N. Linicus, bruised; Joseph Kohl, mortally.      June 13,--William Dunn, slightly.      June 14,--Serg't. James Jerome, foot; Corporal P. Daicey, wrist. Company F Wounded      May 27,--Chas. Miller, chest and right arm; C.M. Geer, mortally; H. Brooks, arm; Norman Phillips, mortally; N.S. Rogers, side; Corporal Jno Geer, slight; Edwin Hill, leg; Charles Miner, breast; E.B. Luther, head; Wm. H. Bogue, slight.     June 13,--1 st Serg't. Henry G. Gay, thigh.      June 14,--Lieut. Hervey F. Jacobs, mortally; Corporals E. Button, mortally; Joseph W. Dowley, wrist; Privates Nathan York, foot; Ulysses Warner, leg; H.C. Wright, hand; E.T. Hills, thigh and hand; Geo. A. Haskell, slight; H.C. Wright, finger; L. Dixon, hand; Daniel Frazer, face. Company G Killed      May 27,--John Nye; Nathan S. Sheffield. Wounded     May 27,--Lieut. S.K. Tillinghast, arm; Serg't Wm. M. Sherman, mortally; Corporals A.H. Brown, mortally; Geo. E. Brayton, finger; Chas Bennett, leg; Privates Wm. F. Ecclestone, finger; A.B. Frazer, severely; C.W. Taylor, contusion; Edwin N. Shirley, both legs badly; W.P. Thompson, shoulder; Thaddeus M. Weems, mortally.     June 13,--Henry L. Babcock, severely.     June 14,--David Galliver, leg off; Thomas Crowley, hand; D.S. Burrows, finger; James A. Lord, hand. Company I Wounded      May 27,--Oliver Nason, side; Samuel Flanders, left shoulder; Wm. Elkington, hand; Geo Harvey, finger.      June 13,--Joseph I. Bailey      June 14.--Serg't Daniel Penhallow, leg; Corporals Walcott Hobron, mortally; Wm. D. Osborne, mortally; Privates George Brewster, foot; Joseph Kelly, leg; Isaac Comstock, hand, slightly. Company K Wounded      May 27,--Chaplain Jedediah Randall, mortally; Sergt Horace Clift, shoulder; Corporals John L. Seignious, mortally; Thomas S. Carroll, finger; Privates John Watson, leg; Geo Beebe, slightly; Warren Burnett, thigh; Ezra Roath, right arm; Wm P. Latham, (musician,) mortally; E. York, slight; A. Stafford, slight; A. Destin, slight; C.H. Niles, slight.      June 13,--John Tufts, leg.      June 14.--Caleb H. Burdick, hand. Record of Deaths Twenty-Sixth Connecticut Volunteers Company A First Sergeant Albert Smith, at New Orleans, La., May 31st, 1863, of wounds. Corporal David G. Bogue, at Toledo, Ohio, of disease. Corporal John A. Niles, at Baton Rouge, June 5, of wounds. Joseph Flike, killed before Port Hudson June 14, 1863. O.E. Lyons killed before P. Hudson June 17, 1863. J.O. Chapel, J.F. Thompson, J. Lombard, J. Tillotson and W.J. Brown, all killed before Port Hudson on June 17, 1863. G. Chappell, killed at Baton Rouge, of wounds [sic]. Thomas H. Hues, killed at Baton Rouge, of wounds. [sic] Russell Bogue, died at N. Orleans, Aug 7, disease. Joseph Shelley, died at Waterford, CT. of disease. Peter Mulligan, died at Norwich, CT. of disease.      Total deaths in Co. A, to July 1, 1864 - 15. Company B Lieut. M.R. Kenyon, in Preston, Conn. of wounds. Corporal H.C. Bailey, at New Orleans, of disease. Edwin W. Bailey, at New Orleans, July 16 of wounds Montgomery Grey, at Camp Parapet, May 10 of disease. James W. Johnson, at Camp Parapet, Mch 6 [sic] of disease Chas P. Crandall, at Port Hudson, May 28, of wounds. B.L. Fuller, at P. Hudson, May 28, of disease. Phillip Hendrick, at Port Hudson, June 14, killed. James Parkerson, at Port Hudson, June 1, of wounds. Myron W. Sterritt, at Port Hudson, missing since May 27. Rodman Ellis, at Mound City, Illinois, of disease. S.T. Johnson, at Mound City, Illinois, of disease D.W. Main and Wm. A. Main, both died at Mound City, Illinois, of disease. G.D. Chapman, at Norwich, CT., of disease. E. Erskin, at Norwich, Ct., of disease. M.W. Russell, at Norwich, CT., of disease.     Total to July 1, 1864 -- 19. Company G Henry L. Smith, George France, Lucius J. Snow, Andrew J. Burlingame, and Jared Griffith all died of disease at Camp Parapet, La. Allen H. Franklin, of disease at Carrolton, La. Corporal Cortland C. Avery, of disease, before Port Hudson, La. Capt. John L. Stanton, killed in action, before Port Hudson, May 27. Sergeant Edwin R. Keys, at Baton Rouge, of wounds. James Dugan; of disease on board steamer South Western. Albert F. Young, of disease in Norwich, CT. Sylvester R.J. Hines, of disease in Sterling, Conn. Ira B. Carpenter, of disease in Woodstock, Conn. Andrew J. Rrunt, of disease, Woodstock, Ct.     Total to July 1, 1864 -- 16 Company I James C. Tinker, of disease, at Camp Parapet, La., April 17. Corporal Wm. B. Osborn, wounded June 14, died at Baton Rouge, La., June 23d. Corporal Wolcott Hobron, in New Orleans, June 20, of wounds. Fife Major John C. Daniels, died of fever, in Port Hudson, July 23. John Barber, of fever, at Cairo, Ill., Aug 3d. Geo S. Gray, of fever at Chicago, Ill., Aug 5. Samuel P. Beebe, of ever, in New London, Conn., Aug 17. Gilbert Keeney, of chronic diarhea [sic], at Chicago, Aug 17. David Roach, of fever, in New London, Conn., Aug 19. Isaac H. Comstock, re-enlisted, died Sept 8, in New London, while at home on a furlough. Company K Capt Jediah Randall, at Baton Rouge. Lieut H.E. Maxon, of Groton, of disease. Thomas Shirley, at Camp Parapet, of disease. Adam Bentley, at Camp Parapet, of diseae. Wm. P. Latham, at N. Orleans, of wounds. John L. Seignous, at B. Rouge, of wounds. Prucius Bailey, at B. Rouge, of disease. Wm. Watrous, at B. Rouge, of disease. Thomas Manice, at Port Hudson, of disease. Wm. Fellows, on Mississippi River, of disease. Thomas Maloy, in Groton, of disease. John Parks, (re-enlisted) in Groton, of disease. Charles Keeney, in New London, of disease. Armand Stafford, in Groton, of disease.      Total to July 1 st, 1964 [sic] - - 14.

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