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The outbreak
of the Civil War and the President's call for volunteers in the spring of
1861 met with prompt response from the Second Company. Governor Buckingham
was urged to put it in a position to serve outside the state , but its
charter restrictions made it impossible for him to grant the request. Thus a
"WAR COMPANY" was formed on August 29 ,1861, of which 20 of the
Guard formed the nucleus. Others joined Later and the Company was brought up
to its required strength. On September 9th Major Russell W. Norton swore in
52 volunteers and the next day Henry G. Gerrish ( in center
of picture at left ) was elected Captain. Permission for the War Company to
bear the name of the parent organization was refused and it went out as
Company K , Sixth Connecticut Volunteers. Numbering 88 officers and enlisted
men it left for the front on October 22 , 1861 and from that time until it
was mustered out on August 22 , 1865 it took part in 26 battles and
skirmishes and sustained a loss of 13 dead and 11 wounded.
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