Jarvis Blinn was born in
Rocky Hill, Connecticut on July 28, 1836. In 1853, Blinn moved to
New Haven, Connecticut and found work in
rulemaking. In July 1862, Connecticut received its second quota for enlisted men to fight in the Civil War. Blinn responded to the call on August 8, enlisting into the
14th Connecticut Regiment Infantry's Company F as it was organizing in New Britain. He was chosen and commissioned Captain on August 15. The 14th Regiment gathered at Camp Foote in
Hartford, Connecticut and was mustered into service by Colonel Webb on August 23. On August 25, 1862, the 14th Regiment broke camp and set out for Washington. After marching through the town with fanfare, the regiment departed for New York by
steamship, with Company F on either the "Dudley Buck" and "City of Hartford". The steamship traveled down the
Connecticut River and into
Long Island Sound, arriving in the morning of August 26. After a meal, the regiment boarded the transport ship, "Kill von Kull", which took them up Elizabeth River, a tributary of
Arthur Kill to
Elizabethport. Blinn, along with the rest of the regiment, boarded the train to
Baltimore and on to
Washington, D.C., arriving at the barracks on the morning of August 27. The 14th Regiment was made part of the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Division, Second Army Corps under Dwight Morris; with Lieutenant Colonel S.H. Perkins in charge of the regiment. On September 7, and passing through
Rockville, Maryland. On September 11, the regiment marched to
Clarksburg, Maryland and reached Frederick City, Maryland on September 13. The regiment arrived at the
Battle of South Mountain after the battle's conclusion the following day. The regiment would march on and take part in the
Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862. == Death ==