One of the more interesting stories of the 17th Connecticut surrounds Elias Howe, Jr. – he of sewing machine fame, whose service in the regiment was told in this blog in July 2015 (Elias Howe, Jr. and the 17th). In…
Month: August 2018
An incomplete story – the late war recruits of the 17th Connecticut
One of the blogs that this one offers a link to is Emerging Civil War, which generally offers some interesting articles on a variety of topics. Earlier today I read a guest post by Nathan Marzoli, a historian at the U.S. Army Center…