A new letter from Floyd Ruscoe has been posted this afternoon. This letter, written to his father, is from April 1863 and covers the regiment’s participation in the XI Corps review for new commanding General O.O. Howard as well as…
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Some more additions to the site
Thanks to Paul Keroack and the Norwalk History Room at the Norwalk Public Library, 17thcvi.org is able to add a variety of letters written home by Floyd T. Ruscoe of Company H for our readers. Ruscoe, originally from Lewisboro, NY,…
Found! UNDER GUARD or SUNNY SOUTH IN SLICES – Slice Tenth
The missing 10th part to J. Montgomery Bailey’s account of his capture, captivity, and subsequent parole following Gettysburg is no longer missing in action. The November 19, 1863 edition is not microfilmed and this portion was unavailable. Thanks to Keith…
Save the date!
On Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Carolyn Ivanoff (a long time contributor and friend to this site) will be presenting her program “One Family’s Civil War – the military career of Capt. Wilson French, CT 17th Volunteers, and his wife Martha Bouton…
New material added today
The remaining installments of J. Montgomery Bailey’s (aka “High Private Manton”) Under Guard or Sunny South in Slices have been posted under the Gettysburg category. Actually, part 10 is still missing – but the remaining parts are now online. Thanks…
In case you’re looking for something a little different…
Every now and then something comes up on eBay that is different and interesting. In this case, it’s a regimental badge that belonged to Lieutenant A.W. Peck. If you spend some time browsing the Warren history you’ll see the name…
Happy New Year (with the standard New Years message)
To all the visitors to this site, welcome to 2014! It’s been a little while since this site received the attention it should be getting. As always, real life sometimes gets in the way of regular updates and additions to…
Website enhancements (a work in progress)
It’s been a while since I’ve had time to add information to the site – mostly because a lot of the pending additions require transcribing letters…a time-consuming process when the original handwriting is legible, and seemingly an eternity when it…
And one for the road…
This is, of course, the 17th CVI site on most days. However, with due deference to the battlefield sidekick, who did not ask to come along on this trip but had no choice, I had little choice myself to bring…
A dog’s eye view
The battlefield sidekick found a few other places that were fun. A little rain and thunder didn’t stop her. Puddles are fun if you are a puppy. The weather and the crowds (forgetting it is summer) made it a little…