Category: General Information

We’re back (I hope)

If you’re reading this, then the site is back up and running. As those of you who have active websites know, the more technical things get, the easier it is for things to go sideways. The more they go sideways,…

New additions to Images of the 17th

Hello, all! It’s been a very long time since anything was added to the site. Today 3 postwar images were added: Private Charles H. Clarkson – Company E Sergeant George Hale – Company E Private John A.Lowden – Company I…

Sad news

I recently received an email from Bob Rosati. Bob is the driving force behind the 17th CVI virtual cemetery on Find A Grave. Many of you have benefitted from the work that Bob and his fellow contributors have done in…

Old (but new) soldier images added to the site

Sometimes you never know what you might find when you’re cleaning out the closet. Back in the early days of this website I asked for and received permission to use a couple of images…one that had been in the collection…

Scenes From a Quick Visit to Gettysburg

It’s been a while since the last visit here – time for a quick trip. Not too many people between the heat (close to 100 degrees) and humid, COVID and mid-week, but that means a lot of space in the…

20 years!

Hard to believe, but this is the 20th anniversary of the 17th CVI website. It’s come pretty far from its humble beginnings as a free AT&T WorldNet website. Thank you to all those folks who have contributed their time, effort…

A new image and a question

A few months ago I received an email from a visitor to the site who was the great-great-grandson of Marcus Comstock, Company A. He had a hardcover copy of Benson J. Lossing’s A History of the Civil War. This copy…

New Image Added

A new image has been added to the Rank and File section. A post-war image of Jacob Krieg (who is listed on the rolls of Company B as Jacob Kreig) was provided by descendant Phillip Dwigans. Krieg listed his age…