Quite literally years in the making, We Fought at Gettysburg by Carolyn Ivanoff not only fills a void in the published annals of the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry but also helps to complete (at least in part) a journey begun…
Category: Veterans
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…
A wartime wedding (the Horace Judd story continued)
Just about the time this website received a major facelift in the summer of 2011, I had written a post about the wartime wedding of one Horace Q. Judd. That story is told in the post A Wartime Wedding in…
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…
“Honest Mike” Cahill
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…
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…
17th CVI Flagpole Rededication Ceremony
The rededication of the 17th CVI flagpole on Barlow’s Knoll is on track for July 1, 1863 – the 155th anniversary of the first day of the battle. The schedule of events is attached. The ceremony begins at 12 noon,…
Interesting 17th CVI-related item going on the auction block tomorrow
For anyone who may be interested, on November 17th (yep, tomorrow) Cowan’s Auctions has the following item going up for auction – William Noble’s walking cane. I posted the link below just in case anyone has any spare change around…
Memorial Day 2017
While we enjoy the cookouts and ballgames associated today with Memorial Day, we pause to remember the soldiers of the 17th and all before and since who gave all. Here’s a photo of the members of the Buckingham Post No. 12…