Tag: Gettysburg

Norwalk’s Douglass Fowler A Determined Civil War Commander

And in today’s edition of the Hartford Courant, celebrating 250 years in print, you’ll find this profile of the 17th Connecticut’s second Lieutenant Colonel, Douglass Fowler. Not only that, but the life and military career of Lt. Colonel Fowler (a Guilford native)…

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…