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…
Tag: Veterans
Things that veterans wrote, things that veterans owned, things related to veterans of the 17th CVI are here.
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…
“Civil War Sailor’s Gravestone – Corrective Action”: Request for Help
Last week I received the following email from long-time visitor Charlene Henderson: “For the past few months, I’ve been working with Bob Rosati in updating the (Find-A-Grave) memorials (webmaster note: this is the source of the 17th CVI Burial Sites…
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…
“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,…
Restoration of the 17th CVI flagpole at Barlow’s Knoll
This spring the 17th CVI flagpole located on Barlow’s Knoll is scheduled for a complete restoration, funded by Company F, 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
Elias Howe, Jr. and the 17th
A few months ago I received an email from Rob André Stevens with some material for the site related to Elias Howe, Jr. An excerpt of the email follows: “I also find it odd that your site doesn’t even show…
New additions
Added a nice article from the July 8, 1884 Gettysburg Star and Sentinel regarding the dedication of the 17th CVI monument on Barlow’s Knoll. It is a nice compliment to the official publication put out by the veterans.