I recently came across the book published by the State of Connecticut to commemorate the dedication of the Connecticut monument at Andersonville, Georgia. The monument committee had originally planned on locating the monument on the grounds of the former prison…
Tag: Veterans
Things that veterans wrote, things that veterans owned, things related to veterans of the 17th CVI are here.
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…
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…
The McDonough Post gavel
A little over 107 years ago, in August 1905, Edward M. Lees of Westport gave the gavel that had been used to call meetings to order at the McDonough G.A.R. Post in Westport to the members of the Buckingham Post…
150 years ago in Bridgeport
Today marks the 150th anniversary of the date over 1,000 soldiers were mustered into Federal service as the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. For many this was their first service, for some it was their second or even third. On this…