Tag: connecticut
Soldiers Monument Ansonia Connecticut
Ansonia, Ct. is a small city of 19,000 inhabitants. At the time of the Civil War, the area had fewer than 3,000 people. The Soldiers…
Westville Cemetery Where Many Connecticut African American Soldiers Were Buried in New Haven, Ct.
I was reading Kevin Levin’s Substack Civil War Memory recently and I saw an article on college students cleaning up a cemetery in Connecticut where…
Fort Trumbull in New London Conn. Is Civil War Era Fortification
New London is a small city right in between Boston and New York. Just two hours from those two big cities, it often gets driven…
Monument to 29th Connecticut Colored Regiment in New Haven
After the 1960s, very few Civil War monuments were erected, however several were unveiled honoring African American participants in the last thirty years. Monuments to…
Winsted Ct. Civil War Monument
Winsted, Connecticut in Litchfield County is right on the border with Massachusetts. Heading north of Winsted feels like a trip into the Great North Woods…
Photo Tour of the Civil War Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument is among the most magnificent of the Civil War memorials along Long Island Sound. Set in wonderful Seaside Park,…
July 17 New London, Ct. Holding Ceremony Unveiling Plaque Commemorating Slave Shipment
This Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 4 p.m. at Amistad Pier in New London, Ct., a ceremony will be held to unveil a plaque marking…
Connecticut Creates Database of Its Black Civil War USCT Troops
The Connecticut State Library has digitalized its records of Black men from the state who served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil…