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Excerpt from Program of Exercises at the Dedication of a Soldiers Monument: Erected by the First Connecticut Light Battery the Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Connecticut Volunteers Monument Association, at the Broadway Park, New Haven, June 16, 1905 Col. Albert W. Drake, South Windsor. Enlisted October 26, 1861; mustered lieutenant-colonel October 26, 1861; promoted Colonel February 8, 1862; served as First Lieutenant Company A, First Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers. Died at South Windsor June 5, 1862. Col. Ira W. Pettibone, Winchester. Appointed Major Octo ber 30, 1861; promoted lieutenant-colonel February 8, 1862; Colonel, June 5, 1862. Resigned November 15, 1862. Col. John L. Otis, Manchester. Enlisted August 29, 1861; mustered Lieutenant Company B, October 29, 1861; promoted Captain Company I July 12, 1862; promoted Major, November 29, 1862; Colonel, March 14, 1863; wounded at Kingston, N. C., December 14, 1862; resigned October 18, 1864; Brevetted Briga dier-general United States Volunteers March 13, 1865. Died March 14, 1894, at Tarpon Springs, Fla. Col. Edwin S. Greeley, New Haven. Enlisted August 31, 1861; mustered First Lieutenant Company C, October 22, 1861; promoted Captain Company A April 25, 1862; Major, March 14, 1863 lieutenant-colonel, September 7, 1864; Colonel, February 16, 1865; Brevetted brigadier-general March 13, 1865. Dis charged September 2, 1865. Col. Ellsworth D. S. Goodyear, North Haven. Enlisted October 31, 1861; mustered Captain Company C October 22, 1861; discharged October 7, 1864; appointed Major December 1, 1864; lieutenant-colonel, February 17, 1865; wounded in charge of Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865 Brevetted Colonel and brigadier-general April 2, 1865. Discharged for disability June 2, 1865. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This collection of nine original essays provides a rich new understanding of Connecticut’s vital role in the Civil War. The book’s nine chapters address an array of individual topics that together weave an intricate fabric depicting the state’s involvement in this tumultuous period of American history. In-depth examinations of subjects as diverse as the abolitionist movement in Windham County, the shipbuilding industry in Mystic, and post-traumatic stress disorder in Connecticut veterans serve as an excellent companion to Matthew Warshauer’s earlier book on the subject, Connecticut in the American Civil War: Slavery, Sacrifice, and Survival. Contributors include David C. W. Batch, Luke G. Boyd, James E. Brown, Michael Conlin, Emily E. Gifford, Todd Jones, Diana Moraco, Carol Patterson-Martineau, and Michael Sturges. Ebook Edition Note: 6 illustrations have been redacted.