The Civil War monument in the Kensington section of Berlin, CT, is the oldest permanent Civil War monument in the United States.
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The Civil War monument in the Kensington section of Berlin, CT, is the oldest permanent Civil War monument in the United States.
The Civil War monument in Unionville, CT, was dedicated in 1916.
Mystic’s Civil War monument, at the intersection of East Main Street and Broadway Avenue, was dedicated in 1883.
The Soldiers’ Monument in Ansonia’s Pine Grove Cemetery was dedicated in 1876 to honor local heroes killed in the Civil War.
The CT Post reports planned renovations to the magnificent Winchester Soldiers Monument in Winsted are on hold because $100,000 in a dedicated fund appear to have been stolen by a former finance director accused of stealing at least $2 million from the town.
The First Connecticut Heavy Artillery band at Fort Darling, Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia, in April of 1965.
The full-resolution image is available at the Library of Congress.
The 29th Regiment, comprised primarily of African American volunteers, is pictured in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1864.
The regiment is also honored with monuments in New Haven and Danbury.
The original image is available at the Library of Congress.
Near Fredericksburg, Virginia, during the Battle of Chancellorsville.
The full image, in a variety of resolutions, can be viewed at the Library of Congress.