Hartford honors a “typical volunteer soldier” of the Civil War with a monument near the site where many regiments trained before heading south. The Griffin A. Stedman monument in the city’s Barry Square neighborhood stands on Campfield Avenue, which was named for the fields in which several of Connecticut’s volunteer infantry regiments trained. Stedman, a […]
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A Bushnell Park archway with two towers and a life-sized frieze honors Hartford’s Civil War veterans. The 1886 Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch features two medieval towers alongside an archway that spans Trinity Street. A dedication on the east tower (the right tower as you stand with your back to the Capitol building) reads, “In […]
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Mystic’s Civil War Veterans are honored with an 1883 monument on a downtown traffic island. The monument, featuring an infantry soldier standing atop a granite base, sits near the intersections of East Main Street and Broadway Avenue. A dedication on its front (northwest) face reads, “Dedicated to the brave sons of Mystic who offered their […]
The Civil War 21st Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, is honored with a granite obelisk in New London’s Williams Memorial Park. The monument, near the north corner of the park, was dedicated in 1898 to honor the soldiers of the 21st regiment, which was founded in 1862 and recruited primarily members from eastern Connecticut towns. The […]
One of New London’s three monuments to its Civil War veterans anchors a burial plot in the city’s Cedar Grove Cemetery. The ornate monument, near the cemetery’s main entrance, features an infantryman standing atop a multi-staged pedestal. A dedication on the front (north) face of the monument reads, “In memory of our comrades 1861-1865.” The […]
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A privately funded, 50-foot tall obelisk in downtown New London honors the city’s Civil War veterans. The 1896 Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument features an obelisk with alternating granite bands topped by an allegorical figure representing Peace. A dedication on its front (west) face reads, “Presented to their native city by the sons of Joseph Lawrence, […]
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Stonington honors its Civil War veterans with a large granite marker in Evergreen Cemetery. The boulder-shaped monument was dedicated in 1923, a relatively late date for a Civil War commemoration. A somewhat-faded dedication on the monument’s front (north) face reads, “Erected by the W.R.C. to the brave sons of Stonington who fought in the War […]
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We’re paying a return visit to the 1888 Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument on Milford’s green, and this time we’re including the holiday lights decorating the green. We first looked at the monument last February, when the green was covered with snow. And we paid a return visit to the monument in early May, when the […]
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Old Saybrook honors its Civil War veterans with a simple monument in Riverside Cemetery. The undated monument stands in a small traffic island near the cemetery’s main entrance from Sheffield Street. A dedication on its front (south) face reads “In memory of our comrades who served in the war of the rebellion. Erected by the […]
Bethel honors 14 Civil War heroes with a granite monument at the top of a hill in Center Cemetery. The monument, dedicated in 1892, was carved from a 14-foot block of solid granite and features distinctive carvings. A dedication on the front (north) face reads, “In memory of the soldiers and sailors of Bethel who […]
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