Donations to the trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. We have now been able to post this extensive collection online to allow students and researchers to access this important source of information and illustrations. How the civil war was almost lost in massachusetts. The lives and service records of the civil war veterans buried in hartfords cemeteries illustrate not only hartfords chapter in the war of the rebellion but connecticuts story as well. Seldom, if ever, has any group of people found themselves more unprepared for the stern call of war than were the citizens of connecticut when the final summons came. Two of the 11th connecticuts officers died in gallant rush on burnside bridge. Paul alan cimbala, professor of history, fordham university.
Civil war battles in south carolina civil war academy. Connecticut has its own civil war sites hartford courant. Paper copies of civil war pension records can now be requested online. If youd like to learn more about the beginning of the civil war days of defiance. Other battles and skirmishes, not rated by cwsac, of the american indian wars between either usa or csa forces and the apache, arapaho, cheyenne, comanche, dakota, kiowa, navajo, and shoshone which occurred during the american civil war including. Civil war history john banks civil war blog antietam faces of the civil war connecticut 16th connecticut maryland sharpsburg civil war gettysburg 8th connecticut 14th connecticut virginia 11th connecticut antietam panoramas battle of antietam cold harbor fredericksburg 1862 2nd connecticut heavy artillery burnside bridge september 17 civil war. In the us civil war, no battles were fought in connecticut. It includes reading passages and multiplechoice question sets, fact or fiction exercises, text structures, and battle breakdowns. Oct 23, 2017 join olivia beatty of the american battlefield trust as she explains the role that her home state of connecticut played in the union war effort. Connecticut civil war casualties union army battles military. They are in the order in which they occurred during the civil war.
The object was to destroy the railroad in order to cut the line of communication. Video olivia beatty explains the role that her home state of connecticut played in the union war effort. Inside connecticut and the civil war expands our understanding of the civil war home front and the wars lasting impact on the north. Aug 28, 2014 connecticut was the place of several significant battles in the revolutionary war. Connecticut in the american civil war military wiki fandom. The three most significant took place in new fairfield, trumbull, and old saybrook, in august 1861. No matter what time in history, a persons experiences of battle that often equate to scenes and memories of unimaginable bloodshed. The 5th connecticut volunteer infantry regiment was organized in july of 1861 for three years service under lincolns original call for volunteers and reenlisted for the war in 1864, serving until july of 1865. It includes reading passages and multiplechoice question sets, fact or fiction exercises, text. How the civil war was almost lost in massachusetts boston, ma the states lone confederate memorial sits on fort warren. It is housed in an original grand army of the republic hall and contains numerous oneofakind artifacts from the civil. May 28, 2016 the regiment was involved in 34 major battles and skirmishes, and there is a display noting its record of service on a wall at the new england civil war museum.
Connecticut has a remarkable civil war history, and although it is a small state. The state furnished twentyeight regiments of infantry including two composed of black men. Battle summaries the most compelling aspect of the civil war are the battles that were fought. The books nine chapters address an array of individual topics that together weave an intricate fabric depicting the states involvement in. There were several socalled peace flag battles in which confederate supporters attacked or were attacked by union men. It is housed in an original grand army of the republic hall and contains numerous oneofakind artifacts from the civil war, with an emphasis on connecticut s contributions. Connecticut in the civil war genealogy familysearch wiki. The action at chester station was a relatively minor battle of the bermuda hundred campaign and ended indecisively. The stratford historical society hosted a civil war encampment featuring members of company f of the 14th connecticut infantry regiment in stratford, conn. The memorial building in historic downtown rockville, connecticut was constructed between 18891890 to serve as a monument to the over 350 local civil war veterans.
Connecticut has a remarkable civil war history, and although it is a small state, it was in many ways instrumental to the unions survival. It lost 6 officers and 104 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 82 enlisted men to disease. Approximately 10% of the connecticut men who served in the war died while in service, over 2,000 of them in battle. Connecticut in the civil war american battlefield trust. There are also monuments dedicated to connecticut soldiers at battle sites in other states, for example, the monument to the 27th connecticut infantry. With the outbreak of the civil war in april 1861, and a new, more. An escaped slave was the florence nightingale of indianas civil war regiment a southern democrat survived impeachment trap and came to be in charge of reconstruction new statue unveiled in response to richmonds confederate monuments. This collection of nine original essays provides a rich new understanding of connecticuts vital role in the civil war.
United states civil war soldiers index ancestrys civil war collection requires payment includes. The entire body of a civil warera soldier discovered last week by a construction worker digging on a columbia avenue construction site has been recovered, according to local sources. Three hundred four were captured, of whom 89 died in prison. Join olivia beatty of the american battlefield trust as she explains the role that her home state of connecticut played in the union war effort. During the civil war, more than 50,000 connecticut men served in the union army and fought in numerous major battles and campaigns. The american battlefield trust is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. The new england state of connecticut played an important role in the american civil war. Called to arms in civil war, connecticuts black soldiers. For the irish in connecticut, this becomes the most important battle to. This page briefly describes resources for researching the military service of individual civil war soldiers in volunteer army units. More than a synthesis, his book attains a potent combination of description and analysis. The three most significant took place in new fairfield, trumbull, and. Prac tically all her sons had been trained to the peaceful walks of life.
The regiment was involved in 34 major battles and skirmishes, and there is a display noting its record of service on a wall at the new england civil war museum. Home the armies the soldiers the battles civilians articles. Where there any civil war battles in connecticut answers. This 60page bundle contains 16 reading comprehension activities based on important battles of the civil war. Sep 30, 2017 the stratford historical society hosted a civil war encampment featuring members of company f of the 14th connecticut infantry regiment in stratford, conn. Some of those occurred in new london, groton, and ridgefield. The american battlefield protection program abpp was. Sumter, secession, and the coming of the civil war is a great option also the civil war volumes box set is a must read. The battle of chester station was fought on may 10, 1864, between union and confederate forces during the american civil war. Civil war harpers weekly, november 14, 1863 we have been collecting civil war newspapers for over 20 years. When history travel becomes a reality, visit the small town where the border war got seriously ugly. Located in vernon, connecticut, the museum and research center resides in the historic downtown section of rockville.
On the home front, state industries gave the union a strategic manufacturing advantage in arms, munitions, and other provisions. Connecticut is home to more than civil war monuments. The 1st connecticut volunteer cavalry regiment lost 4 officers and 36 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, and 4 officers and 149 enlisted men to disease during the civil war. The history of that war surrounds connecticut residents every day both in terms of its physical realities and in the lasting legacies of a complicated conflict that shook the nation between 1861 and 1865. Slavery, sacrifice, and survival serves as a model of what a statelevel survey of the civil war can achieve.
The confederates attacked portions of benjamin butlers union forces. The other group, which broke away from the union, comprised of the southern states and was called the confederacy. Soldiers heart civil war ptsd was called soldiers heart. The civil war soldiers and sailors system indexes about 6. During the civil war, over 200,000 americans were killed in battle as each side fought for their chosen cause. They adorn the centers of cities such as hartford and waterbury, dot small town greens from branford to northfield, and stand silently in sacred places like west cemetery in bristol and the congregational church in kensington. Before the civil war, connecticut residents such as leonard bacon, simeon baldwin, horace bushnell, prudence crandall, jonathan edwards the younger and harriet beecher stowe, were active in the abolitionist movement, and towns such as farmington and middletown were stops along the underground railroad.
Connecticut was the place of several significant battles in the revolutionary war. We portray a three year infantry regiment from our native connecticut. Brief and exceptionally violent, especially by todays standards, the battles of the american civil war stand out in our history for the bravery of the men involved and the number of casualties inflicted. During the conflict, more than 50,000 connecticut men served in the union army and fought in numerous major battles and campaigns. The battles of the civil war are largely divided into the eastern, western, and transmississippi theaters, with the bulk of the fighting taking place in the first two. Womens innovations included soldiers aid societies, with bridgeports being the nations first. Connecticut civil war history battles casualties soldiers us. No civil war collection worth its salt should be without this volume. Eighth regiment connecticut volunteers, company a, incorporated.
Beginning united states civil war research gives steps for finding information about a civil war soldier. The entire body of a civil war era soldier discovered last week by a construction worker digging on a columbia avenue construction site has been recovered, according to local sources. Soldiers heart soldiers heart was simply what folks back than called the emotional and psychological condition men often suffered from when they returned from the bloody and surreal battlefields of our american civil war. Civil war sesquicentennial fever is gripping connecticut. An alternate version of this database can be found at familysearch here. Civil war 18611865 some 55,000 connecticut men served during the civil war and, of those, roughly 10 percent lost their lives. During the civil war, connecticut raised 53721 men for the union. Home the armies the soldiers the battles civilians articles whats new about us connecticut union regiments. Union vs confederacy in american civil war slavery. As part of the agreement with the town, the second floor of the building was given to the local grand army of the republic post to use for their meetings and other social functions. The little state of connecticut displayed in a striking manner.
Brief and exceptionally violent, especially by todays standards, the battles of the american civil war stand out in our history for the bravery of the men involved and the number of. May 14, 2014 civil war history john banks civil war blog antietam faces of the civil war connecticut 16th connecticut maryland sharpsburg civil war gettysburg 8th connecticut 14th connecticut virginia 11th connecticut antietam panoramas battle of antietam cold harbor fredericksburg 1862 2nd connecticut heavy artillery burnside bridge september 17 civil war. Connecticut civil war monument is a textbook of major battles. Citizens dedication on the battlefield and home front did not always signal. Online civil war indexes, records and rostersa genealogy guide general civil war records websites. The complicated realities of connecticut and the civil war. Civil war connecticut history a cthumanities project. Connecticut civil war history battles casualties soldiers us slavery killed army infantry regiment african american emancipation heavy artillery connecticut. During the civil war, connecticut suffered a total of 5,254 in killed and thousands more in wounded.
They served with ranks ranging from the unions secretary of the navy, gideon welles down to philip judd who, at the age of 11, traveled south. The war in the north, however, saw battles in pennsylvania and maryland. The library and research center contains hundreds of. Army, commanding department of virginia and north carolina. Additional records are described in connecticut in the civil war and united states civil war, 1861 to 1865 see below.
Complete body of civil war soldier unearthed at construction. What were some of the important battles fought in connecticut. The eighth regiment connecticut volunteers, company a, inc. None of the ten thouand battles of the civil war took place in connecticut.