Download or read book Hidden History of Connecticut Union Soldiers written by John Banks and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over fifty thousand Connecticut soldiers served in the Union army during the Civil War, yet their stories are nearly forgotten today. Among the regiments that served, at least forty sets of brothers perished from battlefield wounds or disease. Little known is the 16th Connecticut chaplain who, as prisoner of war, boldly disregarded a Rebel commander's order forbidding him to pray aloud for President Lincoln. Then there is the story of the 7th Connecticut private who murdered a fellow soldier in the heat of battle and believed the man's ghost returned to torment him. Seven soldiers from Connecticut tragically drowned two weeks after the war officially ended when their ship collided with another vessel on the Potomac. Join author John Banks as he shines a light on many of these forgotten Connecticut Yankees.
Download or read book Connecticut Yankees at Antietam written by John Banks and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of New England soldiers who perished in this bloody battle, based on their diaries and letters. The Battle of Antietam, in September 1862, was the single bloodiest day of the Civil War. In the intense conflict and its aftermath across the farm fields and woodlots near Sharpsburg, Maryland, more than two hundred men from Connecticut died. Their grave sites are scattered throughout the Nutmeg State, from Willington to Madison and Brooklyn to Bristol. Here, author John Banks chronicles their mostly forgotten stories using diaries, pension records, and soldiers’ letters. Learn of Henry Adams, a twenty-two-year-old private from East Windsor who lay incapacitated in a cornfield for nearly two days before he was found; Private Horace Lay of Hartford, who died with his wife by his side in a small church that served as a hospital after the battle; and Captain Frederick Barber of Manchester, who survived a field operation only to die days later. This book tells the stories of these and many more brave Yankees who fought in the fields of Antietam. Includes photos
Download or read book Hidden History of Connecticut Union Soldiers written by John Banks and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over fifty thousand Connecticut soldiers served in the Union army during the Civil War, yet their stories are nearly forgotten today. Among the regiments that served, at least forty sets of brothers perished from battlefield wounds or disease. Little known is the 16th Connecticut chaplain who, as prisoner of war, boldly disregarded a Rebel commander's order forbidding him to pray aloud for President Lincoln. Then there is the story of the 7th Connecticut private who murdered a fellow soldier in the heat of battle and believed the man's ghost returned to torment him. Seven soldiers from Connecticut tragically drowned two weeks after the war officially ended when their ship collided with another vessel on the Potomac. Join author John Banks as he shines a light on many of these forgotten Connecticut Yankees.
Download or read book The Military and Civil History of Connecticut During the War of 1861 65 written by William Augustus Croffut and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Military and Civil History of Connecticut During the War of 1861 65 written by William Augustus Croffut and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Fifteenth Connecticut Volunteers in the War for the Defense of the Union 1861 1865 written by Sheldon Brainerd Thorpe and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Eighteenth Regiment Conn Volunteers in the War for the Union written by William Carey Walker and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery written by Theodore Frelinghuysen Vaill and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Connecticut Fights written by Daniel W. Strickland and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1930 edition.
Download or read book History of the 13th Infantry Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers During the Great Rebellion written by Homer B. Sprague and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Secret War for the Union written by Edwin C. Fishel and published by HMH. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A treasure trove for historians . . . A real addition to Civil War history” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). At the end of the American Civil War, most of the intelligence records disappeared—remaining hidden for over a century. As a result, little has been understood about the role of espionage and other intelligence sources, from balloonists to signalmen with their telescopes. When, at the National Archives, Edwin C. Fishel discovered long-forgotten documents—the operational files of the Army of the Potomac’s Bureau of Military Information—he had the makings of this, the first book to thoroughly and authentically examine the impact of intelligence on the Civil War, providing a new perspective on this period in history. Drawing on these papers as well as over a thousand pages of reports by General McClellan’s intelligence chief, the detective Allan Pinkerton, and other information, he created an account of the Civil War that “breaks much new ground” (The New York Times). “The former chief intelligence reporter for the National Security Agency brings his professional expertise to bear in this detailed analysis, which makes a notable contribution to Civil War literature as the first major study to present the war’s campaigns from an intelligence perspective. Focusing on intelligence work in the eastern theater, 1861–1863, Fishel plays down the role of individual agents like James Longstreet’s famous ‘scout,’ Henry Harrison, concentrating instead on the increasingly sophisticated development of intelligence systems by both sides. . . . Expertly written, organized and researched.” —Publishers Weekly “Fundamentally changes our picture of the secret service in the Civil War.” —The Washington Post
Download or read book Winchester Connecticut A History from Founding to Flood written by Virginia Shultz-Charette and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winchester and Winsted once blossomed with commerce. From cheeses that were sold to the most exclusive restaurants in major cities to tourism that proclaimed "the lake's the thing," the towns thrived. The production of clocks, clothing, knives and gold- and silver-plated coffin trimmings helped establish the region's prominence. Famous names like Rockwell, Beardsley, Boyd, Gilbert and Strong highlight the town's history, not only due to their business acumen but also because of their philanthropy. Colonel Samuel B. Horne, who earned the Medal of Honor in the Civil War, along with noteworthy journalists and artists all made their home here. And then, in 1955, disaster struck. Join local historian and author Virginia Shultz-Charette as she recounts the town's development and how the great flood changed everything.
Download or read book A Complete History of Connecticut Civil and Ecclesiastical written by Trumbull and published by . This book was released on 1797 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Fifteenth Connecticut Volunteers in the War for the Defense of the Union 1861 1865 written by Sheldon Brainerd Thorpe and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book We Fought at Gettysburg written by Carolyn Ivanoff and published by Gettysburg Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-27 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We Fought At Gettysburg follows the 17th Connecticut Regiment through the Gettysburg Campaign and beyond in June and July of 1863. William H. Warren dedicated his life to compiling the accounts of his comrades in the 17th Connecticut. Many are published here for the first time. These are the words of those who lived through the trauma of combat and survived to write about it. Many of these men were wounded, taken prisoner, lost friends, and suffered themselves on this great battlefield of the war. These men tell what they experienced at Gettysburg in their own words. They describe what they saw, thought, and felt on the battlefield. Their story is told here through fascinating firsthand accounts, numerous photographs, including a photographic index of the regiment, and maps by Phil Laino.
Download or read book Civil War Volunteer Sons of Connecticut written by Blaikie Hines and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Windham County Connecticut 1600 1760 written by Ellen Douglas Larned and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
