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Lafayette Statue, Hartford

A French nobleman who played key roles in supporting the Continental Army during the American Revolution is honored with a statue in Hartford. The Marquis de Lafayette memorial, at the corner of...

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Colonel Thomas Knowlton Monument, Hartford

Connecticut honors American Revolution hero Thomas Knowlton  with a statue on the grounds of the state capitol. The statue, near the corner of Trinity Street and Capitol Avenue, honors Knowlton, a...

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Third Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, 1861

In honor of Veterans’ Day, we’re going to run images of selected Connecticut Civil regiments from the Library of Congress this week. Our first image (which you can click to enlarge) depicts the Third...

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First Regiment Connecticut Heavy Artillery, 1862

This undated image detail shows the First Regiment Connecticut Heavy Artillery, at Fort Richardson in Arlington, Virginia. The First Heavy Artillery was formed in the spring of 1861 as the Fourth...

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First Connecticut Battery, May 2, 1863

Near Fredericksburg, Virginia, during the Battle of Chancellorsville. The full image, in a variety of resolutions, can be viewed at the Library of Congress.  

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29th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 1864

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...

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1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Band, 1865

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.

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Winsted Monument Repairs Delayed by Alleged Embezelment

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...

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Veterans Memorial, Avon

A red granite memorial with several panels honors Avon’s war heroes and veterans. The central panel of the monument, at the intersection of West Main Street (Routes 44 and 202) and Ensign Drive, honors...

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Another Civil War Monument Talk in Shelton

On Tuesday, January 14, I’ll be speaking at the Housatonic Civil War Roundtable meeting and sharing a talk titled “Design Trends in Connecticut’s Civil War Monuments.” The talk will review how the...

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Circus Fire Memorial, Hartford

Hartford honors the victims of the city’s worst disaster with a memorial on the site of the 1944 circus fire. On July 6, 1944, a fire during a performance of the Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey...

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Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Milford

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Civil War Monuments, Madison

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Soldiers’ Monument, Ansonia

The Soldiers’ Monument in Ansonia’s Pine Grove Cemetery was dedicated in 1876 to honor local heroes killed in the Civil War.

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Soldiers’ Monument, Mystic

Mystic’s Civil War monument, at the intersection of East Main Street and Broadway Avenue, was dedicated in 1883.

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Soldiers Monument, Unionville

The Civil War monument in Unionville, CT, was dedicated in 1916.  

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Soldiers’ Monument, Kensington

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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Winsted Monument Repairs Delayed by Alleged Embezelment

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...

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Veterans Memorial, Avon

A red granite memorial with several panels honors Avon’s war heroes and veterans. The central panel of the monument, at the intersection of West Main Street (Routes 44 and 202) and Ensign Drive, honors...

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Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Milford

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