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normaninvasion
57 minutes ago, Yancy Irwin said:

i have not read that book...Thanks for the heads up I just ordered it on Amazon!

You will be really happy! Also of note Volunteer Sons of Connecticut by Blaike Hines

 

BTW great thread and items. Love the Minute Man Medal

 

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Yancy Irwin
On 7/2/2022 at 8:04 PM, normaninvasion said:

You will be really happy! Also of note Volunteer Sons of Connecticut by Blaike Hines

 

BTW great thread and items. Love the Minute Man Medal

 

I bought the Hines book as well...found a used copy on Amazon for $7! I look forward to reading both! Already planning another Fort Fisher visit next month!

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RANDALL 1953

My hometown was Windsor Connecticut. This photo shows a gathering of men from Windsor that fought in the Civil War. Photo was taken on Memorial Day in 1916.

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Randall I've been to Windsor before as a kid...I was born in Danbury....Although i have not lived in CT since the 90's... my brother and sister live in Waterbury still...

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Yancy Irwin

It's been a year and a half since I've updated this thread..I've been fortunate to add a few nice CT civil war pieces to my collection.

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My favorite find of the last year and a half-grouping to a CT officer from a prestigious CT family with a well documented civil war history.His older brother was a Sgt in the same regiment and died during the war-grouping consists of a photo,sword, artillery sash and 2 promotion documents.

 

Screenshot_20231224-094057.png.7af6c6cc478f78b5e352d30014cbd02c.pngScreenshot_20231224-094110.png.c876bb1c02181b784e93eef837b63417.pngScreenshot_20231224-094118.png.acad3a011407763b967128ef4b280d2e.pngScreenshot_20231224-094124.png.7060bcb4b2195267c85ad2c922991b1c.pngFirst Lt. Edward Charles Huxley (1843-1908), younger brother of Sgt. Matthew Huxley, entered the army as a private at age 18, and rapidly advanced to quartermaster sergeant, second lieutenant and first lieutenant. He eventually commanded Company L, composed entirely of recruits. As such, it did not have the same close-knit nature as the regiment’s earlier companies. Huxley and other company officers struggled to maintain morale as more than 90 of its number deserted.

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Screenshot_20240213-082216.png.5d530037756ccbc98772d30b7212c3a8.png02-1598281287-58.jpg.9183a36c69acd580e3d60187464841ef.jpgThis is a photo I found online of Lt Huxley..it is not in my collection!

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