The Ninth Regiment
Connecticut Volunteers Monument Pages
courtesy of Kerry Sheldon, Casual Clicks
Over the past three years, I have had the pleasure of being involved in the creation of the monument that is now representing the State of Connecticut in the Vicksburg National Military Park. The monument was dedicated at the Grant's Canal site on October 14, 2008.
These pages are about this impressive monument honoring Connecticut's Ninth Regiment Volunteers...
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--My introduction into the world of the Ninth Regiment
--Credits to Bob Larkin, chairman of the entire project
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--Monument Dedication
--Monument Exhibition
--photos of the exhibition & dedication
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--Brief description of the centerpiect etchings
--Photos of the completed etchings
--Photos of the etching template images
--Photos taken during the etching process
--And yet more snapshots...
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--More detailed descriptions of the image development
--Sample before and after photos
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--Library of Congress Map: Vicksburg, Canal, Fortifications and Vicinity
--Official Souvenir program for 1903 dedication of New Haven 9th Reg CV Monument
--Photos: Battle Flags, Harper's Weekly and other interesting tidbits...
--Exerpt of Murray's 1903 book on the History of the 9th
--Link to a free downloadable version of this book
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Independant sites that have dedicated pages to the memorial
--Ninth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers Committee
--National Park Digital Library & Research Station
--Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society
--Fort Nathan Hale & Black Rock Fort
--CivilWarAlbum.com
--Green-Ghost's Photostream on Flick'r (Gran'ts Canal)
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--The Town Times
--The Day
--DesotoTimes Tribune
--The Boston Globe
--The Southington Citizen
--The Vicksburg Post
--NorwalkPlus.com
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--MyRecordJournal.com
--WTICNewsTalk.com
--WTNH.com
--Newsday.com
--NewHavenRegister.com
--Courant.com
--The Middletown Press
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--The Meriden Record-Journal
--The Cheshire Herald
--The Catholic Transcript
--The New Haven Register
--The Sun Herald
--Fox 61 News at 10
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--A little bit about the Vicksburg National Military Park
--NPS links specifically mentioning the Connecticut Memorial
--A little bit about the Vicksburg National Cemetery
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--A new link that I am working on to acknowledge the generosity of those who donated money, time and talent to this historical project...
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