Bivouac with the Dead - Regimental Orders LbNA #62948
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 26, 2012 |
| Location: | 2 Cemeteries on Young Street |
| City: | East Hampton |
| County: | Middlesex |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 2 |
| Planted by: | songbirds  |
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| Found by: | burning feet |
| Last found: | Feb 21, 2018 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFaFFFa |
| Last edited: | Nov 7, 2015 |
The muffled drum’s sad roll has beat
The soldier’s last tattoo;
No more on life’s parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On fame’s eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards, with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead.
The Bivouac of the Dead
⎯ Theodore O’Hara
OPERATIONAL PLANNING:
Boxes: 2 in 2 locations 1.6 miles apart
Difficulty: An easy drive with minimal walking required
Time: One hour total for both boxes
Recommended Supplies: A compass would be helpful, but not necessary; stamp; stamp pad; notebook; pen
Of Interest: This is a great letterbox trail for history buffs and for those interested in learning about early families of the area. You will also meet soldiers from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. We’ve provided some historical information for you to read during your adventure. We hope you enjoy our letterboxes.
MISSION:
Your mission will be to bivouac at two separate encampments (1.6 miles apart) and connect the stamps from both in your notebook. This evidence shall be proof of your engagement with the 21st and 24th Regiments for those who demand proof of service from you. Once you have completed your mission you will be mustered out and released to civilian life.
Good luck on your mission
REPORTING FOR DUTY:
You are hereby ordered to muster in with the Connecticut 21st and 24th Regiments. At your earliest convenience you are to join other members of the Regiments who are already at the initial encampment awaiting your arrival and orientation. Once there, and after completing your initial orders, you will then proceed to your second encampment.
To proceed to your first encampment, travel Southward 2 miles on route 196 from the intersection of routes 16 and 196 in East Hampton until you reach the Young Street Cemetery on your right hand side. Park on the grass near the stonewall, enter the cemetery and report to the flagpole.
Please remember that you are walking on hallowed ground and respect those who are buried there.
Clues ✮
✮ With your back to the flagpole and the road, march 24 paces at 190 degrees (general direction: diagonally to your left). Look for the headstones of two brothers who served in the Revolutionary War in two different companies: Capt. Warner’s Company and Capt. Eell’s Company. The names of these two men should ring a bell.
After the war the two brothers built a saw and grist mill near where H. B. Brown and Company’s machine shop still stands, at the foot of Chestnut Hill in East Hampton.
✮ Stand behind and between the headstones of the two brothers and head North for approximately 33 paces, parallel to the road. Turn to face the road and notice two taller headstones fifteen feet in front of you. Walk over to the headstones and also notice a third, that of Elisha Niles, whose wife was Naomi.
Notice the three men who served in the Revolutionary War in two different Companies: Hiram Evans, who served in Company C of the 24th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers, Daniel Morgan, who served in Captain Warner’s Company, and Elisha Niles who served in Captain Spalding’s Company.
The 24th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was organized at Middletown, CT and mustered in November 18, 1862. Left State for East New York November 18th and thence sailed for New Orleans and Baton Rouge, LA., November 29, arriving there December 17. Attached to Grover’s Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1863. Defenses of New Orleans to August, 1863.
SERVICE.--Duty at Baton Rouge until March, 1863. [Note: Hiram Evans died there on February 5, 1863]. Operations against Port Hudson March 7-27. Moved to Donaldsonville March 28. Operations in Western Louisiana April 9-May 14. Teche Campaign April 11-20. Irish Bend April 14. Bayou Vermillion April 17. Expedition to Alexandria and Simsport May 5-18. Destruction of Salt Works, near New Iberia, May 18. Moved to Bayou Sara, thence to Port Hudson, May 22-25. Siege of Port Hudson May 25-July 9. Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14. Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Ordered to Plaquemine District July 11, and duty there until September. Mustered out September 30, 1863. Regiment lost during service 16 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 57 Enlisted men by disease. Total: 75.
✮ Stand behind and between the headstones of Esther Niles and Hiram Evans and, with your back to the road, march 25 paces in the direction of eleven o’clock where you will find a path leading into the woods. Enter the path and a short ways in you will find your first letterbox near a pile of broken cement blocks. In the box you will find the first of two stamps (you will note that this stamp is one of two that must be joined to complete the full stamp). Important: stamp this first image on the right side of your notebook. The stamp at the next location will match up to the left side of this stamp.
Please replace the letterbox exactly as you found it! Thanks!
NOW ON TO YOUR SECOND ENCAMPMENT:
✮ Return to your car and head North on Route 196 towards East Hampton. Travel 1.6 miles to the first entrance to Skinnerville Cemetery on your right. As you approach the cemetery you will notice a small white sign on a post in front of it. If you miss the first entrance there is a second one at the far end of the cemetery. Park your car and report to the flagpole.
✮ With your back to the flagpole and the road, you will notice a dirt road that goes through the middle of the cemetery. Proceed to that road and follow it northward approximately 60-65 paces until you see the headstone for John M. Cederholm on your right. Look at the headstone behind it for the grave of George G. Dumay who, like his comrades at the Young Street Cemetery, also served in the Connecticut 24th Volunteer Infantry.
✮ Now go back to the dirt road and proceed thirty feet further in a northerly direction until immediately on your right you find the grave of Orrin L. Goff, who served in the 21st Regiment during the Civil War.
The 21st Regiment was organized at Norwich September 5, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 11. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, to AprIl, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept of Virginia, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Getty's Division, Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to October, 1863. Heckman's Command, Newport News, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to February, 1864. Defences of Newberne, N.C., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to March, 1864. Sub-District of the Pamlico, N.C., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps. Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.-Duty at Arlington Heights, Va., Defences of Washington, D.C., till November, 1862. March to Falmouth, Va., November 7-19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. Moved to Newport News, Va., February 6-9, thence to Suffolk, Va., March 13. Siege of Suffolk April 12-May 4. Chuckatuck and Reed's Ferry, Nansemond River, May 3. Siege of Suffolk raised May 4. Reconnoissance to Chickahominy June 9-16. Moved to Portsmouth, Va., June 16. Provost and guard duty at Portsmouth and Norfolk till November 10. Moved to Newport News November 10, and duty there till February, 1864. Expedition up James River to Fort Powhatan January 24-25. Smithfield February 1. Moved to Morehead City, N. C., February thence to Newberne February 12, and duty there, at Plymouth and at Washington, N. C., till April. Near Blount's Creek April 5. Moved to Portsmouth, Va., April 28. Butler's operations on South Side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 10-28. Swift Creek, or Arrowfield Church, May 10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drewry's Bluff May 14-16. At Bermuda Hundred May 17-27. Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 27-31. Battles about Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Hare's Hill June 24-28, 1864. In trenches at Bermuda Hundred August 25-September 27, 1864. Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in trenches before Richmond till March, 1865. Expedition to Fredericksburg March 5-8, and up the Potomac River March 11-13. Moved to White House March 13-18, thence to Signal Hill, before Richmond, March 24-26. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Moved to Columbia April 28, and duty there till June. Mustered out June 16, 1865. Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 55 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 114 Enlisted men by disease. Total 175.
✮ From Orin’s grave, proceed approximately 16 paces to the South (towards the metal fence along the back of the cemetery.) Look for the headstone of James R. Goff, near a birdhouse. What is the connection between these two men?
✮ When you are at James Goff’s headstone, turn and walk South South West along the back fence for approximately 84 paces until you see a large rock where the cemetery road bends towards the main road. Look for your letterbox along the edge of the woods on the side of the cemetery. When you find it, match this stamp to the left side of the image you made at the first encampment. You will notice a pencil mark on the top right corner of the stamp. Align that mark with the left edge of the stamp already in your book before you stamp. Then align the pencil mark on the right edge of the stamp with the top rifle on the stamp impression already in your book. Be sure to align this stamp both vertically and horizontally so that it aligns with your first image. Now stamp it to complete the image. Once you have stamped your book, please replace the letterbox very carefully just as you found it.
With your discharge papers stamped, you have now completed your mission.
Depending on the time, you may want to consider engaging in some side skirmishes:
SIDE SKIRMISHES:
Congregational Church of East Hampton
59 Main Street
East Hampton, CT
If you time it right and make the 10:00 a.m. service, you might get to hear the Songbirds sing. The church has a phenomenal choir, and it could be a great place to start or end your mission. See if you can guess who the two songbirds are! (Note: the choir is off for the summer but will be back in September.) (To get to the Church, continue North on Route 196 until it ends. Turn left and when you come to the traffic light you will see the Church just ahead on your right.
Higher Grounds
70 Main Street
East Hampton, CT
(860) 467-6634
Across the street from the Congregational Church is a quaint little coffee shop, Higher Grounds. Their coffee is great and they make some delicious treats there.
Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center
2 Barton Hill Road
East Hampton, CT
(860) 537-2647
The mission of the Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center is to interpret and display the artistic and historical heritage of our area and to provide a place where people of all ages can experience and celebrate the arts and humanities. If you are into local history, it’s worth a visit.
Middletown : 24th Regiment C.V. Monument
Washington Green
301 Washington Terrace
Middletown, CT
Dedicated: October 20, 1904
Type: Pink granite exedra with central pier bearing bronze plaques
Architect: H. Hilliard Smith
Supplier: Fox-Becker Granite Company
Height: Approximately 16'
Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street (Connecticut Route 66) and Park Place, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street.
This 1904 monument, near the western end of the green, honors the 24th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, a Civil War unit that fought primarily in Louisiana. The monument features a short column flanked by two curved benches and a sphere topped by a bronze eagle. The front (north) face of the monument bears the numeral 24 in a wreath, and lists the battle of Port Hudson. A bronze plaque is inscribed with a dedication “Erected by members of the 24th C.V., citizens of Middletown and [the] state of Connecticut 1904.”
The west face of the monument lists the battle of Irish Bend. The south face lists the battle of Donaldsonville, and bears a plaque honoring about 75 members of the regiment who were killed in action, had died from wounds, or had died after the war’s conclusion. The east face lists the battle of Baton Rouge.
A parade and long program marked the dedication ceremony. The Governor of Connecticut, Abiram Chamberlain, was in attendance. Orator of the day was the Reverend Bradford Paul Raymond, D.D., L.L.D., president of Wesleyan University. The event was different in tone from many of those that preceded it by two or three decades in that no active troops marched in the parade and no reference was made by the speakers to the insidious character of the motivations and actions of the South. The speakers extolled those who had served, spoke ill of "dreadful battle," and dealt in excruciating detail with the history of campaigns of the 24th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers.
Cost of the monument was $2,700, paid $1,000 by the State of Connecticut, $1,000 by the City of Middletown, and $700 by members of the regimental association.
The soldier’s last tattoo;
No more on life’s parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On fame’s eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards, with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead.
The Bivouac of the Dead
⎯ Theodore O’Hara
OPERATIONAL PLANNING:
Boxes: 2 in 2 locations 1.6 miles apart
Difficulty: An easy drive with minimal walking required
Time: One hour total for both boxes
Recommended Supplies: A compass would be helpful, but not necessary; stamp; stamp pad; notebook; pen
Of Interest: This is a great letterbox trail for history buffs and for those interested in learning about early families of the area. You will also meet soldiers from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. We’ve provided some historical information for you to read during your adventure. We hope you enjoy our letterboxes.
MISSION:
Your mission will be to bivouac at two separate encampments (1.6 miles apart) and connect the stamps from both in your notebook. This evidence shall be proof of your engagement with the 21st and 24th Regiments for those who demand proof of service from you. Once you have completed your mission you will be mustered out and released to civilian life.
Good luck on your mission
REPORTING FOR DUTY:
You are hereby ordered to muster in with the Connecticut 21st and 24th Regiments. At your earliest convenience you are to join other members of the Regiments who are already at the initial encampment awaiting your arrival and orientation. Once there, and after completing your initial orders, you will then proceed to your second encampment.
To proceed to your first encampment, travel Southward 2 miles on route 196 from the intersection of routes 16 and 196 in East Hampton until you reach the Young Street Cemetery on your right hand side. Park on the grass near the stonewall, enter the cemetery and report to the flagpole.
Please remember that you are walking on hallowed ground and respect those who are buried there.
Clues ✮
✮ With your back to the flagpole and the road, march 24 paces at 190 degrees (general direction: diagonally to your left). Look for the headstones of two brothers who served in the Revolutionary War in two different companies: Capt. Warner’s Company and Capt. Eell’s Company. The names of these two men should ring a bell.
After the war the two brothers built a saw and grist mill near where H. B. Brown and Company’s machine shop still stands, at the foot of Chestnut Hill in East Hampton.
✮ Stand behind and between the headstones of the two brothers and head North for approximately 33 paces, parallel to the road. Turn to face the road and notice two taller headstones fifteen feet in front of you. Walk over to the headstones and also notice a third, that of Elisha Niles, whose wife was Naomi.
Notice the three men who served in the Revolutionary War in two different Companies: Hiram Evans, who served in Company C of the 24th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers, Daniel Morgan, who served in Captain Warner’s Company, and Elisha Niles who served in Captain Spalding’s Company.
The 24th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was organized at Middletown, CT and mustered in November 18, 1862. Left State for East New York November 18th and thence sailed for New Orleans and Baton Rouge, LA., November 29, arriving there December 17. Attached to Grover’s Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1863. Defenses of New Orleans to August, 1863.
SERVICE.--Duty at Baton Rouge until March, 1863. [Note: Hiram Evans died there on February 5, 1863]. Operations against Port Hudson March 7-27. Moved to Donaldsonville March 28. Operations in Western Louisiana April 9-May 14. Teche Campaign April 11-20. Irish Bend April 14. Bayou Vermillion April 17. Expedition to Alexandria and Simsport May 5-18. Destruction of Salt Works, near New Iberia, May 18. Moved to Bayou Sara, thence to Port Hudson, May 22-25. Siege of Port Hudson May 25-July 9. Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14. Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Ordered to Plaquemine District July 11, and duty there until September. Mustered out September 30, 1863. Regiment lost during service 16 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 57 Enlisted men by disease. Total: 75.
✮ Stand behind and between the headstones of Esther Niles and Hiram Evans and, with your back to the road, march 25 paces in the direction of eleven o’clock where you will find a path leading into the woods. Enter the path and a short ways in you will find your first letterbox near a pile of broken cement blocks. In the box you will find the first of two stamps (you will note that this stamp is one of two that must be joined to complete the full stamp). Important: stamp this first image on the right side of your notebook. The stamp at the next location will match up to the left side of this stamp.
Please replace the letterbox exactly as you found it! Thanks!
NOW ON TO YOUR SECOND ENCAMPMENT:
✮ Return to your car and head North on Route 196 towards East Hampton. Travel 1.6 miles to the first entrance to Skinnerville Cemetery on your right. As you approach the cemetery you will notice a small white sign on a post in front of it. If you miss the first entrance there is a second one at the far end of the cemetery. Park your car and report to the flagpole.
✮ With your back to the flagpole and the road, you will notice a dirt road that goes through the middle of the cemetery. Proceed to that road and follow it northward approximately 60-65 paces until you see the headstone for John M. Cederholm on your right. Look at the headstone behind it for the grave of George G. Dumay who, like his comrades at the Young Street Cemetery, also served in the Connecticut 24th Volunteer Infantry.
✮ Now go back to the dirt road and proceed thirty feet further in a northerly direction until immediately on your right you find the grave of Orrin L. Goff, who served in the 21st Regiment during the Civil War.
The 21st Regiment was organized at Norwich September 5, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 11. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, to AprIl, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept of Virginia, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Getty's Division, Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to October, 1863. Heckman's Command, Newport News, Va., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to February, 1864. Defences of Newberne, N.C., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to March, 1864. Sub-District of the Pamlico, N.C., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps. Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.-Duty at Arlington Heights, Va., Defences of Washington, D.C., till November, 1862. March to Falmouth, Va., November 7-19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. Moved to Newport News, Va., February 6-9, thence to Suffolk, Va., March 13. Siege of Suffolk April 12-May 4. Chuckatuck and Reed's Ferry, Nansemond River, May 3. Siege of Suffolk raised May 4. Reconnoissance to Chickahominy June 9-16. Moved to Portsmouth, Va., June 16. Provost and guard duty at Portsmouth and Norfolk till November 10. Moved to Newport News November 10, and duty there till February, 1864. Expedition up James River to Fort Powhatan January 24-25. Smithfield February 1. Moved to Morehead City, N. C., February thence to Newberne February 12, and duty there, at Plymouth and at Washington, N. C., till April. Near Blount's Creek April 5. Moved to Portsmouth, Va., April 28. Butler's operations on South Side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 10-28. Swift Creek, or Arrowfield Church, May 10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drewry's Bluff May 14-16. At Bermuda Hundred May 17-27. Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 27-31. Battles about Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Hare's Hill June 24-28, 1864. In trenches at Bermuda Hundred August 25-September 27, 1864. Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in trenches before Richmond till March, 1865. Expedition to Fredericksburg March 5-8, and up the Potomac River March 11-13. Moved to White House March 13-18, thence to Signal Hill, before Richmond, March 24-26. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Moved to Columbia April 28, and duty there till June. Mustered out June 16, 1865. Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 55 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 114 Enlisted men by disease. Total 175.
✮ From Orin’s grave, proceed approximately 16 paces to the South (towards the metal fence along the back of the cemetery.) Look for the headstone of James R. Goff, near a birdhouse. What is the connection between these two men?
✮ When you are at James Goff’s headstone, turn and walk South South West along the back fence for approximately 84 paces until you see a large rock where the cemetery road bends towards the main road. Look for your letterbox along the edge of the woods on the side of the cemetery. When you find it, match this stamp to the left side of the image you made at the first encampment. You will notice a pencil mark on the top right corner of the stamp. Align that mark with the left edge of the stamp already in your book before you stamp. Then align the pencil mark on the right edge of the stamp with the top rifle on the stamp impression already in your book. Be sure to align this stamp both vertically and horizontally so that it aligns with your first image. Now stamp it to complete the image. Once you have stamped your book, please replace the letterbox very carefully just as you found it.
With your discharge papers stamped, you have now completed your mission.
Depending on the time, you may want to consider engaging in some side skirmishes:
SIDE SKIRMISHES:
Congregational Church of East Hampton
59 Main Street
East Hampton, CT
If you time it right and make the 10:00 a.m. service, you might get to hear the Songbirds sing. The church has a phenomenal choir, and it could be a great place to start or end your mission. See if you can guess who the two songbirds are! (Note: the choir is off for the summer but will be back in September.) (To get to the Church, continue North on Route 196 until it ends. Turn left and when you come to the traffic light you will see the Church just ahead on your right.
Higher Grounds
70 Main Street
East Hampton, CT
(860) 467-6634
Across the street from the Congregational Church is a quaint little coffee shop, Higher Grounds. Their coffee is great and they make some delicious treats there.
Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center
2 Barton Hill Road
East Hampton, CT
(860) 537-2647
The mission of the Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center is to interpret and display the artistic and historical heritage of our area and to provide a place where people of all ages can experience and celebrate the arts and humanities. If you are into local history, it’s worth a visit.
Middletown : 24th Regiment C.V. Monument
Washington Green
301 Washington Terrace
Middletown, CT
Dedicated: October 20, 1904
Type: Pink granite exedra with central pier bearing bronze plaques
Architect: H. Hilliard Smith
Supplier: Fox-Becker Granite Company
Height: Approximately 16'
Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street (Connecticut Route 66) and Park Place, on the right when traveling east on Washington Street.
This 1904 monument, near the western end of the green, honors the 24th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, a Civil War unit that fought primarily in Louisiana. The monument features a short column flanked by two curved benches and a sphere topped by a bronze eagle. The front (north) face of the monument bears the numeral 24 in a wreath, and lists the battle of Port Hudson. A bronze plaque is inscribed with a dedication “Erected by members of the 24th C.V., citizens of Middletown and [the] state of Connecticut 1904.”
The west face of the monument lists the battle of Irish Bend. The south face lists the battle of Donaldsonville, and bears a plaque honoring about 75 members of the regiment who were killed in action, had died from wounds, or had died after the war’s conclusion. The east face lists the battle of Baton Rouge.
A parade and long program marked the dedication ceremony. The Governor of Connecticut, Abiram Chamberlain, was in attendance. Orator of the day was the Reverend Bradford Paul Raymond, D.D., L.L.D., president of Wesleyan University. The event was different in tone from many of those that preceded it by two or three decades in that no active troops marched in the parade and no reference was made by the speakers to the insidious character of the motivations and actions of the South. The speakers extolled those who had served, spoke ill of "dreadful battle," and dealt in excruciating detail with the history of campaigns of the 24th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers.
Cost of the monument was $2,700, paid $1,000 by the State of Connecticut, $1,000 by the City of Middletown, and $700 by members of the regimental association.