Reunion of the 29th Connecticut Infantry Regiment officers, 1867.

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Reunion of the 29th Connecticut Infantry Regiment officers, 1867.

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The collection consists of invitations to former officers of the 29th regiment who were invited by a committee including Edward Bacon of New Haven, Connecticut, and their replies. Many men reported on their activities after discharge. The invitation included a page on which they could write about their lives. Also includes a bill from the New Haven Hotel for the supper.

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Connecticut Historical Society

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Bacon, Edward W. (Edward Woolsey), 1843-1887

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Edward Woolsey Bacon (1843-1887) was born in New Haven, Conn., the son of the Reverend Dr. Leonard Bacon (1802-1881), prominent Congregational minister and opponent of slavery. Edward Bacon left Yale University at the age of seventeen and joined the U.S. Navy as a captain's clerk during the Civil War. By 1864, however, Bacon had switched to the army and served with distinction as a captain with the 29th Connecticut Volunteers, Colored Regiment, Army of the James, and later as major of the 117th ...

United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 29th (1864-1865)

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The 29th Regiment of the Connecticut Infantry was the first black regiment in Connecticut. Organized at Fair Haven and mustered in March 1864. After duty in Maryland and South Carolina, the regiment engaged in siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. After the occupation of Richmond in April 1865, the regiment guarded prisoners of war at Point Lookout, Maryland. In June of 1865, the 29th was shipped to Texas, arriving at Brazos Santiago on July 3. The regiment marched to Brown...