His connection to another Derby Hall of Famer, William Wooster, during his service in the Civil War eventually brought him to Derby where he embarked on a legal career that brought him great distinction.
https://electronicvalley.org/.../Hall.../torrancce,David.htm
The Kellogg Post was named after Derby resident Col. Elisha Strong Kellogg. He was born in Glastonbury and settled in Derby in 1856. When war broke out, he volunteered for service and was killed in the Battle at Cold Harbor.
The charter members were George W. Phillips, William Ford, James Donahoe, David W. Boardman, Oscar W. Cornish, Stephen A. Cornish, Edward Davis, William D. Gilbert, George F. Morgan and Ezra Sprague.
The signatures of these men are visible on the charter. Post #26 closed in 1940 when the last member Andrew Dear passed away.
This charter may be viewed upon request by e-mailing DPL's Local History Coordinator, Christine Boulay, at cboulay@biblio.org
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
In 1875, the Kellogg Post of the Grand Army of the Republic began a movement to erect a monument to the men of Derby and Shelton who gave their lives as volunteers during the war.
Inscribed on the brass plaque are the names of 83 men, and the poem was composed by Theodore O'Hara, an Irish Kentuckian.
The substructure was completed in 1878 and in 1883, the 7 foot tall bronze statue of a Union Soldier standing at rest was added.
The memorial was dedicated on July 4, 1883 amid great fanfare, a parade, and approximately 8,000 people in attendance. The surrounding cannons were donated later.
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features a subscription book for the building of “a suitable monument in memory of the soldiers of Derby who lost their lives in this late war."
The book is dated August 1, 1876 and lists names and pledge amounts for the Soldiers Monument construction on the Derby Green.
The monument received a full restoration and was rededicated last week July 10, 2018.
Former Valley Community Foundation President/CEO and Derby native Jamie Cohen conceived the idea and led the fundraising effort to restore the monument. The restoration fund still exists within the VCF.
Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
This is shared from Shelton Library System Facebook page.
The program is in-person/virtual hybrid.
Barrett will talk about writing the history of Comanche, the horse of Captain Miles Keogh from the famed battles during the Civil War and at Little Bighorn.
Books will be available for sale and signing.
The Library is at 48 Great Oak Road.
Register at
https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=OXFORD...
This is shared from the Library's Facebook page and website.
SEYMOUR - The Seymour Historical Society will host an online program about Abraham Lincoln at 2 p.m. Feb. 27 presented by Connecticut historian Mark Albertson.
Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech is, of course, The Gettysburg Address. But the stakes were even higher on March 4, 1861, when the 16th president first took office. America was divided. The issue of slavery seemed destined to tear apart the country.
In this timely program Albertson will dissect Lincoln's first Inaugural Address, explaining how the president tried to ease tensions, reassure Southerners and - unsuccessfully, it would turn out - stave off Civil War.
This is shared from the Seymour Historical Society's Facebook event page.
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