The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Company G, 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, to stage march
MIDDLETOWN » The streets of Middletown will come alive with members of Company G of the 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry marching in full uniform on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m.
The march begins at the General Joseph Mansfield House, 151 Main Street, and ends with a firing salute at the grave of General Mansfield in Indian Hill Cemetery.
The public is invited to march along and hear brief talks about the city’s rich Civil War history. Speakers include Central Connecticut State University professor Matthew Warshauer, Civil War author John Banks, and members of Company G.
The first stop, after opening remarks at the Mansfield House, will be the South Green where the Civil War Soldiers’ Monument and the Henry Clay Work Monument will be highlighted along with the actual 14th CVI stop in Middletown on the way to the battlefield. Wesleyan’s Memorial Chapel, built to honor students who served in the war, will be visited enroute to the 24th CVI monument on the Washington Green. The stories of local soldiers buried in Mortimer Cemetery will be told before returning to the Mansfield House.
After driving to Indian Hill Cemetery, the final stops will be the Washington Terrace Cemetery, the final resting place of Middletown’s African American soldiers, the GAR Monument in Indian Hill, and General Mansfield’s grave. The walking distance of Part I is about 2 miles, with the second part being about a half-mile.
Company G members and the society are seeking pledges of $10 with the proceeds being divided between the maintenance of the Mansfield House and Civil War battlefield preservation efforts.
To make a pledge, contact the Historical Society at 860-346-0746. Participants may also bring in their donations the day of the march.
In the event of heavy rain, the march will be cancelled.
Updates will be available by visiting the Society’s website, https://mchsct.org or by calling the Society.