Warren Veterans Memorial

This Memorial Stands In

Honor Of All The Men

And Women From The Town Of

Warren Who Served Our

Country In Times Of War

Marker is at the intersection of Cornwall Road (Connecticut Route 45) and Kent Road (Connecticut Route 341), on the left when ...

The Construction of Fort Griswold

Stabilization and Preservation of Fort Griswold

In November 1775, Colonel Jedeiah Elderkin was directed by the Governor and the Council of Safety “to view the circumstances of the harbor at New London and neighboring places, and consider of the most proper ...

Dawson's Georgia Battery.

Eldridge's Artillery Battalion.

Dawson's Georgia Battery.

Two 12-PDR. Napoleons; Two 12-PDR. Howitzers.

Maj. J.W. Eldridge's Artillery Battalion.

Stewart's Div. Breckinridges's Corps.

1st Lieut. R.W. Anderson, Commanding,

1st Lieut. Henry S. Greaves,

2nd Lieut. R.H. Brown, 2d Lieut. W.G. Allen.

Nov. 25th, 1863, 4 P.M.

The battery came into position ...

William Branch Giles

Noted lawyer and statesman William Branch Giles was born 12 Aug. 1762 in Amelia County and educated at Hampden-Sydney College, Princeton, and the College of William and Mary. Giles served Virginia in the United States House of Representatives (1790-1798 and ...

Weaver’s Cottage

This stone home was erected circa 1798 on the foundation of an 18th century Log Building owned by John Quinn, Weaver and the original proprietor of the townships first Tavern, The Fox Chase Inn.

For many years the cottage was ...

Warren

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Warren

This area was settled in 1737 as part of the Town of Kent. A separate ecclesiastical society called the Society of East Greenwich, established in 1750, led to the founding of a church in 1756 and a ...

6th Iowa Infantry

McDowell's Brigade - Sherman's Division

(front)

Iowa

To Her

6th Infantry,

McDowell's (1st) Brigade,

Sherman's (5th) Division,

Army of the Tennessee.

(back)

Iowa

6th Regiment Infantry Volunteers

Commanded by Capt. John Williams (wounded)

Capt. Madison M. Walden

This regiment held a position near its camp on the Purdy road, the extreme right of ...

6th Iowa Infantry

McDowell's Brigade - Sherman's Division

(front)

Iowa

To Her

6th Infantry,

McDowell's (1st) Brigade,

Sherman's (5th) Division,

Army of the Tennessee.

(back)

Iowa

6th Regiment Infantry Volunteers

Commanded by Capt. John Williams (wounded)

Capt. Madison M. Walden

This regiment held a position near its camp on the Purdy road, the extreme right of ...

The Atlantic Trade

New London Enters the World Economy

English settlers were attracted to the Thames River because it offered a safe harbor and good anchorage with easy access to the sea. This quickly led to a thriving community based on coastal trade.

New London ...

Confederate Burial Trench #2

To the Confederate Dead

in the Trenches

Erected by Tenn. Division

U.D.C. 1935

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Sherman Road and Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Extension Road, on the right when traveling south.

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