Alternate Designations: None.
Commander: Lt. Col. Douglas Fowler (Jan. 26, 1826-July 1, 1863); Maj. Allen G. Brady (1822-1905).
Numbers: 386; 20 killed, 81 wounded, 96 missing.
Raised: Fairfield County.
Dedicated: 1893.
Location: Wainwright Avenue, base of East Cemetery Hill. Located on the west side of Wainwright Avenue near the north end. 39° 49.356′ N, 77° 13.687′ W.
Description: A granite shaft bearing incised inscriptions and a relief of the state seal of Connecticut. The shaft rests atop a triple base. The State of Connecticut appropriated $500 towards its construction on March 16, 1887, and did so again on May 6, 1889. Monument is a 2.3 foot square smooth cut granite shaft with an excised state seal and incised inscriptions on the east and set on a 5.3 foot square three-part base. Overall height is 19.9 feet. The monument reportedly stands on the spot where Captain Burr captured the “la tiger color bearer.”
Other Monuments: Second Monument | Memorial Flagpole
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