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Fitz-Green Hollister - Corporal
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Contact Name: George Humphrey
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Date Added: 9/14/2008

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I William Henry JohnsonRank Unknown
I am researching William Henry Johnson, reported to be a member of the 8th Connecticut, present at the battles of Bull Run, Roanoke Island, and New Bern, NC (March 14, 1862), after which he received a medical discharge. Historian Noah Andre Trudeau credits him with being a black man who was able to cross the color line and enlist in the 8th CT Infantry before the Emancipation Proclamation opened the war to black troops. In all likelihood, the military records would list him as “white.” I would appreciate any additional information. Thank you.

Contact Name: Edythe Ann Quinn, Ph.D.
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Date Added: 1/13/2011

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henry menold - Corporal
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Contact Name: Kristy Horstkamp
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Date Added: 8/3/2004

Company A
Isaac Tuller - Private
Died of typhoid fever in New Bern, NC. Died April 9,1862.
Letter in John Bank's Civil War blog provides the following - disposition of property and that he as buried in the New Bern Cemetery - have not seen the name listed in the National Cemetery New Bern NC
Contact Name: Skip Riddle
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Date Added: 12/23/2013

Company A
Joseph Albert Wetherell - Private
Enl. Apr. 18, 1861, must. apr. 22, 1861. Private, 1st Regt. (Inf.), Co. A. Must. out July 31, 1861. Re-enl. Sept. 25, 1861, must. Sept. 27, 1861. Private, 8th Regt., co. A. Re-enl. Dec 24, 1863, in Veteran Reserve Corps, must. out Dec. 12, 1865.
Contact Name: Tom Wetherell
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Date Added: 7/14/2007

Company B
Halsey F.D. Phelps. - Private
Bullet wound in the head.
Hartford Daily Courant, 5/9/1862.

Maria Owen was married to Daniel Phelps by Rev. Moses Welch, D.D. at Mansfield CT in the year 1821.
Daniel Phelps died in the year 1855.
East Windsor, Hartford County, CT
John Abbe declared that Halsey Phelps was employed by Abbe Woodward & Co., he worked on the River, as a boat hand.
Widowed mother Maria Owen Phelps resided at Warehouse Point, East Windsor, CT
Contact Name: Gilbert Skip Riddle
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Date Added: 3/24/2014

Company D
George Kimball Morgan - Private
Died June 11th, 1862 at Beaufort, N.C.
Contact Name: Eric Hart
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Date Added: 7/11/2016

Company F
George Washington Fisk - Private
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Contact Name: Sonja Fisk Jones
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Date Added: 9/26/2007

Company G
Michael Farley - Private
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Contact Name: Matt Reardon
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Date Added: 10/7/2007

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