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Litchfield Enquirer, The, 1864 Jun 18

Contains extensive coverage of the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor, a list of killed and wounded, and obituaries of Luman Wadhams, Charles Adams (1845-1864), and Lyman Smith.

Entire third and fourth page. Contains extensive coverage of the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor, a list of killed and wounded, and obituaries of Luman Wadhams, Charles Adams (1845-1864), and Lyman Smith. Currently housed in 18B oversize box 17.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family collection, 1798-1928, Date acquired: 01/06/1970, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Other papers

Kellogg, Lt. Col. Elisha S., 1863 Box 32, Folder 132

Elisha Kellogg, (one a copy and one an enlargement), Commanding Officer of the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery. Killed at Cold Harbor, 1864. An 9½" x 8" print of glass slide, mustering of the 19th Regt.

Photos of Col. Elisha Kellogg, (one a copy and one an enlargement), Commanding Officer of the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery. Killed at Cold Harbor, 1864. An 9½" x 8" print of glass slide, mustering of the 19th Regt. CT Infantry (on the Green in Litchfield), later became the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Litchfield Historical Society photograph collection, 1840-2000
  3. Series 1. Prints
  4. Portraits

Kellogg, Lt. Col. Elisha S., 1863 Box 32, Folder 132

Elisha Kellogg, (one a copy and one an enlargement), Commanding Officer of the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery. Killed at Cold Harbor, 1864. An 9½" x 8" print of glass slide, mustering of the 19th Regt.

Photos of Col. Elisha Kellogg, (one a copy and one an enlargement), Commanding Officer of the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery. Killed at Cold Harbor, 1864. An 9½" x 8" print of glass slide, mustering of the 19th Regt. CT Infantry (on the Green in Litchfield), later became the 2nd CT Heavy Artillery.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Litchfield Historical Society photograph collection, 1840-2000
  3. Series 1. Prints
  4. Portraits

Greene, Marie Barton to Wheelock, Mary Adams, 1864 Folder 6

Adams had been been severely wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. John H. Hubbard and several others were present.

Marie Barton Greene worked with the Christian Commission and Sanitary Commission attending to wounded Civil War soldiers as they arrived in Washington, D.C. She sent two letters to a sister of Charles Adams (1845-1864), Mary Adams Wheelock, describing how she attended Adams during the last hours of his life on June 11, 1864. Adams had been been severely wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. John H. Hubbard and several others were present. One letter includes a poem she wrote "suggested by meeting and watching beside" Charles "in his last moments."

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family papers, 1798-1928, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence
  4. Wheelock, Mary Adams (1838-1895)

Greene, Marie Barton to Wheelock, Mary Adams, 1864 Folder 6

Adams had been been severely wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. John H. Hubbard and several others were present.

Marie Barton Greene worked with the Christian Commission and Sanitary Commission attending to wounded Civil War soldiers as they arrived in Washington, D.C. She sent two letters to a sister of Charles Adams (1845-1864), Mary Adams Wheelock, describing how she attended Adams during the last hours of his life on June 11, 1864. Adams had been been severely wounded in the Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor. John H. Hubbard and several others were present. One letter includes a poem she wrote "suggested by meeting and watching beside" Charles "in his last moments."

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family collection, 1798-1928, Date acquired: 01/06/1970, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence
  4. Wheelock, Mary Adams (1838-1895)

Charles E. Plumb letter, 1864 Jun 26 1.00 folders

to his brother, who he has recently heard was not hurt during the battle of Cold Harbor. He is grateful his brother and other brother, Seth, have thus far escaped unharmed.
to his brother, who he has recently heard was not hurt during the battle of Cold Harbor. He is grateful his brother and other brother, Seth, have thus far escaped unharmed.
Plumb, Charles E., 1845-1913
Letter written from Washington [Conn.?] to his brother, who he has recently heard was not hurt during the battle of Cold Harbor. He is grateful his brother and other brother, Seth, have thus far escaped unharmed. Also writes about his activities in Washington and health. Photocopy.
  1. The Litchfield Historical Society

March 2014 clippings, 2014-03 Box clippings_08, Folder 28

Veteran Affairs Coordination | Social Media Job Awareness | Leadership Academy GLOW | Food & Farming Confab | 'Black Men Writing to live' Lecture | Tasha Edmonds on Writing | Debate Union Wins Regionals | Cold Harbor List of Dead | Undocumented Students Seek Financial Aid | Eileen FitzGerald Urges Anti-Bullying | Weather Lab Bridge Program | Art Cummings Charity Breakfast Swing | Jay Murray: Attracting More Students | Mixed Reaction on Tuition Hike | Opera to Mount 'Die Fledermaus' | Ana Marquez-Greene Playground Construction Begins | CollegeWeekLive Search Begins | Local Women Influential in Quests for Equaliy | CFC Azul Reach Stadium Agreement | Eileen FitzGerald on Tennis and Life Lessons | Poetry Reading | Events in Danbury | Youth Football Camp | Penguin Plunge | Women's Brunch in Sherman | Sexual Assault Student Forum | Gun Owner Rights Dispute | Fairfield County Communities Top Movoto 'Best Places' List | Opera Presents 'Die Fledermaus' | NCC Nursing Fair | Best Attendance Ever at Parent Empowerment University | Couple Unearths Danbury History | Seven Students Perform at String Festival | Lyme Disease Spotlight | White Street Task Force
  1. Western Connecticut State University Archives and Special Collections
  2. Western Connecticut State University Photographs and Miscellanea, 1903-present
  3. Series III: Clippings
  4. Dec 2011-2018

Adams, Charles (1845-1864)

On June 11, 1864, he died of wounds received on June 1 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. During the war, Adams regularly wrote letters to his parents and sisters.

Charles Adams (1845-1864) was the son of Charles and Julia Hinman Adams and grandson of Joseph and Deborah Marsh Adams. He was born in Litchfield. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the 19th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in 1862. On June 11, 1864, he died of wounds received on June 1 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. During the war, Adams regularly wrote letters to his parents and sisters. He recorded his thoughts about Generals McClellan, Burnside, and Grant, and President Lincoln; life in camp (maintaining and outfitting tents, sleeping arrangements, food, prayer meetings, entertainments and lectures, snowball battles); support for the Emancipation Proclamation; his belief in the cause; postings, guard duty, inspections, and drills; encouraging enlistment; speculation about duration of war and upcoming military activities; his cousin, Charles Hinman Graves, and other relatives he sees; the 40th N.Y. and Bull Run; African-American dock and government stores workers; guarding "contrabands" (freed or former slaves) from Virginia and Maryland; news of other Litchfield residents; politics in Connecticut; and the weather.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family papers, 1798-1928, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence

Adams, Charles (1845-1864)

On June 11, 1864, he died of wounds received on June 1 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. During the war, Adams regularly wrote letters to his parents and sisters.

Charles Adams (1845-1864) was the son of Charles and Julia Hinman Adams and grandson of Joseph and Deborah Marsh Adams. He was born in Litchfield. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the 19th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in 1862. On June 11, 1864, he died of wounds received on June 1 during the Battle of Cold Harbor. During the war, Adams regularly wrote letters to his parents and sisters. He recorded his thoughts about Generals McClellan, Burnside, and Grant, and President Lincoln; life in camp (maintaining and outfitting tents, sleeping arrangements, food, prayer meetings, entertainments and lectures, snowball battles); support for the Emancipation Proclamation; his belief in the cause; postings, guard duty, inspections, and drills; encouraging enlistment; speculation about duration of war and upcoming military activities; his cousin, Charles Hinman Graves, and other relatives he sees; the 40th N.Y. and Bull Run; African-American dock and government stores workers; guarding "contrabands" (freed or former enslaved people) from Virginia and Maryland; news of other Litchfield residents; politics in Connecticut; and the weather.

  1. The Litchfield Historical Society
  2. Adams family collection, 1798-1928, Date acquired: 01/06/1970, bulk 1798-1877
  3. Correspondence

Homer S. Curtis papers, 1858-1875 1 Linear Feet

The 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery, as they were later known, was not committed to battle until June, 1864 at Cold Harbor, Va., when it seized and held Confederate positions under withering fire for 36 hours.
He spent considerable time detached from his regiment, whether in hospital for illness or serving in other capacities, rejoining them shortly after their defeat at Cold Harbor. He largely remained with the 2nd until the end of the war, remaining in Washington D.C. through the summer of 1865 as the enlisted men were slowly discharged from the regiment and returned home.
Curtis, Homer S. (Sackett ), 1841-1875.
Correspondence between Lt. Homer Curtis of the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery and his family from 1859 to 1875
  1. Connecticut College -Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives

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