Battle of Charcoal Run, New Fairfield, CT
- Title
- Battle of Charcoal Run, New Fairfield, CT
- Date
- 1861-08-24
- Description
- 5 clippings
- Subject
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Protest movements
- Danbury (Conn.)--History
- Battle of Charcoal Run
- Civil War
- Clippings
- Lovers Leap
- Abstract
- Articles documenting the "Battle of Charcoal Run in the Danbury News. In 1861 a group of 3 month volunteers assembled at a saloon and resolved to remove a "peace flag" flying from the top of a hill near Danbury. Additionally, there is a patriotic song sang at a picnic at the Oak College grove, and a period description of Lover's Leap (August 12, 1861).
Battle of Charcoal Run, New Fairfield, CT. 1861, Digital Archival Objects at WestConn, accessed April 15, 2026, https://archives.library.wcsu.edu/omeka-s/s/digital/item/3718





