BROTHER IN ARMS
Sep 24, 2019
2 minutes
–D.B.S.
Chester, served in the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery, a unit trained to use the largest cannons in the Union arsenal. Chester mustered in for three years on March 15, 1862, at age 35, relatively old for a Civil War soldier. The red-haired, blue-eyed prewar carpenter’s ability to work with his hands was appreciated by his
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