Picture Connecticut: A New Civil War Marker

VERNON, CT — The latest stop on the Picture Connecticut tour takes us to a new Civil War monument.

A Vernon scout last weekend has put the finishing touches on his Eagle project that takes a ride back into history. It's a granite stone monument that was dedicated at the Vernon Depot Historic Park to mark the spot where soldiers from the area boarded trains to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War.

It was the culmination of Josh Prignano's community project.

The men boarded trains in Vernon and were transported to Hartford and mustered into Company F of the 5th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment. According to the National Park Service, the 5th Connecticut was in action at places like Front Royal, Cedar Mountain, Bull Run, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.

The 5th was also present for the Surrender of Gen. Joseph Johnston and his army, according to the park service.

Members of Prignano's Troop 2020 volunteered to help and assistance was also given by the town of Vernon and private citizens. Research guidance for the project was rendered by local historian Matthew Reardon. The New England Civil War Museum and Research Center had endorsed the project, which it had envisioned for some time.

Prignano is both a Civil War and Revolutionary War re-enactor.

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Picture Connecticut is a weekly series that features images of the state, past and present.
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2024

• A Spooky Sculpture, Tolland
• Whalers gear ... in Carolina, Cary, NC
• The Hurricane of 1938 (Part 2), Mystic, Stonington
• The Hurricane of 1938 (Part 1), New London
• Firefighters Memorial Garden, Manchester
• Eagleville, Mansfield
• Island Beach Ferry, Greenwich
• High School Sports Booster Car Washes, anywhere in CT
• The Lyman Orchards Maze, Middlefield
• A bucket of FC, Vernon

• The Bug Mailbox, Ellington-Somers
• All Faiths Gather At Town Park, Vernon
• Riverside Igloos, Milford
• The TPC Pro Shop, Cromwell
• The Santa House, North Pole, er, Northern Connecticut
• Mile 4 Funnel, Manchester Road Race, Manchester
• UConn Lacrosse Giving Back, Connecticut River Valley
• The Capitol Grounds Tour, Part 3, Hartford
• The Capitol Grounds Tour, Part 2, Hartford
• The Capitol Grounds Tour, Part 1, Hartford
• The Doughboy, East Hartford
• The Walt Whitman Stone, West Hartford
• The indoor bush plane, Hartford County
• The Big Pink Chair, Ellington
• The Notch, Granby
• The CT 9/11 Monument, Westport
• Vintage Gas Pump, Somers
• Tobacco Harvest, East Windsor
• Late Afternoon, Lakeside, Coventry
• Fogarea, New Haven County
• Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens, Washington Depot
• Connecticut River Police Boat, Rocky Hill
• The first dentist, Windsor
• The Frog Bridge, Willimantic
• The World War Bridge Rapids, Putnam
• The Peeking Cow, Tolland County
• The Ivy Lacrosse Tournament, New Canaan
• The Bradley International Airport runway, Windsor Locks
• The Underground Railroad, Unionville
• The cow carousel, Ellington
• Charles Island, Milford
• State Veterans Cemetery, Middletown
• Glastonbury-Rocky Hill Ferry, Glastonbury/Rocky Hill
• The Old County Jailhouse, Tolland
• Agent Orange Monument, Andover
• The Sunken Garden, Farmington
• Lafayette Tour Monument, Vernon
• The Pinchot Sycamore, Simsbury
• Bob's Discount Furniture Studios, Manchester