If you can't ever get to Gettysburg, there are virtual ways to tour the battlefield and learn more about Connecticut men who marched off from small towns to walk into history.
From the Stone Sentinels informative site about monuments and battlefields:
The 27th Regt. Conn. Vols.
was recruited an organized
in New Haven County State
of Connecticut.
July 2, 1863
The 27th Connecticut lost 10 killed, 23 wounded and 4 missing at Gettysburg out of 75 men - almost 50% casualties. Most of the regiment had been captured at Chancellorsville in May, and it was only three companies strong at Gettysburg.
Connecticut residents can view artifacts relating to the state's contribution to the Civil War at the Museum of Connecticut History at The Connecticut State Library in Hartford. On display are uniforms and weapons; an original diary and other mementos preserved by Connecticut soldiers in the infamous Andersonville prison. Admission is free.
Gettysburg National Military Park commemorates the battle, July 1-3. Cost to visit the Cyclorama, museum and film at the year-old visitor center, $10.50; youth, $6.50. Discounts are available for advance tickets sold through the Gettysburg Foundation site, www.gettysburgfoundation.org.
