BRIDGEPORT/VERNON, CT — We’re sticking with a Civil War theme for another week in the Picture Connecticut series because this one really hits home.
This week’s image was taken on Memorial Day during a tour of several new features at the New England Civil War Museum and Research Center.
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The exhibit serves as a lesson in what prisoners of war faced and tells the heartbreaking story of Lucien Hubbard.
Hubbard left his hometown of Bridgeport and enlisted as a drummer in the 14th Connecticut Regiment at age 14. On October 14, 1863, he was captured by the Confederate Cavalry at the Battle of Bristoe Station in Virginia and sent to the Belle Isle prison camp. on the James River in Richmond.
He wrote to his mother, Calista, telling her he was fine.
Six months later, things weren’t so good. After spending a cold, wet winter in the open camp, Hubbard died of illness on April 16, 1864.
The POW exhibit at the New England Civil War Museum and Research Center. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)
The New England Civil War Museum and Research Center is located on the second floor of Vernon City Hall in a completely preserved Grand Army of the Republic Hall, where veterans gathered after the war. See more about several new displays here.
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Picture Connecticut is a weekly series featuring images of the state, past and present. Here are past images: 2024
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The Circus, Hartford
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Amerbelle Spillway, Rockville
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The ECSU Gallery, Willimantic
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Great Captain’s Island, Greenwich
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Bobblehead Madness, Storrs
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Bobby Sands/Hunger Strike Memorial, Hartford
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Mr. Jonathan goes to Hartford, Hartford
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The latest discount airline, New Haven
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State groundhog arrested, Manchester
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Historical wartime sutures, Willington
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Big Business Week in CT, Statewide
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The Market at Guilford Food Center Guilford
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Main Street at night, Middletown
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The Bear of Hide and Seek, Tolland
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The MLK mural, Manchester
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The summit of Mount Southington, Southington
2023
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All religions meet in Town Park, Vernon
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Riverside Igloos, Milford
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The TPC Pro Shop, Cromwell
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Santa’s House, North Pole, uh, Northern Connecticut
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Mile 4 Funnel, Manchester Road Race, Manchester
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UConn Lacrosse Giving Back, Connecticut River Valley
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Capitol Grounds Tour, Part 3, Hartford
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Capitol Grounds Tour, Part 2, Hartford
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Capitol Grounds Tour, Part 1, Hartford
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The Doughboy, East Hartford
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Walt Whitman’s Stone, West Hartford
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The Covered Plane, Hartford County
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The Big Pink Chair, Ellington
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The Notch, Granby
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The CT 9/11 Memorial, Westport
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Vintage petrol pump, Somers
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Tobacco harvest, East Windsor
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Late afternoon by the lake, Coventry
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Fogarea, New Haven County
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Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens, Washington Depot
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Connecticut River Police Boat, Rocky Hill
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The first dentist, Windsor.
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The Frog Bridge, Willimantic
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World War Bridge Rapids, Putnam
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The Peeking Cow, Tolland County
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The Ivy Lacrosse Tournament, New Canaan
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The runway at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks
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The Underground Railroad, Unionville
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The Cow Carousel, Ellington
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Charles Island, Milford
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State Veterans Cemetery, Middletown
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Glastonbury-Rocky Hill Ferry, Glastonbury/Rocky Hill
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The old county jail, Tolland
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The Sunken Garden, Farmington
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Lafayette Tour Monument, Vernon
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The Pinchot Sycamore, Simsbury
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Bob’s Discount Furniture Studios, Manchester
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