The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch was designed by Hartford architect George Keller. The arch was dedicated on September 17, 1886, –the anniversary of the Battle of Antietam–to honor the 4,000 Hartford citizens who served in the Civil War, and the 400 who died for the Union.
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Arch, Bushnell Park
15 Trinity Street, Hartford, CT
Please Note: This event will require moderate walking and standing for the duration of the tour. Also, to get to the top of the Arch, you must go up stairs.
Dr. Matthew Warshauer is a professor of History at Central Connecticut State University and served for six years at the co-chair of the Connecticut Civil War Commemoration Commission, which was responsible for the state’s many activities remembering the nation’s greatest trial. Warshauer is a widely recognized and sought after lecturer in the field of American political and constitutional history, and is the author of four books. Two on Andrew Jackson and two on Connecticut and the Civil War.