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Vernon Memorial Hall, Second Floor Matt Reardon, Executive Director |
Honoring and Preserving the Memory of Connecticut's
Civil War Soldiers
A Note to Genealogists,
Researchers and the Like
"It is the ammunition spent that gains the battle, not the ammunition brought to the field. These dead are the spent ammunition of the war, and theirs, and theirs above all its victory."
--Henry Jones, 8th Connecticut Volunteers
The magnificent stained glass windows inside the Memorial Hall. |
First Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m. We are also open on the second and fourth Sunday of the
month from 12 to 3 p.m. We will try to make arrangements to be open on request to schools, Scouts, historical societies, and other groups Admission is free. Donations
are greatly appreciated. |
Directions to the New England Civil War Museum:
| Take ROUTE 84 to EXIT 67: Rockville, CT. If you are travelling on Rte. 84 EAST, at the end of the exit, take a LEFT at the traffic light. If you are on Rte. 84 WEST, at the end of the exit, take a RIGHT at the traffic light. Proceed STRAIGHT through the next traffic light onto GROVE STREET. Next turn LEFT onto EAST MAIN STREET. Take a RIGHT onto PARK STREET and an immediate LEFT onto PARK PLACE. 14 Park Place is the Memorial Building, containing rhe Vernon Town Hall. The museum is located on the second floor. Parking is available in the rear. |
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"No tongue can tell, no mind conceive, no pen portray the horrible sights I witnessed this morning."
--Captain John Taggert, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves
This site is dedicated to Ross S. Dent,
founder of the New England Civil War Museum,
friend, brother, historian and teacher.
In Memoriam: March 16, 1946 - June 12, 2003
This site was originally designed by Christina E. Dent.
To report problems or dead links: necwm@hotmail.com