On Saturday, September 20, 2008, the Descendants of the Connecticut 29th C.V. Infantry invite you to join our friends and guests across New England for a historic Monument Dedication to the Connecticut 29th Colored Civil War Regiment. The installation ceremony in New Haven, Connecticut's Criscoula Park will kick off a grand series of events that culminates on Friday, September 26. History, pageantry, art and exciting re-enactments will mark the special festivities dedicated to the gallant soldiers of the Connecticut 29th that fought and gave their lives for the cause of American freedom.      

Saturday, September 20, 2008

• 2 PM - Monument Dedication Ceremony
  Criscuolo Park, at Chapel & James Street, New Haven, CT. Criscuolo Park, formerly Grapevine Point was the original encampment site of the famous Connecticut 29th Colored Regiment; volunteers who fought in the Civil War.

• 4 PM - Monument Reception
  John S. Martinez Magnet School, 100 James Street, New Haven, CT. Meet the Descendants of the Connecticut 29th Colored Regiment & Friends

• 6 PM - Artist's Reception
  Join us for an evening of hors d'oeuvres and refreshments with the CT 29th Monument sculptor, Ed Hamilton, whose nationally recognized commissions include the Spirit of Freedom African-American Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Abraham Lincoln Memorial in Louisville, Kentucky.  

  Friday, September 26, 2008

• 10 AM - Youth Dedication for the Connecticut 29th Colored Regiment
  Students across Connecticut will meet and hear the stories of the descendents of black and Native American soldiers that fought in the American Civil War. To sign your school district up to attend, please call 203-777-5778 or contact us via email at:jbuster9@comcast.net.

• 11 AM - Youth Arm Band Parade
  Students may participate in the Connecticut 29th Arm Band Parade by wearing a special armband with the name of Connecticut 29th soldiers that represented their respective towns in the Civil War. Click here to see a sample of the armband.

• 12 PM - Tribute and Re-enactment by the Oneida Indian Tribe of New York to the CT
  To the roar of Civil War cannons and muskets the Oneida Indian tribe of New York State will perform a special re-enactment dedicated to the soldiers of the Connecticut 29th.

• Tour the Historic Armistad Vessel
  Finally, students can take a tour of the historic Amistad Vessel that black slaves commandeered to freedom in the 1830's will be docked in New Haven's wharf on Friday, September 26, 2008.

For more information, please contact Jackie Buster,
Chairman of the Connecticut 29th Monument Dedication Committee at (203) 777-5778.