Governor William A. Buckingham House

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A joint project between the United War Veterans Grand Army of the Republic Buckingham Memorial Association, New England Civil War Museum, and Sedgwick Camp #4, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War to restore and open as a museum the home and war office of Connecticut’s Civil War governor.

01/25/2023
05/23/2020

Captain John M. McCall, commander of Company K, 8th Connecticut Regiment. A native of Norwich, Connecticut and a carpenter by trade, McCall was killed in action at the Battle of Drewry's Bluff on May 16, 1864.

Two days after the surrender of Fort Sumter, Governor Buckingham writes President Lincoln, from the Buckingham house, of...
07/26/2019

Two days after the surrender of Fort Sumter, Governor Buckingham writes President Lincoln, from the Buckingham house, of his support for the coming war.

Norwich, April 15 1861

Sir
I beg leave to assure you that the Government and citizens of this state are loyal to the national union, that they appreciate the efforts you are making to hold and possess the property of the United States and will be happy to render any service in their power to enable you to enforce the laws.

Our General Assembly will convene on the 1st day of May and any communication which you will make relating to your purposes which may require our cooperation I shall be happy to receive and will hold such communication in as much confidence as the nature of the case will admit.

I am dear sir yours
with high consideration
Wm A Buckingham

From the Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Thanks again to David Bishop! He’s been doing some painting around the exterior of the house.
07/24/2019

Thanks again to David Bishop! He’s been doing some painting around the exterior of the house.

Did you notice the newly restored Sedgwick Post #1 sign? Special thanks to David Bishop who restored it! And to the ci...
07/04/2019

Did you notice the newly restored Sedgwick Post #1 sign? Special thanks to David Bishop who restored it! And to the city of Norwich for putting it up!

07/02/2019
Governor (then Mayor) Buckingham with his daughter Eliza, pictured about 1842. Courtesy of Walter Powell.
03/23/2019

Governor (then Mayor) Buckingham with his daughter Eliza, pictured about 1842. Courtesy of Walter Powell.

Some photos from the newly renovated Governor Buckingham library. On to the parlor?
02/02/2019

Some photos from the newly renovated Governor Buckingham library. On to the parlor?

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Norwich, CT

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