The Life and Times of William Webb: An African American Civil War Soldier from Connecticut

Tue Jun 4, 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Hosted by Seymour Public Library
Details Seymour Library welcomes Kevin Johnson from the Connecticut State Library History and Genealogy Unit. Mr. Johnson through extensive research in the records, papers and books will bring Private William Webb to life.
For twenty years Mr. Johnson has been presenting the life of Private William Webb in a first person perspective that will vividly illustrate the struggle of the African Americans in the Colored Infantry during the Civil War. Pvt. Webb was an actual person, a native of Hartford. He was recruited in 1863 and served in the Twenty-Ninth (Colored) Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He will tell of Pvt. Webb’s early life in Hartford, his recruitment and training and the traumatic final battles of the Civil he took part in.
For more information about this free program please call the Library at 203 – 888-3903. Registration is not needed for this program.
Admission Free
Location Seymour Public Library
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