Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Hidden History of Connecticut Union Soldiers

CANTON, Conn. - March 21, 2016 - PRLog -- Barnes & Noble to Host Book Signing for Hidden History of Connecticut Union Soldiers

Local author, John Banks, will be available to sign copies of book

Hidden History of Connecticut Union Soldiers is an addition to The History Press. The book is by local author John Banks and features over 70 black and white images and compelling stories of the Union soldiers who fought during the war.

Over fifty thousand Connecticut soldiers served in the Union army during the Civil War, yet their stories are nearly forgotten today. Among the regiments that served, at least forty sets of brothers perished from battlefield wounds or disease. Little known is the 16th Connecticut chaplain who, as prisoner of war, boldly disregarded a Rebel commander's order forbidding him to pray aloud for President Lincoln. Then there is the story of the 7th Connecticut private who murdered a fellow soldier in the heat of battle and believed the man's ghost returned to torment him. Seven soldiers from Connecticut tragically drowned two weeks after the war officially ended when their ship collided with another vessel on the Potomac. Join author John Banks as he shines a light on many of these forgotten Connecticut Yankees.

Highlights from Hidden History of Connecticut Union Soldiers:

· At least 40 sets of brothers from Connecticut died during the war.

· Six brothers from one Connecticut family served during the war - five in the Union army and one in the Confederate navy. Two of them died in battle.

· Shortly after the war officially ended, a little-known accident on the Potomac River claimed the lives of seven soldiers in the 16th Connecticut.

· A private in the 20th Connecticut lost both his arms to friendly fire at Gettysburg.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Barnes & Noble

110 Albany Turnpike #305

Canton, CT 06019

When: Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

Part of Local Author Day - event starts at 11:30 a.m.; John Banks will be signing books at 1:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781626197923).

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