Historian portraits Connecticut during Civil War
StrafordStar.com
Wednesday, 30 December 2009 17:46
Housatonic Community College Professor David Koch will discuss “Connecticut
in the Civil War,” Sunday, Jan. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Stratford Library.
Connecticut provided a greater percentage of its citizens as Union manpower than
any other state. Its soldiers and sailors underwent triumph and tragedy in every
theater of operations in the war.
In addition, Connecticut was the arsenal of the Union with factories producing
uniforms, guns and equipment for the Union armies in unheard of profusion, making
Union armies the best-equipped in human history until that time.
Professor Koch’s presentation paints a portrait of Connecticut in the Civil
War, a contradictory picture of a state on the cusp of change, though struggling
to retain a way of life rapidly fading into a bucolic past.
Koch is an assistant professor of history at Housatonic Community College in
Bridgeport. Though a wide-ranging historian, Koch’s specialty areas are
the Civil War and Native American History.
He has worked for national historical and natural sites, promoting the nation’s
physical and historical heritage. He has also lectured for organizations across
the country on such topics relating to different aspects of the Civil War.
“Sunday Afternoon Talks” is a monthly series of informative and entertaining
talks featuring prominent local guest speakers. Speakers are notable local experts
on a wide range of topics.
Upcoming speakers include Stratford Deputy Police Chief Patrick Ridenhour and
author Mark Albertson. For further information call the library’s Public
Relations & Programming Office at 203.385.4162 or visit its website at stratfordlibrary.org
Anson C. Smith, Public Relations Coordinator
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Tel: 203-332-5229, Fax: 203-332-5247
E-mail: asmith@hcc.commnet.edu