tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post1980857582626184359..comments2024-03-27T14:30:10.785-04:00Comments on JOHN BANKS' <br> CIVIL WAR BLOG: Gettysburg panorama: Where 14th Connecticut foughtJohn Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-4962869030853990382017-08-10T23:08:18.975-04:002017-08-10T23:08:18.975-04:00My great-grandfather was a German immigrant who si...My great-grandfather was a German immigrant who signed up for the 14th Connecticut in New York in January, 1863. From what little I can determine, it appears that he was in company C, was wounded at Spotsylvania, and having achieved the rank of Sergeant,was ho norably discharged at the Presidio in San Francisco in December 1865,shortly after the re-formed regiment arrived from New York by way of Panama. I am curious as to how big a contribution immigrants, particularly German and Irish,made to the 14th Connecticut during the Civil War.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01717727278052382140noreply@blogger.com