Sketch for Barber's Historical Collections of Connecticut (1836)
The monument, erected in 1830, commemorates American troops massacred by the ritish following the surrender of Fort Griswold during the American Revolution.
Connecticut Historical Society Ref. # 1953.5.116 N2067
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2006-08-23 01:17 Noroton 470×379× (29651 bytes) '''''Groton Monument and Fort Griswold''''' by John Warner Barber (1798-1885) Sketch for Barber's ''Historical Collections of Connecticut'' (1836) The monument, erected in 1830, commemorates American troops massacred by the ritish following the surren
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