"Youth, pride in such a service, and the novel duties and scenes in which they were soon to act gave the "enchantment of distance" to a life filled with hardship, danger, and death."

Colonel William H. Noble

Introduction

Major Allen G. Brady

Sgt. Edwin O. Harrison

Lt. Hanford Hayes

Hubbell's in the 17th

Pvt. Timothy Donovan

Musician Henry Huss

Sgt. Isaac Crissy

Pvt. Francis H. Ferry

Pvt. George S. Ferry

Surgeon Robert Hubbard

Chaplain William K. Hall

William Lewis Hubbell joined the 17th Connecticut Regiment 23 July 1862 and mustered in at Camp Akin, Bridgeport. He was born in 1835 to William L. Hubbell and Elizabeth Bradley. William was appointed 1st Lieutenant and on 15 November 1862 he was 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant. He was on a 20-day leave of absence 13 March 1863 by reason of surgeon's certificate of disability. He was promoted to Captain on 4 June 1863. At Gettysburg, he was missing in action and held as a POW in Richmond, Virginia. He was paroled and sent to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Maryland and granted 20 days leave in April 1864. He returned to the regiment 6 June 1864 and assumed command of Company D. In September 1864 he served on a General Court Martial. While the regiment was at St. Augustine, Florida he was Provost Marshall from 7

February 1865 and requested permission to ride a government horse while in the performance of his duties. He was married to Catharine A.E. Hamilton in 1854 and had three children before the war, two during the war and four after the war.

Eugene Hubbell Joined the 17 Connecticut, Company D at Bridgeport on 11 August 1862. He was 20 years old and a bootmaker. He was in the Ryland Chapel and Grace church U.S. Army General Hospital in Washington D.C. from September 1862 to 31 December 1862. He was discharged on account of physical disability 2 February 1863 owing to anemia, debility and "being generally used up since enlistment". He died 21 June 1867.

James Edward Hubbell was a 20-year-old clerk born in Westport when he enlisted 7 August 1862. He was the son of David S. Hubbell and Lura Gregory. James was one of three Hubbell's that served in the regiment. He was appointed 1st Sergeant of Company E until promoted to 2nd Lieutenant 20 June 1863. He mustered out 4 March 1864 at Jacksonville so he could be promoted to 1st Lieutenant. From 24 February 1864 he was responsible for ordinance, and ordinance stores. He was promoted to Captain 19 July 1864 and commanded Company E from November 1864 to June 1865. James had a clear sense of the importance of military appearance and he purchased 132 letters at 1 cent each and 148 Cap Bugles at 3 cents each for the caps of the men in his company.

After the war, he became a grocer of Norwalk and the postmaster of Saugatuck in 1882. He married Amelia A. Taylor in 1866 and had two sons. He died in 1905 and is buried in the Willowbrook cemetery, Westport.