| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Civil War Memorial |
| | Erected by Robert A. Gray and dedicated to the memory of his brave comrades who offered their lives for their country in the War of 1861 – 1865 — Map (db m20044) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Col. William Ledyard |
| | On this spot Col. William Ledyard fell by his own sword in the hands of a British officer to whom he had surrendered in the massacre of Fort Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781. — Map (db m18048) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Covered Way |
| | A pathway between the fort and the lower battery where soldiers using it were under cover from enemy gunfire. — Map (db m19053) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Death of Major William Montgomery |
| | The death of Major William Montgomery while leading the British attack on the Fort at this point. Sept. 6th 1781 — Map (db m18049) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Defenders of Fort Griswold Sept 6th 1781 |
| | British Officer - “Who commands this fort ” Colonel Ledyard – “I did sir, but you do now ” Killed – Lieut. Col. William Ledyard, Commanding Capt. Elijah Avery Capt. Elisha Avery Lieut. Ebenezer Avery Ensign Daniel Avery Serg. Jasper Avery Serg. Solomon Avery David Avery Thomas Avery Capt. Samuel Allyn Capt. Simeon Allyn Belton Allyn Benadam Allyn Nathaniel Adams Capt. Hubbard Burrows Serg. Ezekiel Bailey . . . — Map (db m19584) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Groton Battle Monument |
| | The monument was erected under the patronage of the State of Connecticut, A. D. 1830, and in the 55th year of the Independence of the U. S. A. in memory of the brave Patriots, who fell in the Massacre at Fort Griswold, near this spot, on the 6th of Sept. A. D. 1781, when the British, under the command of the traitor, Benedict Arnold, burnt the towns of New London and Groton, and spread desolation and woe throughout this region. — Map (db m18050) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Patriot Prisoners |
| | In honor of the 38 Patriots who were carried as prisoners in boats to New York from this shore after the Battle of Groton Heights September 6, 1781 — Map (db m18053) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Powder Magazine |
| | Built in 1843 for the storage of gun Powder — Map (db m19055) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Shot Furnace |
| | Built in 1843 – To heat cannon balls to set wooden vessels aflame when struck — Map (db m19054) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Site of Ye Ebenezer Avery House |
| | Shelterwas afforded our wounded and dying soldiers within this house after the massacre at Ft. Griswold Sept. 6, 1781 Moved in 1971 to Ft. Griswold State Battlefield Park — Map (db m19050) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Spanish Flagship Gun |
| | This gun was taken from the wreck of Admiral Cervera's flagship Maria Theresa which fired the first shot July 3, 1898 as she steamed from Santiago Harbor. — Map (db m19057) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — The Battle of Groton Heights Stabilization and Preservation of Fort Griswold Phase 1 |
| | On the morning of September 6, 1781, a British fleet under the command of former American general Benedict Arnold appeared at the mouth of the Thames River. Arnolds mission was to destroy American privateers in New London and to capture military supplies stored there. The British troops were divided into two divisions of 800 men, with one landing on each side of the river. The division on the New London side, commanded personally by Arnold, marched upriver to the town, quickly taking in . . . — Map (db m19038) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — The Construction of Fort Griswold Stabilization and Preservation of Fort Griswold Phase 1 |
| | In November 1775, Colonel Jedeiah Elderkin was directed by the Governor and the Council of Safety “to view the circumstances of the harbor at New London and neighboring places, and consider of the most proper place and manner of fortifying the same against our enemies.” Elderkin recommended the fortification of several places in New London and Groton including the summit of the hill on Groton Heights where, “It seems nature had prepared a place to plant cannon for the . . . — Map (db m19041) |
| Connecticut (New London County), Groton — Ye Ebenezer Avery House |
| | Shelter was afforded our wounded & dying soldiers within this house, after the massacre at Fort Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781. — Map (db m19046) |
Subscribe
— Privacy Policy
— Terms of Use
— About Us
— Contact Us
HMdb.org