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Civil War Soldier:  The Life and Times of William Webb:  An African American Civil War Soldier from Connecticut—a theatrical performance for the Community (Everyone is Invited!), Tuesday, November 29 @ 7pm

Civil War Soldier: The Life and Times of William Webb, Tuesday, November 29 @ 7pm – Everyone is invited at the Rowayton Library

The Rowayton Library will present an evening theatrical performance for the community retelling the true story of the Life and Times of William Webb:  An African-American Civil War Soldier from Connecticut.

Kevin Johnson will give a living history performance as William Webb, an African-American Civil War Soldier from Connecticut.

Private Webb was an actual soldier, a native of Hartford. He was recruited in 1863 and served in the Twenty-Ninth (Colored) Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry in several battles in Virginia. Johnson’s presentation of Webb is told from an emotional and exciting first-person perspective that vividly illustrates the struggle of the African-Americans in the Colored Infantry during the Civil War.  He tells of his early life in Hartford, his recruitment and training, and the traumatic final battles of the Civil War.

The presentation is based on extensive research in the collections of the Connecticut State Library and the Museum of Connecticut History. Kevin Johnson is an employee of the State Library’s History and Genealogy Unit.  This program is made possible – in part – through a grant from the Connecticut Humanities Council.