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West Hartford Man Shares Ancestor's Civil War Story
Quincy Abbot has published a collection of his ancestor's correspondence, which he rescued years ago from a flooded basement, the Hartford Courant reports.
West Hartford resident Quincy Abbot is sharing a family tale while bringing history to life.
The former Cigna employee has published the Civil War-era correspondence of his ancestor Edward Stanley Abbot, who died of wounds sustained in battle in 1863, the Hartford Courant reports.
Abbot found the letters after pulling an old desk out of his parents' flooded basement decades ago.
For the full story, including an anecdote involving a sighting of none other Abraham Lincoln, visit the Hartford Courant website.
Abbot will be reading a selection from the book at the Noah Webster House at 6 p.m. on May 22, the Courant website reports.
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