Category Archives: Civil War

Joseph Wilson (1843-1886)

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Webmaster

By Bill Daley There is a little-known gravesite of a black civil War soldier, Joseph Wilson, who is buried in Sandwich in a wooded area off of Quaker Meeting House Road near the Stop & Shop. In 2012, Eagle Scout … Continue reading →

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A Very Special Memorial Day

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Webmaster

William Eaton and the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Memorial Day , 1911 By William F. Daley Over 100 years ago, the town of Sandwich celebrated a very special Memorial Day. On May 30, 1911 William Eaton, a wealthy business man … Continue reading →

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New Civil War Memorial Wall Plaque Now in Town Hall

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Webmaster

The Civil War Memorial Wall Plaque has been delivered and it now hangs on the wall of the first staircase case landing at Town Hall. It shows the full names of the 294 Sandwich men who served as soldiers and … Continue reading →

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Sandwich & The Civil War

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Webmaster

By William F. Daley The Sandwich Guards – 29th Regiment, Company D On April 12, 1861, the American Civil War began with the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The shelling rapidly escalated into a series of … Continue reading →

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