Community Corner
Photo Gallery: A Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Start of the Civil War
Civil War artifacts exhibited at the Avon Free Public Library.
The Civil War was a bloody war for our nation and for Avon, and local residents and historians gathered Thursday night at the Avon Free Public Library for a Civil War Roundtable and Social.
The 1860 census shows that Avon had 1,059 residents: 515 were male and only 113 of those were between the 15 and 30 years old. About 94 of Avon's youth served in the Union army. Their names are listed on the Honor Roll which is next to the Avon Town Hall.
On the northern side, over 2 million men total seved in the military, with 364,511 giving their lives to preserve our country. The South fielded about 1 million men, 133,826 of whom died.
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The 94 Avon soliders sacrificed a great deal:
- Two were killed on the battlefield
- 23 died of wounds, disease or accidents
- 18 were wounded, but survived
- 16 were permanently disabled
- 15 were captured and became prisoners of war
- Only 34 survived without injury or being captured.
Over the next four years, the library will try to tell some of their stories and strive to help today's citizens recognize the the soldiers' sacrifices and commitment to shaping our country and communities.
