Tragedy at Glastonbury, Conn.
29 October 2021
Robert Gideon Welles was a Lieutenant in the 10th US Infantry when he commanded Company K of the 2nd US in action at Antietam near the Middle Bridge on 17 September 1862.
His Uncle Gideon Welles (1802-1878) was US Secretary of the Navy from 1861 to 1869 under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson.
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