AUTHOR TALK Washington County’s 123rd Regiment and the Experiences of Sergeant William J. McCollum During the Civil War WITH CHARLES VAVRINA

Join us, June 6th at 6:30pm at the Hartford Baptist Church, 56 Main Street (Co. Rte. 23), Hartford, NY for a talk with Charles Vavrina as he discusses Washington County’s 123rd regiment during the Civil War.
Dr. Vavrina is the author of “When This Cruel War is Over: The Civil War Letters and Diary of William J. McCollum, Company F, 123rd New York Volunteer Infantry” which contains 94 letters spanning the years 1862 – 1865 as well as the 1865 diary of Sergeant McCollum.
Enlisted into the 123rd in Argyle, NY, Sergeant McCollum’s letters describe not only his camp life and marching orders, but also his concerns for his family back home on the farm with references to the fate of countless friends and acquaintances both at war and back in Washington County. After his service McCollum returned and resided in Salem, NY outside of Shushan.
This Author Talk will be held at the Hartford Baptist Church, 56 Main Street (Co. Rte. 23), Hartford, NY at 6:30pm and is open to the public.
Directly across from the church is the 123rd Recruitment Center, a part of the Hartford Museum, which will be open before the program at 5pm. The center, where hundreds of Washington County men signed up to fight in the Civil War, now houses a fine collection of the memorabilia of the 123rd Regiment.