![]() The stones had been collected from the foundations of farms and old pasture walls in Waterford and surrounding towns. ![]() (/Mystic Seaport) DAVID DRURY, Special to the CourantThe Hartford Courant In November 1861, New London residents watched with curiosity as teams of oxen hauled wagons loaded with fieldstones through their streets. Connecticut Civil War's 'Stone Fleet' Sailed From New London To Dubious End In South Carolina The 19 sea captains of the 'Stone Fleet,' a collection of old ships that were filled with rocks to be sunk in Charleston Harbor as part of the Union blockade of the Confederacy, gathered for a portrait. Please see a related article and wiki below many others appear online. I am not aware of any other existing period photographs. An original photograph by the Bierstadt Brothers measuring approximately 11 x 15 1/2 inches behind its original glass and frame measuring approximately 19 x 24 1/4 inches.
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