{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "contactPoint": {"@type": "vcard:Contact", "fn": "CT State Library", "hasEmail": "mailto:no-reply@data.ct.gov"}, "description": "Connecticut State Archives Archival Record Group (RG) #073, Department of Veteran\u2019s Affairs, Fitch\u2019s Home for Soldiers\n\nFitch\u2019s Home for Soldiers and Orphans (1863-1940), also known as the Noroton Home, located in Darien, Connecticut, was first erected by Benjamin Fitch and was dedicated July 4, 1864. In 1887, the State assumed control and renamed the home Fitch\u2019s Home for Soldiers.\n\nAt the Fitch\u2019s Home, many of the State\u2019s Civil War Veterans were cared for, as well as Veterans of the Spanish American War and World War I. Due to its limited facilities and the increase of returning veterans, the Veterans Home and Hospital Commission sought to relocate the Home. The new Veterans Home and Hospital was opened in Rocky Hill on August 28, 1940.\n\nThe Deceased Veterans Discharge Files, 1882-1936, consists of approximately 2300 veterans\u2019 files from the Fitch\u2019s Home for Soldiers. Although the veterans listed served primarily in the Civil War, a few Spanish American veterans are included. The files are arranged by file number. Each file contains the veteran\u2019s name, unit, residence, date of admission, and pension certificate number.\n\nPeople may request a copy of a file by contacting the staff of the History & Genealogy Unit by telephone (860) 757-6580 or email. When requesting a copy of a record, please include at least the name of the individual and date.\n\nAbbreviations of Connecticut Military Branch of Service:\n\nCLB \u2013 Connecticut Light Battery\nCVA \u2013 Connecticut Volunteer Artillery\nCVC \u2013 Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry\nCVC \u2013 Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry\nCVHA \u2013 Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery\nCVI \u2013 Connecticut Volunteer Infantry", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "describedBy": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/p3pu-ayjw/columns.json", "describedByType": "application/json", "downloadURL": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/p3pu-ayjw/rows.json?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/json"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "describedBy": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/p3pu-ayjw/columns.rdf", "describedByType": "application/rdf+xml", "downloadURL": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/p3pu-ayjw/rows.rdf?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/rdf+xml"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "describedBy": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/p3pu-ayjw/columns.xml", "describedByType": "application/xml", "downloadURL": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/p3pu-ayjw/rows.xml?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "application/xml"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/p3pu-ayjw/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD", "mediaType": "text/csv"}], "identifier": "https://data.ct.gov/api/views/p3pu-ayjw", "issued": "2024-07-02", "keyword": ["civil war", "connecticut state library", "csl", "ct state library", "spanish-american war", "veterans"], "landingPage": "https://data.ct.gov/d/p3pu-ayjw", "modified": "2024-07-03", "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "data.ct.gov"}, "theme": ["History"], "title": "Fitch's Home for Soldiers Deceased Veterans Files Index 1882-1936"}