29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored)
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A Civil War Reenactor with Company B, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment since 1991, Ben Hawley has A Civil War descendant himself, he has published a website documenting his research. A member of Historical Extras, he has had several bit parts in History Channel Documentaries, Public Broadcasting Television and most recently performed in a video for the Philadelphia African American Historical Society. A member of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Washington, DC, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut, the Civil War Preservation Trust, and several local organizations in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. He currently serves on the board of The United States Colored Troops Living History Association (USCTLHA), The United States Colored Troops Institute, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, The Robert Smalls Foundation, and is active in a Civil War Living History Programs at National Parks Service Sites and local schools in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area.
performed many living history presentations throughout the country and has spoken to schools, government
agencies, and numerous civic organizations throughout the country.
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For more information contact Mr. Hawley at 301-942-2804 or via email - 29thconn@comcast.net
Ben Hawley is a member of B Company, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment based in Washington, DC. A Civil War Reenactor with B Company since 1991, he has traveled extensively, speaking to groups about Blacks in the Civil War. A descendant himself, of a Civil War Soldier, his great-great-grandfather, Orrin B. Hawley, was a member of the 29th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Colored).
An amateur genealogist, Ben became interested in the Civil War when he and his brother discovered their great-great-grandfather had fought in the Civil War. His ancestor and his wife had 17 children. Mr. Hawley is collecting information on those 17 families and hopes to reunite them with a family reunion celebration.
A member of a movie company, Historical Extras, he has had several bit parts in History Channel Documentaries. A member of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Washington, DC, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut, the Civil War Preservation Trust, and several local organizations in the metropolitan Washington, DC area.
Ben currently serves on the board of The United States Colored Troops Living History Association (USCTLHA), The United States Colored Troops Institute, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, The Robert Smalls Foundation, and is active in a Civil War Living History Programs at National Parks Service Sites and local schools in the metropolitan Washington area.
