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===Civil War era: Last hurrah for mills=== {{unreferenced section| date=May 2022}} While men from North Stonington joined several Connecticut regiments during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the best-known of these was the 21st Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers because its "G" company consisted completely of North Stonington residents. The 21st, arriving in [[Virginia]], saw its first major combat in late 1862 during the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]], endured heavy casualties at [[Battle of Drewry's Bluff|Drewry's Bluff]] in 1863, and participated in Grant's drive on [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] in mid- to late 1864. Attrition was so high among officers in the regiment that North Stonington resident James F. Brown, who entered the war as commander of "G" company, ended the war as a lieutenant colonel and commander of the regiment. William S. Hubbel, who enlisted in the regiment from North Stonington, earned the [[Medal of Honor]] for capturing a large number of [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] soldiers while leading a small raiding party in 1864. The Civil War created a large market for woolen products for the Army, leading to a temporary resurgence in mill activity in North Stonington. Jumping at the new commercial opportunity, Alfred Clark built a large [[carding]] factory to process wool in Burch's Falls, costing him $34,000. The factory existed only until 1895, but the change in the community's name to Clark's Falls was permanent. The foundation of the old factory remains, a short distance southwest of the center of Clarks Falls, which is at the intersection of [[Connecticut Route 216|Route 216]] and Clark's Falls Road. A few other mills in Milltown (North Stonington village) and Laurel Glen survived until the early part of the 20th century.
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