Wetherell, A.J., (Wetherell, Albert J., Wetherell, Joseph A.)
A. J. Wetherell (c. 1815 - c. 1900) was an American soldier, and possibly an engineer or carpenter, living and working in Connecticut. We know him only through his signature on a single manuscript map dated February 19, 1833. The date suggests a birthdate between 1815 and 1820. He appears to have lived mainly in Hartford County, in Manchester or New Britain. At the end of the 19th century, a carpenter named 'A. J. Wetherell' appears in the Manchester, Connecticut Directory. The New Britain, Connecticut City Directory of 1891 lists an Albert J. Wetherell as an engineer by trade. If either of these refers to our Wetherall, he lived long! An 'Albert. J. Wetherill, alias Joseph A. Wetherell' served as an enlisted man in the Connecticut Infantry during the Civil War, notably with the Connecticut First Infantry. This unit, made up of Hartford County volunteers, fought with distinction at the First Battle of Bull Run. He served in the 8th Connecticut Infantry for the rest of the war, mustering out on December 12, 1865, having survived Antietam, the Second Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Siege of Petersburg. If this Wetherell is the same as ours, these achievements are more remarkable considering that in 1861, he would have been a venerable 43 to 46 years old.
AKA: Wetherell, Albert J., Wetherell, Joseph A.
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This is a beautifully executed yet whimsical 1833 schoolboy / schoolgirl manuscript map of Connecticut, in a remarkably precise, miniature format. Signed by A. J. Wetherell and dated February 19, 1833, it may well have been executed from memory. Astonishingly, there is reason to suppose that the drafting of this beautiful map was a timed exercise, and that it took all of 20 minutes. (more details)