29th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

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Brief History
The 29th Regiment was stationed at Fair Haven Connecticut during its organization and was mustered in on March 8, 1864. It was mustered out October 24, 1865 at New Orleans and discharged and paid the 25th day of November, 1865 in Hartford, Connecticut.

For more information about the 29th Regiment and its history, see:


 * Regimental History - The Connecticut 29th Colored Regiment C.V. Infantry, Inc., (accessed 9 Mar 2011). This website contains a history of the regiment, soldier stories and more.


 * Newton, Alexander Heritage, Out of the Briars, an Autobiography and Sketch of the Twenty-Ninth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991). Available online at Internet Archive, (accessed 9 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,


 * Hill, J.J., A Sketch of the 29th Connecticut Colored Regiment, (Baltimore : Printed by Daugherty, Maquire &amp; Co., 1897). Available online at Internet Archive, (accessed 9 Mar 2011).

Companies in this Regiment
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. This regiment was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut.

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K

Company Rosters

 * Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864. Compiled From Records in the Adjutant General's Office and Published by Order of the Legislature, by Horace J. Morse - Adjutant General - Online Book. Or FHL Collection on FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082886 (9 fiche) or FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 M2a.


 * Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations: (infantry, cavalry, and artillery,) in the service of the United States, 1861-1865, with additional enlistments, casualties, &amp;c., &amp;c., and brief summaries, showing the operations and service of the several regiments and batteries (1869) by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Ingersoll, Colin M. (Colin Macrae), 1819-1904 - Online Book or FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082887 (10 fiche) or FHL US/CAN Film 1033670 Item 1.


 * Graves of the 29th Regiment - Connecticut Civil War Graves - Roster by Name and Muster by Rank and Company.

Other Sources

 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).


 * United States Colored Troops in the Civil War lists additional sources about the African American troops.

Source Materials

 * Citizens of Color, 1863-1890: Military and Political Participation - (The Hartford Black History Project)


 * The Civil War in the East - Timeline of the 29th Connecticut Infantry Regiment


 * Regimental Timeline - 29th Connecticut Infantry Regiment - The Civil War in the East


 * A sketch of the 29th regiment of Connecticut colored troops - Written by Isaac J. Hill - Online Book


 * The Stamford Historical Society, Inc. - History and Roster