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Connecticut in the Civil War

Regiments

 * 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery

Mustered in January 2, 1862.

Mustered out September 25, 1865.

Organized at Washington, D. C., from 4th Conn. Infantry.

Originally recruited as the 4th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

Mustered out September 25, 1865.


 * 1st Regiment, Connecticut Cavalry

Mustered in November 2, 1861

Mustered out August 2, 1865.

Organized at West Meriden as a battalion.

History of the First Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry - Connecticut Military Department

History of the First Squardron Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry - Connecticut Military Department


 * 1st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in April 22, 1861.

Mustered out July 31, 1861.

Organized at Hartford.

History of the First Connecticut Volunteers - Connecticut Military Department


 * 1st Independent Battery, Connecticut Light Artillery

Mustered in October 26, 1861.

Mustered out June 11, 1865.

Organized at West Meriden.

History of the First Connecticut Volunteer Light Battery - Connecticut Military Department


 * 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery

Mustered in November 23, 1863.

Mustered out August 18, 1865.

Organized at Washington, D. C., from 19th Conn. Infantry.

Originally recruited as the 19th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

The Regimental History of the 2d Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery - Connecticut Military Department 2d Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment Descendants Association


 * 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in May 7, 1861.

Mustered out August 7, 1861.

Organized at New Haven.

History of the Second Connecticut Volunteers - Connecticut Military Department

Civil War Soldiers - 2nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment - Roster with place enlisted.


 * 2nd Independent Battery, Connecticut Light Artillery

Mustered in September 10, 1862.

Mustered out August 9, 1865.

Organized at Bridgeport.

History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Light Battery - Connecticut Military Department


 * 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in May 14, 1861.

Mustered out August 12, 1861.

Organized at New Haven.

History of the Third (Three Months) Connecticut Volunteers - Connecticut Military Department

3rd Connecticut Infantry - Connecticut State Library Photograph


 * 3rd Independent Battery, Connecticut Light Artillery

Mustered in August to October, 1864.

Mustered out June 23, 1865.

Organized at New Haven.


 * 4th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in May 21, 1861.

Designation of regiment changed to 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery January 2, 1862. (See 1st Heavy Artillery.)

Organized at Hartford.


 * 5th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in July 26, 1861.

Mustered out (old members July 22, 1864) July 19, 1865.

Organized at Hartford.

The Fifth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers : a history compiled from diaries and official reports by Edwin E. Marvin. Read online book at American Libraries.

Fifth Connecticut Volunteers, dedication, excursion and reunion, at Gettysburg, August 8th, 9th and 10th, 1887 by Edwin E. Marvin. Read online book at American Libraries.

Muster roll of the Fifth Connecticut Volunteers who partipated in the battle flag parade, Hartford, September 17, 1879 by Edward V. Preston at the Salt Lake City Family History LIbrary.

Catalogue of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th regiments, Connecticut volunteers, 1861 by the Adjutant General's Office at the Salt Lake City Family History Library.


 * 6th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in September 12, 1861.

Mustered out August 21, 1865.

Organized at New Haven.

Connecticut Civil War Grave Sites - 6th Connecticut Infantry - Interment.net Cemetery Records online


 * 7th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in September 13, 1861.

Mustered out July 20, 1865.

Organized at New Haven.

Discharged at New Haven August 11, 1865.

Seventh Connecticut Infantry Regiment - Link to history and photographs, including a photograph of regimental colors.


 * 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in September 21, 1861.

Mustered out December, 1865.

Organized at Hartford.

Eighth Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry History


 * 9th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in September 26, 1861.

Mustered in August 3, 1865.

Organized at New Haven.

Mustered out at Savannah, Ga.

Ninth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers - This website includes a history of the Ninth as well as some soldier's stories, information on the makeup of the Ninth, a listing of known gravesites, a description of regimental flags and various newspaper histories; and more.


 * 10th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in October 22, 1861.

Mustered out August 15, 1865.

Organized at Hartford.


 * 11th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in from October 24 to November 14, 1861.

Mustered out December 21, 1865.

Organized at Hartford.

11th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Co. A - "Averill's Rifles" - Click on the highlighted areas for links to the history of the 11th Connecticut Regimental Volunteer Infantry

Connecticut Civil War Grave Sites - 11th Connecticut Infantry - Interment.net Cemetery Records online.


 * 12th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in November 19 to December 3, 1861.

Mustered out August 12, 1865.

Organized at Hartford.


 * 13th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in November 25, 1861, to January 7, 1862.

Mustered out April 25, 1866.

Organized at New Haven.

Mustered out at Fort Pulaski, Georgia.


 * 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in August 23, 1862.

Old members mustered out May 21, 1865.

Organized at Hartford.

Veterans and recruits transferred to 2nd Conn. Heavy Artillery May 30, 1865.

14th Connecticut Infantry Regiment - Regimental Timeline - The Civil War in the East


 * 15th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in August 25, 1862.

Mustered out June 27, 1865.

Organized at New Haven.

Discharged at New Haven July 12, 1865.


 * 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in August 24, 1862.

Mustered out June 24, 1865.

Organized at Hartford.

Roster of the 16th Connecticut Regiment Volunteer Infantry


 * 17th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in August 28, 1862.

Mustered out July 19, 1865.

Organized at Bridgeport.

The Seventeenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry - The Stamford Historical Society Inc.


 * 18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in August 22, 1862.

Mustered out June 27, 1865.

Organized at Norwich.

Mustered out at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.


 * 19th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

Mustered in July 25 - September 9, 1862

Organized at Litchfield.

Regiment changed to 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery November 23, 1863. (See 2nd Heavy Artillery.)


 * 20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in September 8, 1862.

Mustered out June 13, 1865.

Organized at New Haven.

Regimental History - Twentieth Connecticut Infantry Volunteers


 * 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in September 5, 1862.

Mustered out June 16, 1865.

Organized at Norwich.


 * 22nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in September 20, 1862.

Mustered out July 7, 1863.

Organized at Hartford.


 * 23rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in November 14, 1862.

Mustered out August 31, 1863.

Organized at New Haven.


 * 24th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in November 18, 1862.

Mustered out September 30, 1863.

Organized at Middletown.

Connecticut Civil War Grave Sites - 24th Regiment - Interment.net Cemetery Records Online.


 * 25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in November 11, 1862.

Mustered out August 26, 1863.

Organized at Hartford.

The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion - by George P. Bissell and Samuel K. Ellis and Thomas McManus and Henry Hill Goodell. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Project Gutenberg


 * 26th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in November 10, 1862.

Mustered out August 17, 1863.

Organized at Norwich.

Soldiers of the 26th - American Civil War


 * 27th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in October, 1862.

Mustered out July 27, 1863.

Organized at New Haven.


 * 28th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Mustered in November 15, 1862.

Mustered out August 28, 1863.

Organized at New Haven.


 * 29th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry (Colored)

Mustered in March 8, 1864.

Mustered out October 24, 1865. At New Orleans October 27-November 11.

Organized at Fair Haven.

Honorably discharged at New Haven, Conn., November 25, 1865.

The Connecticut 29th Colored Regiment C.V. Infantry, Inc. - This website contains a history of the regiment, soldier stories and more.

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

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


 * Garrison Guards, Connecticut Infantry

No history for this unit.


 * Unassigned Connecticut

No history for this unit.

Muster Rolls

 * 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: Google Books
 * 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: American Libraries
 * Civil War Rosters - Connecticut Links
 * Compiled records showing service of military units in volunteer Union organizations - 225 microfilms located at the Salt Lake City Family History Library. The compiled records are card abstracts containing information relating to the stations, movements, or activities of each unit or a part of it, and frequently to its organization or composition, strength and losses, and disbandment. Sometimes the names of commanding officers, the dates the unit was called into service and mustered out, the terms of service, and similiar information are included.

Pensions
Noble Pension Database - Connecticut State Library

Military Cemeteries
Enfield Street Cemetery Civil War Soldiers Graves - Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Hazardville Cemetery Civil War Soldiers Graves - Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Internet Links and Websites - Connecticut

 * Civil War Manuscripts Project - Connecticut Historical Society
 * Connecticut Regiments and Batteries - The Civil War in the East
 * Fitch's Home for Soldiers - Connecticut State Library Database
 * The military and civil history of Connecticut during the war of 1861-65 : comprising a detailed account of the various regiments and batteries, through march, encampment, bivouac, and battle, also instances of distinguished personal gallantry, and biographical sketches of many heroic soldiers, together with a record of the patriotic action of citizens at home, and of the liberal support furnished by the state in its executive and legislative departments (1868). Written by Croffut, W. A. (William Augustus), 1835-1915; Morris, John M. - Online Book:  American Libraries
 * New England Civil War Museum - Honoring and Preserving the Memory of Connecticut's Civil War Soldiers
 * Record of Returns From Towns and Payments to Soldiers and Families During the Civil War, Vol. 1-2, 1861-1866, microfilm of original records at the Connecticut State Archives, Hartford. CT. Includes index arranged alphabetically by name of town. Contains name of each soldier, name of wife, names and ages of children, regiment and company, rank, date of muster, term of enlistment, changes in service, and payments made. Salt Lake City Family History Library.
 * Research Guide to Civil War Materials at the Connecticut State Library.


 * Reunions of Connecticut regiments for 1896 (including also reunion of 26th Regiment for 1895) compiled by B.B. Champlin at the Salt Lake City Famiy History Library. Includes historical information of the following Connecticut (Union) regiments: 5th-7th, 9th-11th, 14th-16th, 18th, 23rd, 25th-27th and Connecticut Cavalry.
 * Supplement to the Official records of the Union and Confederate armies edited by Janet B. Hewett. Part II,  v. 4. (serial no. 16) Connecticut troops (Union, 9th-28th Regiments) at the Salt Lake City Family History Library.