7th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

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7th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Brief History

The 7th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at New Haven, Connecticut and mustered in September 13, 1861. The regiment was mustered out July 20, 1865 and discharged at New Haven August 11, 1865.

For more information on the 7th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry and its history, see:

• 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia
• 7th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive

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 over Connecticut.

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K - For more information about Company K and its history, see:

A history of Company K of the Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, by Jerome Tourtellotte. Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1978. Online at: FS Catalog film 1491100, FS Catalog film 6082920(*).

Regimental History and Roster

• History of the Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, Hawley's Brigade, Terry's Division, Tenth Army Corps, 1861-1865. By Stephen Walkley. Hartford: n.p., 1905. Online at: FS Catalog film 1550134, FS Catalog film 6082921(*), Internet Archive.
• Catalogue of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Regiments of Infantry, First Light Battery, and First Battalion of Cavalry, Connecticut Volunteers, 1861. By Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office. Hartford : Press of Case, Lockwood & Co., 1862. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864. Connecticut. Adjutant General's Office. Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood, 1864; page 283. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, FS Catalog film 1550802, Internet Archive.
• Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations : (infantry, cavalry, and artillery,) in the service of the United States, 1861-1865, with additional enlistments, casualties, &c., &c., and brief summaries, showing the operations and service of the several regiments and batteries. Adjutant General's Office. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991; page 322. Includes index. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, FS Catalog film 1033670, item 1, FS Catalog film 6082887(*), Internet Archive.
• The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,976 men on its roster for this unit.

Other Sources

• Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Connecticut in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
  

• National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
  

• Connecticut in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Connecticut, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• Timeline of the 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment at The Civil War in the East

• Seventh Connecticut Infantry Regiment. Describes the 7th Connecticut's part in the Battle of Olustee.

• The Stamford Historical Society, Inc. Roster.

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