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2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery (view source)
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*[http://www.archive.org/details/countyregimentsk01vail The county regiment; a sketch of the Second regiment of Connecticut volunteer heavy artillery, originally the Nineteenth volunteer infantry, in the civil war], by Dudley Landon Vaill - Online Book | *[http://www.archive.org/details/countyregimentsk01vail The county regiment; a sketch of the Second regiment of Connecticut volunteer heavy artillery, originally the Nineteenth volunteer infantry, in the civil war], by Dudley Landon Vaill - Online Book | ||
=== Companies in this regiment === | === 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 Litchfield County, Connecticut, but the companies were credited to towns in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]] as follows: | |||
Company A - Litchfield | Company A - Litchfield | ||
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Company I - Woodbury | Company I - Woodbury | ||
Company K - Made up from recruits from 25 different towns | Company K - Made up from recruits from 25 different towns | ||
=== Source Material === | === Source Material === | ||