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Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 27th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at New Haven, Connecticut and was mustered in October, 1862. This regiment was mustered out at New Haven, July 27, 1863.

For more information about the 27th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:

Regimental History - Sheldon, Winthrop D. and United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 27th, The Twenty-Seventh, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991). Available online at Google Books. Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082964.

Companies in this Regiment[edit | edit source]

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, but the majority of men in each unit resided in New Haven County.

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D -

Company E

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K

Company Rosters[edit | edit source]

Connecticut. Adjutant General's Office, Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864, (Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood, 1864), page 772. Available Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011). Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 M2a, or FHL US/CAN Film 1550802.

Adjutant General's Office, 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, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), page 857. Includes index. Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011). Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082887. or FHL US/CAN Film 1033670 Item 1.

Source Material[edit | edit source]

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 2 Apr 2011), can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book,Units of the Confederate States Army, as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua, FHL Collection, WorldCat, (accessed 2 Apr 2011).

Footnote.com, (accessed 2 Apr 2011). (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).

The Civil War in the East, (accessed 9 Mar 2011). Timeline of the 27th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

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 === Brief History  ===
-The 27th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at New Haven, Connecticut and was mustered in October, 1862.  The regiment was mustered out at New Haven, July 27, 1863.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], accessed 6 December 2010.</ref>
+The 27th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at New Haven, Connecticut and was mustered in October, 1862.&nbsp; This regiment was mustered out at New Haven, July 27, 1863.
-For more information about the 27th Regiment Infantry and its history, see: <br>
+For more information about the 27th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:
-*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27th_Connecticut_Infantry_Regiment 27th Connecticut Infantry Regiment] at Wikipedia
+*Regimental History - Sheldon, Winthrop D. and United States.&nbsp; Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 27th, ''The Twenty-Seventh'', (Bethesda, Maryland&nbsp;: University Publications of America, c1991).&nbsp; Available online at [http://books.google.com/books?id=IF5HBNvVHesC&printsec=frontcover&dq=intitle:regimental+intitle:history&lr=&as_brr=1&as_pt=ALLTYPES#v=twopage&q&f=false Google Books].&nbsp; Also available at the Family History Library,&nbsp;{{FHL|784124|item|disp= FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082964.}}
-*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unctinf4.htm#27thinf 27th 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, with Companies A - K, was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut, but the majority of men in each unit resided in [[New Haven County, Connecticut Genealogy|New Haven County]].
+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.&nbsp; This regiment was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut, but the majority of men in each unit resided in&nbsp;[[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]].&nbsp;
+Company A
+Company B
+Company C
+Company D -
+Company E
+Company F
-=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
+Company G
-*''The Twenty-seventh, a regimental history,'' by Winthrop Dudley Sheldon. New-Haven: Morris & Benham, 1866. {{FSC|241049|item|disp=FS Catalog film 896829, item 1}}. '''''Online at:'''''  [https://archive.org/details/sheldontwenthsev00wintrich/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive].
+Company H
-*''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 772. {{FSC|2842034|item|disp=FS Catalog film 1550802}}. '''''Online at:'''''  {{FSDL|62610}}, [https://www.archive.org/stream/enlistmentcasual00horarich#page/772/mode/1up Internet Archive].
-*''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.'' Adjutant General's Office. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991, page 857. Includes index.  {{FSC|783975|item|disp= FS Catalog film 6082887}}(*), {{FSC|44904|item|disp= FS Catalog film 1033670, item 1}}. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|64771}}, [https://www.archive.org/stream/connecticutvolorg00catarich#page/857/mode/1up Internet Archive].
-*The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm#sort=score+desc&q=%2227th+Regiment,+Connecticut+Infantry%22 1,065 men] on its roster for this unit.
-=== Other Sources  ===
+Company I
-*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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).<br>
+Company K
-*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br>
+=== Company Rosters  ===
-*[[Connecticut in the Civil War|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. <br>
+*Connecticut. Adjutant General's Office, ''Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864'', (Hartford, Connecticut&nbsp;: Case, Lockwood, 1864), page 772.&nbsp;&nbsp;Available&nbsp;Online at [http://www.archive.org/stream/enlistmentcasual00horarich#page/772/mode/1up Internet Archive], (accessed 8 Mar 2011).&nbsp; Also available at the Family History Library, {{FHL|221389|item|disp= FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 M2a,}} or FHL US/CAN Film 1550802.
-*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|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. <br>
+*Adjutant General's Office, ''Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations&nbsp;: (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, ''(Bethesda, Maryland&nbsp;: University Publications of America, c1991), page 857. Includes index.&nbsp; Online at [http://www.archive.org/stream/connecticutvolorg00catarich#page/857/mode/1up Internet Archive], (accessed 8 Mar 2011). &nbsp;Also available at the Family History Library, {{FHL|783975|item|disp= FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082887.}} or {{FHL|44904|item|disp= FHL US/CAN Film 1033670 Item 1.}}
-*[https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/connecticut/27th-connecticut/ Timeline of the 27th Connecticut Infantry Regiment] at The Civil War in the East
+=== Source Material  ===
-*United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 27th (1862-1863). ''Dedication of the monument of 27th Conn. Vols. at Gettysburg, October 22d, 1885 : including an account of the excursion from New Haven to Gettysburg and return.'' Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991. {{FSC|781391|item|disp=FS Catalog film 6082963}}(*).
+*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed&nbsp;2 Apr 2011),&nbsp;can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book,''Units of the Confederate States Army'', as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua, {{FHL|590033|item}}, [http://www.worldcat.org/title/units-of-the-confederate-states-army/oclc/18272222&referer=brief_results WorldCat], (accessed 2 Apr 2011).
-=== References ===
+*[http://www.footnote.com Footnote.com], (accessed 2&nbsp;Apr&nbsp;2011).&nbsp;&nbsp;(A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).
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+*[http://civilwarintheeast.com/USA/CT/27CT.php The Civil War in the East], (accessed 9 Mar 2011). &nbsp;Timeline of the 27th Connecticut Infantry Regiment <br>
-[[Category:Connecticut_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]]
+[[Category:Connecticut_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]