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For more information about the 16th Regiment Infantry and its history, see: | For more information about the 16th Regiment Infantry and its history, see: | ||
* | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Connecticut_Infantry_Regiment 16th Connecticut Infantry Regiment] at Wikipedia | ||
* | *[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unctinf3.htm#16thinf 16th Regiment Infantry] at The Civil War Archive | ||
=== 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 all parts of Connecticut, but the majority of men in each unit resided in the following counties: | |||
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 the following counties: | |||
Company A | Company A | ||
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Company K was largely formed by men from [[Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy|Hartford County]]. | Company K was largely formed by men from [[Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy|Hartford County]]. | ||
=== | === Regimental History and Roster === | ||
*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 551. | *''History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers,'' by B. F. Blakeslee. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991. {{FSC|479261|item|disp= FS Library US/CAN film 1685391}}, {{FSC|784082|item|disp= FS Library US/CAN film 6082941}}(*). '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/01596863.58826.emory.edu/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive]. | ||
*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 | *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 551. {{FSC|2842034|item|disp=FS Library film 1550802}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.archive.org/stream/enlistmentcasual00horarich#page/551/mode/1up Internet Archive]. | ||
*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 641. Includes index. {{FSC|783975|item|disp= FS Library film 6082887}}(*), {{FSC|44904|item|disp= FS Library film 1033670, item 1}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.archive.org/stream/connecticutvolorg00catarich#page/641/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=%2216th+Regiment,+Connecticut+Infantry%22 1,556 men] on its roster for this unit. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
*[ | *[https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/connecticut/16th-connecticut/ Timeline of the 16th Connecticut Infantry Regiment] at The Civil War in the East | ||
* | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050208204027/http://pages.cthome.net/fwc/16-CT.HTM Graves of the 16th Connecticut Regiment]. Roster by name and by company. | ||
*Relyea, William H. and Priest, John M.,''16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry'', (Shippensburg, Pa. : Bird Street Press, 2002). This book can be found at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=16th+Connecticut+Volunteer+Infantry%2C&fq=dt%3Abks worldcat.org]. | *Relyea, William H. and Priest, John M.,''16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry'', (Shippensburg, Pa. : Bird Street Press, 2002). This book can be found at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=16th+Connecticut+Volunteer+Infantry%2C&fq=dt%3Abks worldcat.org]. | ||
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*United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 8th, 11th, 14th and 16th, (1861-1865), ''Souvenir of excursion to Antietam and dedication of monuments of the 8th, 11th, 14th and 16th regiments of Conn. volunteers'', (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991). Pref. written by Walter J. Yates. Available at the FamilySearch Library, {{FSC|780540|item|disp= FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6082922.}} | *United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 8th, 11th, 14th and 16th, (1861-1865), ''Souvenir of excursion to Antietam and dedication of monuments of the 8th, 11th, 14th and 16th regiments of Conn. volunteers'', (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991). Pref. written by Walter J. Yates. Available at the FamilySearch Library, {{FSC|780540|item|disp= FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6082922.}} | ||
*United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 16th (1862-1865) | *United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 16th (1862-1865), ''Sixteenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers excursion and reunion at Antietam Battlefield, September 17, 1889'', (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991). includes a description of activities of the 16th Connecticut Infantry Regiment in the following battles or localities: Antietam, Md.; Fredericksburg, Va.; Suffolk, Va.; Plymouth, N.C.- Available at the FamilySearch Library, {{FSC|780759|item|disp= FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6082940.}} | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Connecticut_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Connecticut_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] [[Category:Union Military Units]] | ||