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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


The 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery was originally recruited as the 19th Regiment Connecticut Infantry.&nbsp; On the 23rd of&nbsp;November 1863 the regiment was changed from an infantry to an artillery organization.&nbsp; The regiment was finally mustered out of service on August 18, 1865, at Washington, D.C. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010.</ref>  
The 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery was originally recruited as the 19th Regiment Connecticut Infantry. On the 23rd of November 1863 the regiment was changed from an infantry to an artillery organization. The regiment was finally mustered out of service on August 18, 1865, at Washington, D.C.<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>  
 
For more information about the 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery and its history, see:
 
*Regimental History - [http://www.the2dconn.com/history.htm The 2d Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery], (accessed 9 Mar 2011). &nbsp;Connecticut Military Department


*Vaill, Theodore F., ''The History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Connecticut Volunteers'', (Winsted, Conn.&nbsp;: Winsted Printing Co., 1868).&nbsp;&nbsp;Online at [http://www.archive.org/details/historyofsecondc00vail Internet Library], (accessed 9 Mar 2011).&nbsp; Also available at the Family&nbsp;History Library, {{FHL|552999|item|disp= FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082910.}}
For more information about the 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery and its history, see: <br>


*Vaill, Dudley Landon, ''The county regiment; a sketch of the Second regiment of Connecticut volunteer heavy artillery, originally the Nineteenth volunteer infantry, in the civil war'', (Bethesda, Maryland&nbsp;: University Publications of America, c1991).&nbsp; Online at [http://www.archive.org/details/countyregimentsk01vail Internet Library], (accessed 9 Mar 2011).&nbsp; Also available at the Family History Library, {{FHL|739943|item|disp= FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082909.}} or {{FHL|1024430|item|disp= Computer US/CAN Desktop CD-ROM no. 2630 v. 2.}}
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Connecticut_Heavy_Artillery_Regiment 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment] at Wikipedia
*The Civil War&nbsp;Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unctarty.htm#2ndhvy 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery], (accessed 11 April 2012).<br>
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unctarty.htm#2ndhvy 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery] at The Civil War Archive
*The Wikipedia Article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Connecticut_Heavy_Artillery 2nd Connecticut Regiment Heavy Artillery], (accessed 28 November 2012).<br>


=== 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.
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.  
 
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 4178 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UCT0002RAH Roster].  


This regiment was composed of men from Litchfield County,&nbsp;Connecticut, but the companies were credited to towns in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy|Litchfield County]]&nbsp;as follows:  
This regiment was composed of men from Litchfield County, Connecticut, but the companies were credited to towns in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy|Litchfield County]] as follows:  


Company A - Litchfield  
Company A - Litchfield  
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Company B - Salisbury  
Company B - Salisbury  


Company C - Goshen &nbsp;
Company C - Goshen  


Company D - Plymouth  
Company D - Plymouth  
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Company K - Made up from recruits from 25 different towns
Company K - Made up from recruits from 25 different towns


=== Company Rosters ===
=== Regimental History and Roster ===
 
*''The History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Connecticut Volunteers,''  by Theodore F. Vaill.  Winsted, Conn. : Winsted Printing Co., 1868.  {{FSC|552999|item|disp= FS Catalog film 6082910}}(*); '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.archive.org/details/historyofsecondc00vail Internet Library].
*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 175.&nbsp;&nbsp;Available&nbsp;Online at [http://www.archive.org/stream/enlistmentcasual00horarich#page/175/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.
*''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. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991. {{FSC|739943|item|disp= FS Catalog 6082909}}(*), {{FSC|1024430|item|disp= Computer US/CAN Desktop CD-ROM no. 2630 v. 2.}}; '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.archive.org/details/countyregimentsk01vail Internet Library].
 
*''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 175. {{FSC|2842034|item|disp=FS Catalog film 1550802}}. '''''Online at:'''''  [https://www.archive.org/stream/enlistmentcasual00horarich#page/175/mode/1up Internet Archive].
*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 197. Includes index.&nbsp; Online at [http://www.archive.org/stream/connecticutvolorg00catarich#page/197/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.}}
*''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 197. Includes index. {{FSC|783975|item|disp= FS Catalog film 6082887}}(*), {{FSC|44904|item|disp= FS Catalog film 1033670, item 1}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.archive.org/stream/connecticutvolorg00catarich#page/197/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=%22+2nd+Regiment,+Connecticut+Heavy+Artillery%22 4,174 men] on its roster for this unit.  


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
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*[[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>
*[[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>


*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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>
*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>


*[[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 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>
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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. <br>
*[[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>


*[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).
*[https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/connecticut/2nd-connecticut-heavy-artillery/ Timeline of the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment] at The Civil War in the East
 
*[http://civilwarintheeast.com/USA/CT/2CTha.php The Civil War in the East], (accessed 9 Mar 2011).&nbsp; Timeline of the&nbsp;2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment
 
*[http://www.stamfordhistory.org/cw_2reg.htm Stamford Roster], (accessed 9 Mar 2011).&nbsp;


*[http://www.petersburgbreakthrough.org/2ndCHA.htm 2d Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment Descendants Association], (accessed 9 Mar 2011).&nbsp;
*[https://www.stamfordhistory.org/cw_2reg.htm Connecticut Artillery 2nd Regiment, Stamford Roster] at the Stamford Historical Society


*United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''CONNECTICUT 1st Cavalry 1st Heavy Artillery 2nd Heavy Artillery 1st-3rd Independent Battery, Light Artillery 1st Infantry, 3 months, 1861-3rd Infantry 5th Infantry 6th Infantry.'' (Washington, District of Columbia&nbsp;: The National Archives, 1964), {{FHL|499078|item|disp=FHL film 1488457}}.
*United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. ''Connecticut 1st Cavalry 1st Heavy Artillery 2nd Heavy Artillery 1st-3rd Independent Battery, Light Artillery 1st Infantry, 3 months, 1861-3rd Infantry 5th Infantry 6th Infantry.'' (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1964), {{FSC|499078|item|disp=FS Catalog film 1488457}}.


*Vaill, Theodore Frelinghuysen. ''History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, originally the nineteenth Connecticut vols.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FHL|552999|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082910}}.
*Vaill, Theodore Frelinghuysen. ''History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, originally the nineteenth Connecticut vols.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FSC|552999|item|disp=FS Catalog film 6082910}}(*).


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Latest revision as of 15:31, 12 May 2025

2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery
Ronald Slidell MacKenzie (1840-1889), 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery

Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery was originally recruited as the 19th Regiment Connecticut Infantry. On the 23rd of November 1863 the regiment was changed from an infantry to an artillery organization. The regiment was finally mustered out of service on August 18, 1865, at Washington, D.C.[1]

For more information about the 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery and its history, see:

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 Litchfield County, Connecticut, but the companies were credited to towns in Litchfield County as follows:

Company A - Litchfield

Company B - Salisbury

Company C - Goshen

Company D - Plymouth

Company E - Winsted

Company F - New Hartford

Company G - Cornwall

Company H - New Milford

Company I - Woodbury

Company K - Made up from recruits from 25 different towns

Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]

  • The History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Connecticut Volunteers, by Theodore F. Vaill. Winsted, Conn. : Winsted Printing Co., 1868. FS Catalog film 6082910(*); Online at: Internet Library.
  • 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. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991. FS Catalog 6082909(*), Computer US/CAN Desktop CD-ROM no. 2630 v. 2.; Online at: Internet Library.
  • 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 175. FS Catalog film 1550802. Online at: 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 197. Includes index. FS Catalog film 6082887(*), FS Catalog film 1033670, item 1. Online at: Internet Archive.
  • The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 4,174 men on its roster for this unit.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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.
  • United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. Connecticut 1st Cavalry 1st Heavy Artillery 2nd Heavy Artillery 1st-3rd Independent Battery, Light Artillery 1st Infantry, 3 months, 1861-3rd Infantry 5th Infantry 6th Infantry. (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1964), FS Catalog film 1488457.
  • Vaill, Theodore Frelinghuysen. History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, originally the nineteenth Connecticut vols. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), FS Catalog film 6082910(*).

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010.

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