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=== Brief History - "The Plymouth Pilgrims"  ===
=== Brief History - "The Plymouth Pilgrims"  ===


The 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at Hartford, Connecticut and mustered in on the 24th of August, 1862.&nbsp; This regiment was mustered out of service June 24, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010.</ref>  
The 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at Hartford, Connecticut and mustered in on the 24th of August, 1862. This regiment was mustered out of service June 24, 1865. <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 16th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:  
For more information about the 16th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:  


*Regimental History - Blakeslee, B.F., ''History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers,'' (Bethesda, Maryland&nbsp;: University Publications of America, c1991). &nbsp;Available online at&nbsp;[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31867/31867-h/31867-h.htm Project Gutenberg], (accessed 9 Mar 2011). &nbsp;Also available at the Family History Library, {{FHL|784082|item|disp= FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082941,}} or {{FHL|479261|item|disp= FHL US/CAN Film 1685391.}}
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Connecticut_Infantry_Regiment 16th Connecticut Infantry Regiment] at Wikipedia
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unctinf3.htm#16thinf 16th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 19 April 2012).
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unctinf3.htm#16thinf 16th Regiment Infantry] at The Civil War Archive


=== Companies in this Regiment  ===
=== Companies in this Regiment  ===


The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,556 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UCT0016RI Roster].
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.&nbsp; 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 C  
Company C  


Company D was largely formed by men from&nbsp;[[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford&nbsp;County]].  
Company D was largely formed by men from [[Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy|Hartford County]].  


Company E  
Company E  


Company F&nbsp;was largely formed by men from&nbsp;[[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford&nbsp;County]].  
Company F was largely formed by men from [[Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy|Hartford County]].  


Company G  
Company G  
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Company I  
Company I  


Company K was largely formed by men from [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford County]].
Company K was largely formed by men from [[Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy|Hartford County]].


=== Company Rosters ===
=== Regimental History and Roster ===


*[http://pages.cthome.net/fwc/16-CT.HTM Graves of the 16th Connecticut Regiment], (accessed 9 Mar 2011). &nbsp;Roster by Name and Roster by Company
*''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].
*[http://www.factasy.com/civil_war/node/1890 The 16th Connecticut Regiment Volunteer Infantry], (accessed 9 Mar 2011).&nbsp; 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. {{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, &amp;c., &amp;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].
*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 551.&nbsp;&nbsp;Available&nbsp;Online at [http://www.archive.org/stream/enlistmentcasual00horarich#page/551/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 [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.
*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 641. &nbsp;Includes index.&nbsp; Online at [http://www.archive.org/stream/connecticutvolorg00catarich#page/641/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.}}


=== 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.
*[[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.


*[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/16th-connecticut/ Timeline of the 16th Connecticut Infantry Regiment] at The Civil War in the East
 
*[http://civilwarintheeast.com/USA/CT/16CT.php The Civil War in the East], (accessed 9 Mar 2011). &nbsp;Timeline of the 16th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
 
*Kellogg, Robert H. ''Life and death in rebel prisons&nbsp;: giving a complete history of the inhuman and barbarous treatment of our brave soldiers by rebel authorities, inflicting terrible suffering and frightful mortality, principally at Andersonville, Ga. and Florence, S.C., describing plans of escape, arrival of prisoners, with numerous and varied incidents and anecdotes of prison life.'' (Bethesda, Maryland&nbsp;: University Publications of America, c1991), {{FHL|780789|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082943}}
 
*United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 16th (1862-1865),&nbsp; ''Sixteenth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers excursion and reunion at Antietam Battlefield, September 17, 1889'', (Bethesda, Maryland&nbsp;: 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 Family History Library, {{FHL|780759|item|disp= FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082940.}}


*Relyea, William H. and Priest, John M.,''16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry'', (Shippensburg, Pa.&nbsp;: Bird Street Press, 2002).&nbsp;&nbsp;This book can be found&nbsp;at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_bks&q=16th+Connecticut+Volunteer+Infantry%2C&fq=dt%3Abks worldcat.org].
*[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.


*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&nbsp;: University Publications of America, c1991). Pref. written by Walter J. Yates.&nbsp; Available at the Family History Library, {{FHL|780540|item|disp= FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082922.}}
*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].


*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), {{FHL|780759|item|disp=FHL fiche 6082940}}.
*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),  ''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]]

Latest revision as of 11:37, 5 May 2025

Brief History - "The Plymouth Pilgrims"

The 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at Hartford, Connecticut and mustered in on the 24th of August, 1862. This regiment was mustered out of service June 24, 1865. [1]

For more information about the 16th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:

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:

Company A

Company B

Company C

Company D was largely formed by men from Hartford County.

Company E

Company F was largely formed by men from Hartford County.

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K was largely formed by men from Hartford County.

Regimental History and Roster

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.
  • Relyea, William H. and Priest, John M.,16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, (Shippensburg, Pa. : Bird Street Press, 2002). This book can be found at worldcat.org.
  • 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, FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6082922.
  • 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, FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6082940.

References

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