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*Regimental History - [http://www.ct.gov/mil/cwp/view.asp?a=1351&q=270360 The Second Connecticut Volunteers] - Connecticut Military Department | *Regimental History - [http://www.ct.gov/mil/cwp/view.asp?a=1351&q=270360 The Second Connecticut Volunteers] - Connecticut Military Department | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment === | === Companies in this Regiment === | ||
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. This regiment was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. This regiment was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut. | ||
Infantry Company A | Infantry Company A was largely formed by men from [[Middlesex County, Connecticut|Middlesex County]]. | ||
Infantry Company B | Infantry Company B | ||
Infantry Company C | Infantry Company C was largely formed by men from [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]]. | ||
Infantry Company D | Infantry Company D was largely formed by men from [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]]. | ||
Rifle Company A | |||
Rifle Company | Rifle Company B | ||
Rifle Company | Rifle Company C was largely formed by men from [[New London County, Connecticut|New London County]]. | ||
Rifle Company | Rifle Company D<br>Rifle Company E was largely formed by men from [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]]. | ||
Rifle Company F was largely formed by men from [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]]. | |||
Rifle Company F | |||
=== Source Materials === | === Source Materials === | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 10 November 2010
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 2nd Connecticut Regiment Infantry was organized at New Haven, Connecticut. It was mustered in May 7, 1861 and was mustered out of service August 7, 1861, at New Haven, Connecticut.
For more information about the 2nd Connecticut Infantry and its history, see:
- Regimental History - The Second Connecticut Volunteers - Connecticut Military Department
Companies in this Regiment[edit | edit source]
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. This regiment was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut.
Infantry Company A was largely formed by men from Middlesex County.
Infantry Company B
Infantry Company C was largely formed by men from New Haven County.
Infantry Company D was largely formed by men from New Haven County.
Rifle Company A
Rifle Company B
Rifle Company C was largely formed by men from New London County.
Rifle Company D
Rifle Company E was largely formed by men from Litchfield County.
Rifle Company F was largely formed by men from New Haven County.
Source Materials[edit | edit source]
- Catalogue of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th regiments, Connecticut volunteers, 1861 by the Adjutant General's Office at the Salt Lake City Family History Library.
- Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864. Compiled From Records in the Adjutant General's Office and Published by Order of the Legislature, by Horace J. Morse - Adjutant General - Online Book
- 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 (1869) by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Ingersoll, Colin M. (Colin Macrae), 1819-1904 - Online Book
- The Civil War in the East - Timeline of the 2nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment
- Civil War Soldiers - 2nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment - Alphabetical roster of regiment with name and place enlisted.