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[[Connecticut in the Civil War|Connecticut in the Civil War]] | [[Connecticut in the Civil War|Connecticut in the Civil War]] | ||
=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
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. | 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. | ||
For more information about the 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery and its history, see: | 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] - Connecticut Military Department | *Regimental History - [http://www.the2dconn.com/history.htm The 2d Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery] - Connecticut Military Department | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofsecondc00vail The History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Connecticut Volunteers], by Theodore F. Vaill - Online Book | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/details/historyofsecondc00vail The History of the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Connecticut Volunteers], by Theodore F. Vaill - Online Book | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/details/countyregimentsk01vail 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 - Online Book | *[http://www.archive.org/details/countyregimentsk01vail 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 - Online Book | ||