3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry: Difference between revisions

The 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at New Haven.  They mustered in May 14, 1861.  On the 12th day of August, 1864 this regiment was mustered out of service at Hartford. <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>  

*Regimental History - [http://www.ct.gov/mil/cwp/view.asp?a=1351&q=271184 History of the Third (Three Months) Connecticut Volunteers], (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Connecticut Military Department  

*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unctinf1.htm#3rdinf 3rd Regiment Infantry], (accessed 12 April 2012).<br>

*The Wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Regiment_Connecticut_Volunteer_Infantry_%283_months%29 3rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (3 months]), (accessed 11 June 2012).<br>

The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 874 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UCT0003RI Roster].  

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.  

Rifle Company F was largely formed by men from [[Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy|Fairfield County]].   

*For more information about Rifle Company F and its history, see:

    [http://www.stamfordhistory.org/cw_3reg.htm Stamford Roster], (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  The Stamford Historical Society, Inc. - Civil War Exhibit

 

 

*Adjutant General's Office, United States Army.  Connecticut Infantry Regiment 1,2,3,4, and 5th. ''Catalogue of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th regiments, Connecticut volunteers, 1861'', (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991). Available at the FamilySearch Library, {{FSC|779646|item|disp= FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6082888.}}

 

*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 45. Available Online at [https://www.archive.org/stream/enlistmentcasual00horarich#page/45/mode/1up Internet Archive], (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the FamilySearch Library, {{FSC|221389|item|disp= FS Library US/CAN Book 974.6 M2a,}} or FS Library US/CAN Film 1550802.

 

*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 43. Includes index.  Online at [https://www.archive.org/stream/connecticutvolorg00catarich#page/43/mode/1up Internet Archives], (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the FamilySearch Library'', {{FSC|783975|item|disp= FS Library US/CAN Fiche 6082887.}} ''(10 fiche) or {{FSC|44904|item|disp= FS Library US/CAN Film 1033670 Item 1.}}

*[http://www.footnote.com Footnote.com], (accessed 2 Apr 2011).  (A subscription website, but is available for use at the FamilySearch Library and some FamilySearch Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).

 

*[http://civilwarintheeast.com/USA/CT/3CT.php The Civil War in the East], (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Timeline of the 3rd Connecticut Infantry Regiment.

 

*[http://cslib.cdmhost.com/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p4005coll1&CISOPTR=159&CISOBOX=1&REC=1 3rd Connecticut Infantry], (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Connecticut State Library, Brady Collection of Civil War Photographs.

*Shaw, William H. ''A diary as kept by Wm. H. Shaw, during the great Civil War, from April, 1861 to July, 1865.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FSC|780415|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082914}}.

*Tyler, Elnathan B. ''"Wooden nutmegs" at Bull Run : a humorous account of some of the exploits and experiences of the three months Connecticut brigade, and the part they bore in the national stampede.'' (Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1977), {{FSC|465306|item|disp=FS Library film 1550300 Item 24}} ''Wooden nutmegs at Bull Run : a humorous account of some of the exploits and experiences of the Three Months Connecticut Brigade, and the part they bore in the national stampede.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FSC|780503|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6082915}}.

*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 Library film 1488457}}.