2nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry: Difference between revisions

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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, but the majority of men in each unit resided in the following counties.

Infantry Company A - Middlesex County

Infantry Company B -

Infantry Company C - New Haven County

Infantry Company D - New Haven County

Rifle Company A -

Rifle Company B -

Rifle Company C - New London County

Rifle Company D -

Rifle Company E - Litchfield County

Rifle Company F - 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
Civil War Soldiers - 2nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment - Alphabetical roster of regiment with name and place enlisted.

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-*Mustered in May 7, 1861.
+=== Brief History ===
-*Mustered out August 7, 1861.
-*Organized at New Haven.
+The 2nd Connecticut Regiment Infantry was organized at New Haven, Connecticut.&nbsp; 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 - [http://www.ct.gov/mil/cwp/view.asp?a=1351&q=270360 The Second Connecticut Volunteers] - Connecticut Military Department
-<br>The regiment was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut, but the majority of men in each unit resided in the following counties.
+=== Companies in this Regiment ===
-Infantry Company A - [[Middlesex_County,_Connecticut|Middlesex County]]
+Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always.&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.
+Infantry Company A - [[Middlesex County, Connecticut|Middlesex County]]
 Infantry Company B -
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 Rifle Company B -
-Rifle Company C - [[New_London_County,_Connecticut|New London County]]
+Rifle Company C - [[New London County, Connecticut|New London County]]
 Rifle Company D -
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 Rifle Company F - [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]]
+=== Source Materials ===
 *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=779646&disp=Catalogue+of+the+1st%2C+2d%2C+3d%2C+4th% 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.