16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry: Difference between revisions

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Brief History - "The Plymouth Pilgrims"[edit | edit source]

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.

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

Regimental History - History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers, by B.F. Blakeslee - Online book

Companies in this Regiment[edit | edit source]

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 - Hartford County

Company E

Company F - Hartford County

Company G

Company H

Company I

Company K - Hartford County

Source Material[edit | edit source]

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
Graves of the 16th Connecticut Regiment - Roster by Name and Roster by Company
Regimental Timeline - 16th Connecticut Infantry Regiment - The Civil War in the East
The 16th Connecticut Regiment Volunteer Infantry - Roster
16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, by Sergeant William H. Relyea and John M. Priest. This book can be found at www.worldcat.org.

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-=== "The Plymouth Pilgrims"  ===
+[[Connecticut in the Civil War|Connecticut in the Civil War]]
-[[Connecticut_in_the_Civil_War|Connecticut in the Civil War]]
+=== 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.
+For more information about the 16th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:
-*Mustered in&nbsp;August 24, 1862.
-*Mustered out June 24, 1865.
-*Organized at Hartford.
 *Regimental History - [http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31867/31867-h/31867-h.htm History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers], by B.F. Blakeslee - Online book
-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 ===
+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
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 Company I
-Company K - [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford County]]
+Company K - [[Hartford County, Connecticut|Hartford County]]<br>
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+=== Source Material ===
 *[http://www.archive.org/stream/enlistmentcasual00horarich#page/n3/mode/2up Catalogue&nbsp;of Connecticut&nbsp;volunteer organizations,&nbsp;with&nbsp;additional&nbsp;enlistments&nbsp;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
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 *[http://www.factasy.com/civil_war/node/1890 The 16th Connecticut Regiment Volunteer Infantry] - Roster
 *16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, by Sergeant William H. Relyea and John M. Priest.&nbsp;&nbsp;This book can be found&nbsp;at [http://www.worldcat.org www.worldcat.org].
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