3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry: Difference between revisions

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Brief History[edit | edit source]

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.

For more information about the 3rd Connecticut Regiment Infantry and its history, see:

Regimental History - History of the Third (Three Months) 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 most of the men in each unit resided in the following counties.

Infantry Company A - Fairfield County

Infantry Company B - New Haven County

Infantry Company C - Fairfield County

Infantry Company D - Fairfield County

Rifle Company A - Hartford County

Rifle Company B - New Haven County

Rifle Company C - New Haven County

Rifle Company D - New London County

Rifle Company E - Hartford County

Rifle Company F - Fairfield County

Stamford Roster - The Stamford Historical Society, Inc. - Civil War Exhibit

Source Material[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 3rd Connecticut Infantry Regiment
3rd Connecticut Infantry - Connecticut State Library, Brady Collection of Civil War Photographs

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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.stamfordhistory.org/cw_3reg.htm Stamford Roster] - The Stamford Historical Society, Inc. - Civil War Exhibit
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 *[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.
 *[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
 *[http://www.archive.org/stream/connecticutvolorg00catarich#page/n7/mode/2up 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 (1869) by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Ingersoll, Colin M. (Colin Macrae), 1819-1904 - Online Book
+*[http://civilwarintheeast.com/USA/CT/3CT.php The Civil War in the East] - 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] - Connecticut State Library, Brady Collection of Civil War&nbsp;Photographs
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