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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 over Connecticut.
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 over Connecticut.
=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
*''Fifth Connecticut Volunteers, dedication, excursion and reunion, at Gettysburg, August 8th, 9th and 10th, 1887.'' By Edwin E. Marvin. Hartford, Conn.: Press of Wiley, Waterman & Eaton, 1887. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/fifthconnecticut00unit/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive]


=== Company Rosters  ===
=== Company Rosters  ===
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