18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

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18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Brief History

The 18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at Norwich, New London County, Connecticut and was mustered in on the 22nd day of August, 1862. This regiment was mustered out at Harper's Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia June 27, 1865.

For more information about the 18th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:

• 18th Connecticut Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia
• 18th Regiment Infantry at The Civil War Archive

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. This regiment was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut.

Company A was largely formed by men from New London County.

Company B

Company C

Company D

Company E

Company F was largely formed by men from New London County.

Company G

Company H was largely formed by men from Windham County.

Company I

Company K was largely formed by men from Windham County.

Regimental History and Roster

• History of the Eighteenth Regiment, Conn. Volunteers in the War for the Union, by William C. Walker and United States Army Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 18th. Norwich, Connecticut : [s.n.], 1885. FS Catalog book 974.6 M2w, FS Catalog film 1597895, item 2(*), FS Catalog film 6082948(*). Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive.
• The Civil War Diary, 1862-1865, of Charles H. Lynch 18th Conn. Vol's, by Charles H Lynch. Hartford, Conn., Priv. print. by the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1915. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864. Connecticut. Adjutant General's Office. Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood, 1864; page 597. FS Catalog film 1550802. Online at: Internet Archive.
• 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. Adjutant General's Office. Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991, page 690. Includes index. FS Catalog film 6082887(*), FS Catalog film 1033670, item 1. Online at: Internet Archive.
• The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,763 men on its roster for this unit.

Other Sources

• Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Connecticut in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
  

• National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
  

• Connecticut in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Connecticut, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
  

• Timeline of the 18th Connecticut Infantry Regiment at The Civil War in the East

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