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=== Companies in this regiment === | === 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. | |||
The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 4178 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UCT0002RAH Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 4178 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UCT0002RAH Roster]. | ||
This regiment was composed of men from Litchfield County, Connecticut, but the companies were credited to towns in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]] as follows: | This regiment was composed of men from Litchfield County, Connecticut, but the companies were credited to towns in [[Litchfield County, Connecticut|Litchfield County]] as follows: | ||