6th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

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6th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Brief History

The 6th Regiment Connecticut Infantry was organized at New Haven, Connecticut and mustered in the 12th of September, 1861. The regiment was mustered out of service August 21, 1865 in New Haven, Connecticut.

For more information on the 6th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:

• 6th Connecticut Infantry Regiment at Wikipedia
• 6th 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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. This regiment, with Companies A - K, was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut.

Regimental History and Roster

• The old Sixth Regiment : its war record, 1861-5. By Charles K Cadwell. New Haven : Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, printers, 1875. Online at: FS Catalog film 1491097, FS Catalog film 6082919(*), 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 253. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, FS Catalog film 1550802, 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 285. Includes index. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, FS Catalog film 1033670, item 1, FS Catalog film 6082887(*), Internet Archive.
• The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,785 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 6th Connecticut Infantry Regiment at The Civil War in the East

• Connecticut Civil War Grave Sites - 6th Connecticut Infantry at Interment.net

• The Stamford Historical Society, Inc. History and Roster.

• United States. War Department. Record and Pension Office. Connecticut 1st Cavalry 1st Heavy Artillery 2nd Heavy Artillery 1st-3rd Independent Battery, Light Artillery 1st Infantry, 3 months, 1861-3rd Infantry 5th Infantry 6th Infantry. (Washington, District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1964), FS Library film 1488457.