1st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

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Brief History

The 1st Regiment was organized at Hartford, Connecticut and mustered in April 22, 1861.  The regiment was mustered out of service at New Haven, July 31, 1861.

For more information about the 1st Regiment Infantry and its history, see:

• Regimental History - History of the First Connecticut Volunteers, (accessed 8 Mar 2011), Connecticut Military Department

Companies in the 1st Infantry Regiment

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: 

Infantry Company A was largely formed by men from Hartford and New Haven Counties. 

Infantry Company B was largely formed by men from Hartford and New Haven Counties.

Infantry Company C was largely formed by men from Hartford County. 

Infantry Company D was largely formed by men from New Haven County. 

Infantry Company E was largely formed by men from Fairfield County. 

• For more information about Company E and its history, see: 

     The Three Month Men, (accessed 8 Mar 2011), from the journal of Pvt. Horace Purdy.

Infantry Company F was largely formed by men from New Haven County. 

Infantry Company G was largely formed by men from Hartford County. 

Infantry Company H was largely formed by men from Fairfield County. 

Rifle Company A was largely formed by men from Hartford County. 

Rifle Company B was largely formed by men from Fairfield County. 

Company Rosters

• Adjutant General's Office, United States Army.  Connecticut Infantry Regiment 1,2,3,4, and 5th. Catalogue of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th regiments, Connecticut volunteers, 1861, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991). Available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082888.

• Connecticut. Adjutant General's Office, Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864, (Hartford, Connecticut : Case, Lockwood, 1864), page 10.  Available Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Book 974.6 M2a, or FHL US/CAN Film 1550802.

• Adjutant General's Office, 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, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), page 12. Includes index.  Online at Internet Archives. Also available at the Family History Library, FHL US/CAN Fiche 6082887. (10 fiche) or FHL US/CAN Film 1033670 Item 1.

Other Sources

• Civil War Graves - First Connecticut Regiment - Roster by Name and Roster by Unit

• The Civil War in the East - Timeline of the 1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment

• Connecticut 1st Regiment, Stamford Roster - The Stamford Historical Society, Inc.

• Soldiers of Waterbury, New Haven County, in the War For the Union - History of the Soldier's Monument in Waterbury, Conn.: to which is added a list of the soldiers and sailors who went from Waterbury to fight in the war for the Union.  Including:  Field, Staff, Band and Company D.
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