1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment

Infantry regiment of the Union Army the Union Army regiment that served during the Civil War the Revolutionary War regiments 1st Connecticut Regiment and 1st Connecticut Regiment (1775) 1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment 1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment, New Haven, 1861.jpg 1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment in New Haven, 1861 22 April – 31 July 1861 United States Union Infantry First Battle of Bull Run Colonel Daniel Tyler, Lieutenant Colonel George S. Burnham, Major John L. Chatfield (22 April -10 May 1861) Colonel George S. Burnham, Lieutenant Colonel John L. Chatfield, Major Spiedel (10–31 May 1861) Colonel George S. Burnham, Lieutenant Colonel Spiedel, Major Theodore Byxbee (31 May - 31 July 1861) Connecticut U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 N/A 2nd Connecticut Infantry Regiment The 1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment, officially designated the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Men were recruited under the calls of President Lincoln on 15 April 1861 and Governor Buckingham the following day.CT.gov, History of the First Connecticut Volunteers 2021Dyer 1908 1008 Service Many Connecticut residents had anticipated a call to arms, and as a result, several companies had already reached their manpower requirements by the 16th.CT.gov, History of the First Connecticut Volunteers 2021 The 1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment was organized in Hartford, Connecticut, and was mustered in for three months service on April 22, 1861, under the command of Colonel Daniel Tyler. John Speidel was elected Lieutenant Colonel. Their rifle companies were issued Sharps rifles from state stocks.Tyler 1872 29 The regiment left for Washington, D.C., on 18 May on the steamer Bienville and served at Fort Corcoran as part of the capitol garrison. It was attached to Mansfield's command in the Department of Washington until 1 June. The regiment was assigned to Key's 1st Brigade, Tyler's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeastern Virginia on 1 June and advanced to Vienna and Falls Church in northern Virginia between 1 and 8 June. It served on picket duty there until 16 July, then participated in the advance on Manassas, occupying Fairfax Court House on 17 July. The regiment fought in the First Battle of Bull Run on 21 July, and was lauded for maintaining discipline during the retreat of the Union troops. It spent the next few days packing up the abandoned camps of other regiments. The 1st began to march to New Haven on 27 July, and was mustered out of service on 31 July.CWiE, 1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War 2022 During the unit's service, 6 men were wounded, 6 were captured, and 25 were discharged for disability.CWiE, 1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War 2022 See also American Civil War Connecticut Connecticut in the American Civil War List of Connecticut Civil War units References Citations Sources 50em Dyer Frederick H. Frederick H. Dyer A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1020%3Bownerid=13510798899657173-1038 Dyer Publishing Company Des Moines, IA 1908 21, 114, 271, 1008 2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1386%3Bownerid=13510798899657173-1038 1403309 09005239 en pdf October 25, 2024 Tyler Elnathan B. "Wooden nutmegs" at Bull Run. A humorous account of some of the exploits and experiences of the three months Connecticut brigade, and the part they bore in the national stampede https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433113858264 G.L. Coburn Hartford, CT 1872 1–86 2027/nyp.33433113858264 5902204 02012801 1st en pdf December 22, 2024 History of the First Connecticut Volunteers CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website https://portal.ct.gov/mil/mapo/history/units/history-of-the-first-connecticut-volunteers CT.gov, History of the First Connecticut Volunteers 2021 December 22, 2024 1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War The Civil War in the East December 4, 2022 https://civilwarintheeast.com/us-regiments-batteries/connecticut/1st-connecticut/ CWiE, 1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War 2022 December 22, 2024 Attribution Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1861 1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment Category:1861 establishments in Connecticut