1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment

1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment
1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment in New Haven, 1861
Active	22 April – 31 July 1861
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	First Battle of Bull Run
Commanders
Notable commanders	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)

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^[1][2]

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.^[1] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

During the unit's service, 6 men were wounded, 6 were captured, and 25 were discharged for disability.^[4]

See also

• Connecticut in the American Civil War
• List of Connecticut Civil War units

References

Citations

1. CT.gov, History of the First Connecticut Volunteers (2021).
2. Dyer (1908), p. 1008.
3. Tyler 1872, p. 29.
4. CWiE, 1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War (2022).

Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (pdf). Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Company. pp. 21, 114, 271, 1008. hdl:2027/mdp.39015026937642. LCCN 09005239. OCLC 1403309. Retrieved October 25, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• Tyler, Elnathan B. (1872). "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 (pdf) (1st ed.). Hartford, CT: G.L. Coburn. pp. 1–86. hdl:2027/nyp.33433113858264. LCCN 02012801. OCLC 5902204. Retrieved December 22, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• "History of the First Connecticut Volunteers". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved December 22, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• "1st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Civil War". The Civil War in the East. December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2024.

Attribution

• This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.