The 19th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War
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.
Service
The 19th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was organized beginning July 25, 1862, and continued through September 9, 1862, at
Litchfield,
Connecticut
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, under the command of
Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
Leverette Ward Wessells.
The regiment was attached to Slough's Brigade, District of Alexandria, Defenses of Washington, to January 1863. Tyler's Command, District of Alexandria, Military District of Washington, and
XXII Corps, Department of Washington, to April 1863. 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, XXII Corps, to November 1863.
The 19th Connecticut Infantry ceased to exist on November 23, 1863, when it was redesignated as the
2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery.
Detailed service
Left Connecticut for Washington, D.C., September 15. Guard and patrol duty at
Alexandria, Virginia
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, January 12, 1863. Garrison duty at
Fort Worth (Virginia) in May 1863. At redoubts near Fort Lyon, November 1863. Companies B, F, and G served at Fort Ellsworth.
Casualties
Casualties for the regiment during its brief time as an infantry have not been located.
Commanders
* Colonel Leverette Ward Wessells
* Colonel Elisha Strong Kellogg
See also
*
Connecticut in the American Civil War
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*
List of Connecticut Civil War units
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Infantry
* 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (3 months)
* 2nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (3 months)
* 3rd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (3 months)
* 4th Regiment Co ...
References
* Bissell, Lewis. ''The Civil War Letters of Lewis Bissell: A Curriculum'' (Washington, DC: Field School Educational Foundation Press), 1981.
* Dyer, Frederick H. ''A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
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Military units and formations established in 1862
Military units and formations disestablished in 1863
19th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
Military in Connecticut