Connecticut Civil War Union Colored Troops

Connecticut enlisted 1,764 men of color.

The following information comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site. The web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.


 * 29th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry (Colored) Mustered in March 8, 1864. Organized at Fair Haven. Mustered out October 24, 1865. At New Orleans October 27-November 11. Honorably discharged at New Haven, Connecticut, November 25, 1865.


 * 30th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry (Colored) Mustered in March 1864. Organized at Fair Haven. 18 May 1864 - Moved to Annapolis, Maryland and consolidated with 31st Regiment United States Colored Troops.