25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

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Brief History
The 25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at Hartford, Connecticut and mustered in November 11, 1862. This regiment was mustered out the 26th of August, 1863.

For more information about the 25th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:


 * Regimental History - Bissell, George P., The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion, (Rockville, Conn. : Press of the Rockville Journal, 1913).  Available online at Google Books.

Companies in this Regiment
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. This regiment was composed of men from all parts of Connecticut, but the majority of men in each unit resided in the following counties:

Company A

Company B

Company C was largely formed by men from Hartford County.

Company D was largely formed by men from Tolland County.

Company E was largely formed by men from Hartford County.

Company F

Company G

Company H

Company I was largely formed by men from Hartford County.

Company K

Company Rosters

 * 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 730. Available Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  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, &amp;c., &amp;c., and brief summaries, showing the operations and service of the several regiments and batteries, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), page 822. Includes index. Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  or

Source Material

 * Dewey, Daniel Perkins and United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 25th, A Memorial of Lt. Daniel Perkins Dewey, of the Twenty-Fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991).