26th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

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Brief History
The 26th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at Norwich, New London County, Connecticut and was mustered in November 10, 1862. This regiment was mustered out of service at Norwich on the 17th of August, 1863.

For more information about the 26th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:


 * Regimental History - Soldiers of the 26th, (accessed 9 Mar 2011). American Civil War

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. 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 New London County.

Company D

Company E was largely formed by men from New London County.

Company F was largely formed by men from New London County.

Company G

Company H was largely formed by men from New London County.

Company I was largely formed by men from New London County.

Company K was largely formed by men from New London County.

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 751. 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 840. Includes index. Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  or


 * Roster, Muster Roll and Chronological Record of the Twenty-Sixth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, and Memoranda of the Association of the Twenty-Sixth Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers. Norwich: Frank Utley Print, 1888. 56p.  This book can be found through www.worldcat.org, (accessed 9 Mar 2011).

Source Material

 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 2 Apr 2011), can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment. This site uses Joseph H. Crute's book,Units of the Confederate States Army, as their main source for the regiment history. Family History Library book 973 M2crua,, WorldCat, (accessed 2 Apr 2011).


 * Footnote.com, (accessed 2 Apr 2011). (A subscription website, but is available for use at the Family History Library and some Family History Centers). It has digital Civil War soldier service records and brief regiment histories (located at the bottom of some of the muster rolls).


 * 26th Regiment Volunteer Infantry Monument, Norwich, (accessed 9 Mar 2011). CT Monuments.net - Connecticut History in Granite and Bronze