21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

United States U.S. Military  Connecticut  Connecticut Military Records  Connecticut in the Civil War    21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Brief History
The 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized in August of 1862 at Norwich, New London County, Connecticut and mustered in on the 5th of September. This regiment was mustered out of service June 16, 1865.

For more information about the 21st Regiment Infantry and its history, see:


 * Regimental History - United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 21st, The Story of the Twenty-First Regiment, Connecticut Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, by members of the regiment, (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991). Available onine at Google Books, (accessed 9 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  or

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 was largely formed by men from Hartford County.

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 was largely formed by men from New London County.

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

Company I was largely formed by Middlesex County.

Company K was largely formed by men from Windham 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 646. 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 745. Includes index. Online at Internet Archive, (accessed 8 Mar 2011).  Also available at the Family History Library,  or

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).


 * The Civil War in the East, (accessed 9 Mar 2011). Timeline of the 21st Connecticut Infantry Regiment