27th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Connecticut in the Civil War

Brief History
The 27th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry was organized at New Haven, Connecticut and was mustered in October, 1862. This regiment ws mustered out at New Haven, July 27, 1863.

For more information about the 27th Regiment Infantry and its history, see:


 * Regimental History - The Twenty-Seventh, by Winthrop D. Sheldon - Online Book

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 - New Haven County

Company B - New Haven County

Company C - New Haven County

Company D - New Haven County

The 27th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, Company "D" - This website includes a history, roster and photographs of veterans.

Company E - New Haven County

Company F - New Haven County

Company G

Company H - New Haven County

Company I - New Haven County

Company K - New Haven County

Source Material

 * Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations, with additional enlistments and casualties to July 1, 1864. Compiled From Records in the Adjutant General's Office and Published by Order of the Legislature, by Horace J. Morse - Adjutant General - Online Book
 * 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 (1869) by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Ingersoll, Colin M. (Colin Macrae), 1819-1904 - Online Book
 * The Civil War in the East - Timeline of the 27th Connecticut Infantry Regiment