7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

The 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Because it was in the same brigade as the 7th New Hampshire Volunteer Regiment, both regiments were often jointly called the '77th New England'.

7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
ActiveSeptember 1861 to August 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchUnited States Army
TypeInfantry
Size1,000
EngagementsBattle of Olustee
Siege of Fort Pulaski
Battle of James Island
Battery Wagner
Battle of Drewry's Bluff
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Chaffin's Farm
Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Alfred H. Terry
Joseph R. Hawley
Benjamin A. Robinson, Civil War veteran, of Co. B, 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment. He was wounded at James Island, South Carolina, Pocotaligo, South Carolina, and New Market Road, Virginia, and served as commander of Merriam Post No. 8 G.A.R. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Service

The 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was organized at New Haven, Connecticut, on September 13, 1861. It mustered out on July 20, 1865, and discharged at New Haven, Connecticut, on August 11, 1865.[1][2]

In October and November 1863, the regiment's status changed. It was equipped as a "boat infantry" for the specific purpose of leading an amphibious night assault on Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Although the 7th trained at Folly Island, South Carolina, the project was ultimately ended because it was deemed impractical.[3]

Total strength and casualties

The Regiment, which numbered 1000 men, lost during service 11 Officers and 157 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 192 Enlisted men by disease. Total 364.

Officers

Seagar S. Atwell, Colonel

Enlisted men

Principal engagements

See also

Notes

  1. "Union - Connecticut Infantry (1st-7th)". civilwararchive.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2009-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Wiley Sword (2007). Courage Under Fire: Profiles in Bravery from the Battlefields of the Civil War. St. Martin's Press. p. 8. ISBN 9780312367411. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  4. "Seventh Connecticut Infantry Regiment". battleofolustee.org. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  5. "William Norton - 7th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry". civilwararchive.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "LIST OF CASUALTIES AT THE BATTLE OF OLUSTEE. - SEVENTH CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS. RECAPITULATION. RECAPITULATION. EIGHTH UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS. Field and Staff. RECAPITULATION. - NYTimes.com" (PDF). query.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

References

  • Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion - compiled by authority of the General Assembly under the direction of the Adjutants-General Smith, Camp, Barbour, and White. Case, Lockwood, and Brainard Co, 1889
  • Moore, David M. Seventh Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry: Joe Hawley's Boys - In Their Own Words, a Detailed, Illustrated History of the Regiment and Its Service in the Civil War. Volumes 1 & 2. 2016. 1,204 pages.
  • Walkley, Stephen, History of the Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry : Hawley's Brigade, Terry's Division, Tenth Army Corps 1861-1865, 1905.
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