Category: 17th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry, United States Civil War

Categories: XI Corps, Union Army, United States Civil War | Connecticut, United States Civil War | Battle of Gettysburg

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17th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Overview:Organized at Bridgeport August 28, 1862. Left State for Baltimore, Md., September 3. Attached to Defences of Baltimore, Md., 8th Corps, Middle Dept., to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Gordon's Division, South End Folly Island, S. C., 10th Corps, Dept. South, to February, 1864. 1st Brigade, Ames' Division, District of Florida, Dept. South, to April, 1864. District of Florida, Dept. South, to October, 1864. 4th Separate Brigade, District Florida, Dept. South, to July, 1865.

Service:Duty at Fort Marshall, Defences of Baltimore, till October, 1862. At Tennallytown, building Fort Kearney, October 15-November 3. March to Thoroughfare Gap and Chantilly November 3-12. Duty at Brook's Station, Va., December, 1862, to April, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Hagerstown, Md., July 11-13. Moved to Folly Island, S.C., August 1-12. Siege operations on Morris Island, S.C., against Forts Wagner and Gregg, and against Fort Sumter and Charleston August 15-September 7. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg September 7. Moved to Folly Island, S. C., and duty there, operating against Charleston, S.C., till February, 1864. Expedition to John's and James Islands February 6-14. Ordered to Jacksonville, Fla., February 22, and duty there till April 15. Moved to St. Augustine, Fla., April 15-17, and duty there till June, 1865. Action at Welaka May 19, 1864 (Detachment). Expedition to Camp Milton May 31-June 3. Action at Milton June 2. Whitesville July 24. Companies "A," "C," "I" and "K" at Picolata, St. Johns River, July 18, 1864, to February, 1865. Companies "A," "E," "F," and "H" moved to Jacksonville July 22, 1864, and participated in Expedition to Baldwin July 23-28. Expedition to Enterprise September 28, 1864. Companies "C," "F" and "H" at Lake City, Fla., and "G" and "I" at Tallahatchie May and June, 1865. Regiment moved from St. Augustine to Jacksonville June 9, and duty there till July 7. Mustered out July 19, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 48 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 74 Enlisted men by disease. Total 128.

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B

John Banzhof - 10 Feb 1903

John Batterson 22 Nov 1846 Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 25 May 1934

John Benedict 27 Apr 1840 Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 05 Jun 1921

Frank Benson - 17 Jul 1863

John Black abt 1827 - 01 Jul 1863

Theodore Blackman abt 1833 - 01 Jul 1863

Samuel Blinn 15 Jan 1831 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Dec 1875

John Booth 1833 Connecticut, USA - 01 Jul 1863

William Bradley abt 1840 - 01 Jul 1863

Sylvester Britto - 04 Jul 1863

Augustus Bronson 27 Dec 1835 Connecticut, USA - 05 Jul 1863

Henry Burns abt 1828 Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada - 01 Jul 1863

C

James Cable abt 1836 - abt 01 Jul 1863

Lawrence Carney 1838 - 01 Jul 1863

Samuel Comstock 14 Apr 1842 New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 27 Sep 1863

Cassius Crabbe - 01 Jul 1863

Stephen Crofut 29 Aug 1841 Connecticut, USA - 01 Jul 1863

D

William Dauchy 1833 New Castle, Westchester, New York, United States - 01 Jul 1863

Charles Dayton 1837 Connecticut, United States - 25 Mar 1905

Wolsey Dayton 05 Mar 1832 Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 25 Jul 1905

D cont.

Smith Delevan - 15 Jul 1863

Levi Dixon 17 Sep 1843 Poundridge, Westchester, New York, United States - 10 Feb 1919

F

Christian Faber abt 1811 Germany - 26 Mar 1876

James Flynn - 15 Jul 1863

Francis Foot - 01 Jul 1863

Douglas Fowler 26 Jan 1826 Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA - 01 Jul 1863

Michael Fox - 02 Jul 1863

Michael Fox abt 1835 Ireland - 01 Jul 1863

John Fulford 02 Nov 1829 Ireland - 28 Jul 1905

G

James Gordon 1845 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - 01 Jul 1863

James Gordon - 01 Jul 1863

William Gregory - 01 Jul 1863

George Guernsey - 09 Aug 1863

H

Elias Howe 09 Jul 1819 Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 03 Oct 1867

Edwin Hurd 1826 Connecticut, USA - 18 Jan 1900

George Hyatt abt 1826 Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 09 Oct 1875

L

James Lavey - 01 Jul 1863

George Lees 17 Aug 1829 West Boyston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States - 15 Feb 1906

M

Eliphalet Mead 10 Jan 1841 New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 01 Jul 1863

M cont.

John Metcalf - 02 Jul 1863

James Middlebrook 27 Oct 1832 Trumbull, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA - 08 Aug 1908

James Moore 26 Apr 1820 York, York, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Jul 1863

Wilber Morgan - 16 Aug 1863

N

Jesse Nash 14 Jul 1842 Connecticut, USA - 19 Dec 1910

Henry North 1838 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England - 24 Jul 1920

O

Samuel Osborn abt 1819 New York - 20 Jun 1864

P

Edwin Pickett - 01 Jul 1863

R

Seth Remington 1837 New York, USA - 1912

W

John Walsh - 01 Jul 1863

Rufus Warren 29 Nov 1841 Connecticut, United States - 17 Jul 1863

William Warren 28 Mar 1842 Connecticut, United States - 05 Jun 1918

William Westlake - 25 Jul 1863

Joseph Whitlock 1842 Connecticut, USA - 16 Jul 1863

Nephi Whitlock 1843 Connecticut, United States - 02 May 1912

Alva Wilcox - 06 Jul 1863

Stephen Wilcox abt 1815 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States - 12 Sep 1880

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