10th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

10th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
Active	September 1861 – August 1865
Disbanded	August 25, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	1,728
Engagements	Battle of Roanoke Island Battle of New Bern Battle of Kinston Battle of Goldsborough Bridge Battle of Fort Wagner Battle of Drewry's Bluff Second Battle of Deep Bottom Siege of Petersburg

The 10th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was one of Connecticut's most successful civil war regiments, compiling an exemplary record of service in the Union Army.^[1] The 10th Regiment saw action in the coastal campaign during the early years of the war, which culminated with the siege of Charleston. The 10th went on to fight the trench battles of Richmond, earning praise from Union generals and Ulysses S. Grant. The 10th was active at the war's very end, when they blocked Robert E. Lee's attempt to escape from Virginia. And, the 10th was present at Appomattox Court House when Lee surrendered to Grant. All told, the 10th regiment fought in twenty three battles and at least as many skirmishes.^[2]