1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment

1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment
1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment in New Haven, 1861
Active22 April – 31 July 1861
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsFirst Battle of Bull Run
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Colonel Daniel Tyler, Lieutenant Colonel George S. Burnham, Major John L. Chatfield (22 April -10 May 1861)

Colonel George S. Burnham, Lieutenant Colonel John L. Chatfield, Major Spiedel (10–31 May 1861)

Colonel George S. Burnham, Lieutenant Colonel Spiedel, Major Theodore Byxbee (31 May - 31 July 1861)

The 1st Connecticut Infantry Regiment, officially designated the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Men were recruited under the calls of President Lincoln on 15 April 1861 and Governor Buckingham the following day.[1]

  1. ^ "History of the First Connecticut Volunteers". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2021-02-09.