9th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

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9th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
Active	September 1861 to August 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Equipment	Springfield rifled muskets
Engagements	Battle of Baton Rouge First Battle of Deep Bottom Battle of Opequon Battle of Cedar Creek Battle of Fisher's Hill

The 9th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was a volunteer infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was established in September 1861 as an Irish regiment, composed mainly of soldiers born in Ireland or first generation Irish Americans.^[1] The regiment saw action in number major battles, particularly in the Western Theater.