7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
| 7th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
| Active | September 1861 to August 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements |
Battle 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 |
The 7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry 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'.
Service
The 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
- Alfred Terry, Major General, raised and led the regiment
- Joseph Roswell Hawley, Lieutenant Colonel
- Benjamin F. Skinner, Captain and company commander
- Thomas T. Minor, Surgeon of the regiment
Enlisted men
- Frederick H. Dyer, drummer boy
- Pvt. Jerome Dupoy of Redding, Connecticut
- Pvt. John Rowley of Ridgefield, Connecticut. He was found guilty of the murder of Pvt. Jerome Dupoy by General Court Martial and hung on September 3, 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia.[4]
- Pvt. William Norton, Company C [5]
- Pvt. Stephen Walkley, Company A of Southington, Connecticut[6]
- Corporal Edward D. Phelps of New Haven, Ct, Company F, 7th Regiment Ct Volunteer Infantry, Captured at Drury's Bluff, 16 May 1864. POW at Andersonville-survived ref: Andersonville, Georgia. Andersonville Prisoner of War Database. Andersonville, GA, USA: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site; Andersonville Prisoners of War [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Principal engagements
- Battle of Olustee[7]
- 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
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Union - Connecticut Infantry (1st-7th)". civilwararchive.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ↑ http://shapiro.anthro.uga.edu/Lamar/images/PDFs/publication_75.pdf
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Seventh Connecticut Infantry Regiment". battleofolustee.org. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ↑ "William Norton - 7th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry". civilwararchive.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
- ↑ http://www.chs.org/kcwmp/cwc.htm
- ↑ "LIST OF CASUALTIES AT THE BATTLE OF OLUSTEE. - SEVENTH CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS. RECAPITULATION. RECAPITULATION. EIGHTH UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS. Field and Staff. RECAPITULATION. - NYTimes.com". 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
- Walkley, Stephen, History of the Seventh Connecticut Volunteer Infantry : Hawley's Brigade, Terry's Division, Tenth Army Corps 1861-1865, 1905.