3rd Connecticut Infantry Regiment

3rd Connecticut Infantry Regiment
3rd Connecticut at Camp Douglas, 1861
Active	May 14, 1861, to August 12, 1861
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	First Battle of Bull Run

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry Regiment was organized at New Haven, Connecticut and mustered in for three-months service on May 14, 1861, under the command of Colonel John L. Chatfield.[1] Dr. John McGregor was appointed as the regimental surgeon.[2] The regiment was issued Model 1842 smoothbore percussion muskets from state militia stocks.[3]

The regiment was attached to Mansfield's command, Department of Washington, to June 1861. Key's 1st Brigade, Tyler's 1st Division, McDowell's Army of Northeastern Virginia to August 1861. It fought at the Battle of Bull Run.[4]

The 3rd Connecticut Infantry mustered out of service on August 12, 1861.

Detailed service

Left Connecticut for Washington, D.C., May 19. Duty at Camp Corcoran, defenses of Washington, D.C., until June 1, 1861. Advanced to Vienna and Falls Church, Va., June 1–3, and picket duty there until July 16. Advanced to Manassas, Va., July 16–21. Occupation of Fairfax Court House July 17. Battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21.

Commanders

• Colonel John L. Chatfield

See also

• 3rd Connecticut Regiment - Revolutionary War unit with this designation
• Connecticut in the American Civil War
• List of Connecticut Civil War units

References

Citations

1. Dyer (1908), p. 1008.
2. McGregor (1886), p. 26.
3. Tyler 1872, p. 29-30.
4. Shaw (1913), pp. 4–7.

Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (pdf). Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Company. pp. 21, 114, 271, 1008. hdl:2027/mdp.39015026937642. LCCN 09005239. OCLC 1403309. Retrieved October 25, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• McGregor, Jeremiah S. (1886). Life and deeds of Dr. John McGregor : including scenes of his childhood, also scenes on the battle field of Bull Run, at the prisons in Richmond, Charleston, Castle Pinckney, Columbia, Salisbury, on the banks of the James River, his escape, his return home, the tragical scene on Dyer St., and the heart-rending scene at the City Hotel in Providence, where his eventful life terminated (PDF). Foster, RI: Press of Fry Bros. pp. 26–28. LCCN 80130716. OCLC 7741572. Retrieved December 22, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• Shaw, William H. (1913). A diary as kept by Wm. H. Shaw, during the great Civil War, from April, 1861 to July, 1865 (pdf) (1st ed.). Meriden, CT: Wm. H. Shaw. pp. 4–7. hdl:2027/nyp.33433081763942. LCCN 2003278453. OCLC 4530367. Retrieved December 22, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• Tyler, Elnathan B. (1872). "Wooden nutmegs" at Bull Run. A humorous account of some of the exploits and experiences of the three months Connecticut brigade, and the part they bore in the national stampede (pdf) (1st ed.). Hartford, CT: G.L. Coburn. pp. 1–86. hdl:2027/nyp.33433113858264. LCCN 02012801. OCLC 5902204. Retrieved December 22, 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Attribution

• This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.