2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Washington, D.C., from 19th Conn. Infantry, November 23, 1863. Attached to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to February, 1864. 4th Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, and Army Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to June, 1865. 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to August, 1865.

SERVICE.--

• Garrison duty at Forts Worth, Williams and Ellsworth, defenses of Washington, D.C. South of the Potomac until May, 1864.
• Ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field May 17.
• May 17-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
  • Moved to Spotsylvania C. H. May 17-19.
  • May 17-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
  • May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
  • May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
  • May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
    • May 29, 1864 - Action at Hanover Court House, Virginia
  • June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia

Before Petersburg June 18-July 10. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Moved to Washington, D.C., July 10-12. Repulse of Early's attack on Washington July 12. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. New Market September 23-24. Woodstock September 25. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Winchester and in the valley until December. Moved to Petersburg, Va., December 1-5. Siege of Petersburg December 5, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run Feb. 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Farmville and Burkesville until April 23. March to Danville April 23-27 and duty there until May 24. March to Richmond, thence to Washington, D.C., May 24-June 3. Corps review June 8. Duty at Washington until August. Mustered out August 18, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source

Source	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer	12 Officers and 242 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 2 Officers and 171 enlisted men by disease Total 427	None
Fox	12 Officers and 242 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded Total 254 (Combat Losses) Fox lists this unit as 4th on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Heavy Artillery units with over 200 casualties) 189th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (2nd of the Connecticut troops)	None
WotRWiki Statistics	0 troops killed Includes 0 troops mortally wounded Includes 0 troops killed by disease All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 932, 937, 938, 939, 940, 1007)
• Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Pages 6, 10)