Connecticut 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery

HISTORICAL NOTES: The Connecticut 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment was organized at Washington, D.C., from the 4th Connecticut Infantry, January 2, 1862. The roster of the 4th Infantry contains only 7 names. It mustered out September 25, 1865 and was discharged October 1, 1865 in Hartford, Connecticut.
The 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment lost 2 officers and 49 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 172 enlisted men to disease during the War.
First Hand Account by E. B. Bennett, Company K
ASSIGNMENTS: Attached to Military District of Washington to April, 1862. Siege artillery, Army Potomac, to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1862. Siege artillery, Army Potomac, to August, 1862. Artillery defenses Alexandria Military District of Washington, to February, 1863. Artillery defenses of Alexandria, 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1863. 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, defenses south of the Potomac, 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1863. 3rd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Corps, to December, 1863. 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to March, 1864. 4th Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. (Cos. "B" and "M" attached to Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac, October, 1862, to January, 1864.) Point of Rocks, Va., Dept., of Virginia and North Carolina to June, 1864. Siege artillery, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina in the field, and siege artillery, Army Potomac, to May, 1865. Siege artillery, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1865. 4th Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to August, 1865. 3rd Brigade, Dept. of Washington, to September, 1865. SERVICE:

1862
January 2	Organized at Washington, D.C., from 4th Connecticut Infantry Regiment
January -March	Duty at Fort Richardson, defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Military District of Washington
April 2	Ordered to the Peninsula, Va., in charge of siege train Army Potomac
April 12-May 4	Siege of Yorktown. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac
May 27	Battle of Hanover C. H.
May 27-29	Operations about Hanover C. H.
June 25-July 1	Seven days before Richmond
June 27	Gaines' Mill
July 1	Malvern Hill
July	At Harrison's Landing. Assigned to Siege artillery, Army Potomac
August 16-27	Moved to Alexandria, Va. Duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C. as garrison at Fort Richardson. Assigned to Artillery defenses Alexandria, Military District of Washington.   Companies B and M detached to Artillery Reserve, Army Potomac. Each battery was equipped with four 4.5" Siege Rifles.
	Main Body of Regiment	Detatched Companies B & M
Dec. 12-15		Battle of Fredericksburg
1863
February	Assigned to artillery defenses of Alexandria, 22nd Corps
April	Assigned to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, defenses south of the Potomac, 22nd Corps
April 27-May 6		Chancellorsville Campaign
May	Assigned to 3rd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Corps
May 1-5		Battle of Chancellorsville
June 12		Stafford Heights
July 1-3		Battle of Gettysburg The batteries were not at Gettysburg, being held in reserve due to the mobile nature of the campaign
October 9-22		Bristoe Campaign
November 7-8		Advance to line of the Rappahannock
November 8		Brandy Station
November 26-December 2		Mine Run Campaign
December	Assigned to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Corps
1864
January	Regiment reunited in the defenses of Washington
March	Assigned to 4th Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps
May 13	Regiment ordered to Bermuda Hundred, Va. Engaged in fatigue duty and as garrison for batteries and forts on the Bermuda front and lines before Petersburg during siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond. Assigned to Siege artillery, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina.   Occupied Fort Converse, Redoubt Dutton, Batteries Spofford, Anderson, Pruyn and Perry on the Bermuda front, and Forts Rice, Morton, Sedgwick and McGilvrey, and Batteries 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, Burpee, Drake and Sawyer, on the Petersburg front, and at Dutch Gap, north of the James River.
June 2 and 21	Assaults on Fort Dutton (Company L)
May 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 27, 30, & 31	Attacks on the lines
June 1, 2, 5, 9, 18, 20 & 23	Attacks on the lines
July 30	Mine explosion
August 25,	Attacks on the lines
November 17, 18 & 28	Attacks on the lines
1865
January 3-15	Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C. (Companies B, G & L)
January 23-24	Repulse of rebel fleet at Fort Brady on James River
January 15	Capture of Fort Fisher (Companies B, G & L)
April 2	Assaults on and fall of Petersburg, Va.
April-June	Duty in the Dept. of Va.
July 11	Moved to Washington, D.C., and duty in the defenses of that city attached to 4th Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington
August	Attached to 3rd Brigade, Dept. of Washington
September 25	Mustered out

OFFICERS: BATTLES:
ROSTERS:

The roster of this regiment contains 5250 names.
Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Company E
Company F
Company G
Company H
Company I
Company K

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REFERENCES:
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion
http://civilwarintheeast.com/USA/CT/1CT.php