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Civil War Service Records

Published service records were created for Connecticut men in the Civil War. This work and another have been digitized and are linked below. Many Civil War records can also be found through the Fold3 website, including an index to United States Pension Files that are available at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. For additional information please see our Research Guide to Civil War Sources that is available as a pdf below.

Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States during the War of the Rebellion
Catalogue of Connecticut Volunteer Organizations in the Service of the United States, 1861-1865

Civil War - Connecticut Colored Troop Enlistments, 1863-1865
Index to African-American and non-white minority troop enlistments from Connecticut during the Civil War taken from the original enlistment papers stored in the Connecticut State Archives.
Fold3 Library Edition

Research Guide to Civil War Resources
A more complete guide to Civil War materials held by the Connecticut State Library.