The Civil War in the East

2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment

The 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment lost 12 officers and 242 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 171 enlisted men to disease.

 

1863

November 23

Organized at Washington, D.C. from the 19th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

December

Garrison duty at Forts Worth, Williams and Ellsworth, defenses of Washington, D.C. South of the Potomac, attached to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

1864

February

Attached to 4th Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps

May 17-19

Ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field. Moved to Spotsylvania C. H. and attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps

May 19-21

Spotsylvania C. H.

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

May 29

Hanover C. H.

May 31-June 12

Cold Harbor

June 18-July 10

Before Petersburg

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

July 10-12

Moved to Washington, D.C.

July 12

Repulse of Early's attack on Washington

August - December

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Assigned to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division

September 19

Battle of Opequan, Winchester

September 22

Fisher's Hill

September 23-24

New Market

September 25

Woodstock

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October-November

Duty at Winchester and in the valley

December 1-5

Moved to Petersburg, Va. and Siege of Petersburg

1865

Feb. 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Assault on and fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 6

Sailor's Creek

April 9

Appomattox C. H. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 10-23

At Farmville and Burkesville

April 23-27

March to Danville

May 24-June 3

March to Richmond, then to Washington, D.C.

June 8

Corps review

June-August

Duty at Washington attached to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

August 18, 1865

Mustered out