History Of The Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery. Originally The Nineteenth Connecticut Vols. (2Nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regimental History) Vaill, Theodore F, First Lieutenant And Adjutant Military,Military History,Unit Histories

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 12mo, 366 pgs, portrait plates, unit roster 252-318. Original decorative, embossed brown cloth with gilt titled spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor rubbing to spine ends and corners; gilt bright. Interior pages age-toned; title page with inked stamp, else clean and tight. With clear mylar wrapper. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The 19th Connecticut Infantry was mustered in on July 25, 1862. It was sent to Washington DC. It was reorganized as a heavy artillery regiment on November 23, 1863, although it fought as infantry throughout the war. The regiment saw action in Virginia and suffered very heavy casualties at Cold Harbor and Cedar Creek. The 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery is recognized as one of the FOX 300 Fighting Regiments. REFERENCES: DORN CN 12; NEVINS I-172, "Written immediately after the war and largely a product of Vaill's memory; in spite of some disorganization, a revealing study of the VI Corps in action." FOX Regimental Losses pg 178.