Connecticut Military Records
This entry was originally written by Alice Eichholz, Ph.D., CG, in Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Connecticut's military records, starting with the Pequot War, have been published and are widely available. In addition to the sources available at the National Archives (see pages 11-12) and archival sources at the Connecticut State Library, the following can be consulted:
- Shepard, James. Connecticut Soldiers in the Pequot War of 1637. Meridan, Conn.: Journal Publishing Co., 1913.
- Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society. Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755'1762. Vol. 9 and 10. Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1903'05.
- Connecticut Adjutant-General. Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War. Hartford: Connecticut General Assembly, 1889. Transcripts of original papers with a cross-index to all records. Connecticut provided large numbers in the ranks of patriots and the largest number of African-American soldiers from all the colonies (see Ethnic Groups of Connecticut).
Many Connecticut men were Loyalists as well, although a comprehensive listing of them is not available. Many sought refuge in Canada. See Angus Baxter, In Search of Your Canadian Roots (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989) for a discussion of United Empire Loyalists.
- Connecticut Adjutant-General. Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of Rebellion. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, and Brainard Co., 1889.
- Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army, Navy and Marine Corps of the United States in the Spanish-American War. Hartford: Case, Lockwood, and Brainard Co., 1919.
- Service Records: Connecticut Men and Women in the Armed Forces of the United States During World War I 1917'1920. Hartford: Office of the Adjutant General, [1941?].
The Connecticut Historical Society has a large collection of military documents and manuscripts. The Connecticut State Library maintains a card file on veteran's deaths with place of burial.
Ancestry.com has two Revolutionary War indexes called Connecticut Men in the Revolutionary War and Connecticut Revolutionary War Military Lists, 1775-83. In addition, there is a military index of Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62.