United States Regiments & Batteries > Connecticut
The 18th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 4 officers and 67 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 80 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. The regiment is honored by a monument in the National Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia.
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1862
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| Organized at Norwich | |
| August 22 | Left State for Baltimore, Md. |
| August | Duty at Forts McHenry and Marshall, Defenses of Baltimore attached to Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Corps, Middle Dept. |
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1863
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| January | Attached to 2nd Separate Brigade, 8th Corps |
| February | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 8th Army Corps |
| May 22 | Moved to Winchester, Va., and Joined Milroy’s Command |
| June | Assigned to Scammon’s Division, Dept. West Virginia |
| June 13-15 |
Second Battle of Winchester |
| June 15 | Most of the regiment was captured |
| July 2 | Regiment was paroled |
| September 30 | Non-captured part of regiment on Provost duty at Hagerstown, Md., |
| October 1 | Regiment exchanged. Moved to Martinsburg, Va., to join those not captured. |
| December | Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Department of West Virginia |
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1864
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| March | At Martinsburg |
| March 7-28 | At Bolivar Heights |
| March 16-18 | Reconnaissance toward Snicker’s Gap |
| March 28-April 9 | On furlough |
| April 29-May 17 | Sigel’s Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market. Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Department of West Virginia. |
| May 15 | Battle of New Market |
| May 26-July 1 | Hunter’s Expedition to Lynchburg |
| May 26-June 5 | Advance on Staunton |
| June 5 | Action at Piedmont, Mount Crawford |
| June 6 | Occupation of Staunton |
| June 17-18 | Lynchburg |
| July 1-18 | Moved to Camp Piatt, then to Parkersburg, Cumberland, Md., Martinsburg, Harper’s Ferry and Snicker’s Ford. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Deartment of West Virginia |
| July 18 | Snicker’s Ferry |
| July 24 |
Second Battle of Kernstown, near Winchester |
| July 25 | Martinsburg |
| August-September | At Charlestown, W. Va. |
| October 1-29 | At Martinsburg |
| October 29- November 11 |
Moved to New Haven, Conn., and duty at Conscript Camp |
| November 11-13 | Moved to Martinsburg, W. Va. and assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, West Virginia |
| November 23 | To Halltown |
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1865
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| April | Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, West Virginia |
| June | At Martinsburg |
| June 27 | Mustered out at Harper’s Ferry, W. Va. |