Connecticut 16th Volunteer Regiment

Connecticut 16th
Volunteer Regiment was one of Connecticut and Wethersfield’s tragic
regiments. It was mustered in late August of 1962 and in less than a
month was thrown into the final part of the Battle of Antietam. The unit was
untrained and only recently armed. Predictably they were ineffective and
ran, suffering heavy casualties. Of the 15 Wethersfield men, two
deserted the day of the battle

The unit fought at Fredericksburg with slight loss and
was then transferred to the Southern Virginia, Northern North Carolina
area. The regiment was stationed at the town of Plymouth. There it was
attacked and captured by an overwhelming Confederate force. 436 were
captured and sent to various prison camps. Most of them were sent to Andersonville and about one half
died there. Nine Wethersfield men were captured of which three died.

Name / Date Enlisted / Unit / Date Out /
Reason Out / Comment

  1. Belden, Samuel H.
    Re-en from 1st Reg. Company A From 9/1/63 Capt 4/20/64 plymouth M.C.
    Charlestown S.C. Died 10/4/64
  2. Bradley, Fernando 7/31/62
    Company A Capt. 4/20/64, Paroled 11/20/64, Disc. 6/3/65
  3. Clapp,
    John B. 7/20/62 Company A – D From 1st LT, Co. D 9/30/62 to ADJ
    1/9/63 Capt 4/20/64
  4. Damery, John 8/18/62 Company A Capt
    4/20/64 Plymouth NC died 7/20/64, Andersonville VA
  5. Deming,
    David W. 8/13/62 Company C Capt 4/20/64 WD 4/24/64, Suffolk VA, died
    10/28/64, Andersonville VA
  6. Forbes, Ira E. 7/21/62 Company A
    From CPL 5/1//63 Capt. 4/20/64 Plymouth, Paroled 11/30/64, disc.
    6/22/64
  7. Hale, Nathan 8/7/62 Company A Died 10/12/62,
    Baltimore
  8. Kellogg, Robert H. 8/11/62 Company A From Sgt.
    5/63 Andersonville, Cap. 4/20/64 appt. Sgt. Maj. 12/7/63 disc. 8/1/65
  9. Kneeland, Dwight 8/23/62 Company A PFC 1/1/64, Sgt. 11/1/64,
    Trans Sig. Corps 11/22/63, died 3/1/65
  10. Rhodes, Henry 8/16/62
    Company A Cpl. Deserted 9/17/62
  11. Tracy, Michael 7/25/62
    Company C Capt. 4/20/64 Plymouth, Pard. 2/28/65, disc. 6/20/62
  12. Tucker,
    Dixon 7/21/62 Company A Deserted 9/17/62
  13. Warner, Abner S.
    7/28/62 Surgeon res. 1/7/63
  14. White, Henry A. 8/11/62
    Company C Capt. 4/20/64, Plymouth, Disc. Disab. 5/23/65
  15. Baker,
    Samuel 8/6/62 Company F Cpt WD 9/12/62, Antietam, Reduced 2/29/63,
    disc. Disab. 5/26/63 to 1st C.V. Light Bat.