Field and Staff – Officers and Non-Commissioned

Colonel

NOBLE, William H. Occupation – lawyer, married. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted July 22, 1862, age 49. Wounded May 2, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Va. Captured December 24, 1864 at St. John’s County, Florida. Promoted Brigadier General by brevet March 13, 1865. Paroled April 8, 1865. Mustered out with regiment July 19, 1865.

Lieutenant Colonel

WALTER, Charles. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted August 27, 1862, age 31. Killed in action May, 2, 1863 at Chancellorsville, Va.

FOWLER, Douglas. Occupation – soldier, widower. Residence: Norwalk, enlisted July 14, 1862, age 36. Promoted from Captain, Company A on May 2, 1863. Killed in action July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pa.

WILCOXSON, Albert H. Occupation – merchant, married. Residence: Norwalk, enlisted July 16, 1862, age 29. Mustered in as Adjutant. Promoted Captain, Company I on November 15, 1862. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel September 1, 1863. Wounded and captured on February 5, 1865 at Dunn’s Lake, Fl. Died March 5, 1865 at Tallahassee, Fl.

ALLEN, Henry. Occupation – printer, single. Residence: Norwalk, enlisted August 11, 1862, age 21. Promoted from Captain, Company F to Major, March 5, 1864; Lieutenant Colonel May 20, 1865. Mustered out with regiment July 19, 1865.

Major

BRADY, Allen G. Occupation – manufacturer, married. Residence: Torrington, enlisted July 18, 1862. Promoted from Captain, Company B on August 29, 1862. Wounded on July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pa. Discharged for disability on October 21, 1863. Mustered in as Major, 20th Veteran Reserve Corps on November 23, 1863.

Adjutant

HUBBELL, William L. Occupation – merchant, married. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted July 23, 1862, age 29. Promoted from 1st Lieutenant on November 15, 1862; Captain, Company D on June 4, 1863.

CHATFIELD, H. Whitney. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted August 20, 1862. Promoted from Sergeant Major on June 4, 1863. Killed February 5, 1865 (GSW to abdomen – Regimental Hospital) at Dunn’s Lake, Fl.

Quartermaster

HAYES, Hanford N. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted July 25, 1862, age 45. Resigned after court-martial, July 18, 1863.

WARD, John S. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted July 22, 1862. Promoted from Quartermaster Sergeant on October 24, 1863. Mustered out with regiment on July 19, 1865.

Surgeons

HUBBARD, Robert. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted August 11, 1862, age 36. Resigned December 28, 1863.

STOCKING, Sabin. Residence: Glastonbury, enlisted August 29, 1862. Promoted from Assistant Surgeon, 8th CVI on May 31, 1864. Mustered out with regiment on July 19, 1865.

Assistant Surgeons

McEWEN, Robert C. Residence: Stratford, enlisted August 16, 1862, age 29. Resigned September 30, 1863.

GREGORY, Elijah. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted August 16, 1862, age 29. Mustered out with regiment July 19, 1865.

TURRILL, Henry S. Residence: New Milford, enlisted March 7, 1864. Captured May 9, 1864 at Welaka, Fl. Paroled on November 18, 1864. Mustered out with regiment July 19, 1865.

Chaplains

HALL, William K. Residence: New Haven, enlisted October 27, 1862. Resigned November 6, 1863.

BURNHAM, George. Residence: Hilton Head, SC, enlisted March 7, 1865. Discharged August 5, 1865.

Sergeant Majors

GRAY, Theodore. Occupation – clerk, single. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted July 22, 1862, age 24. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, Company E, October 3, 1863.

PECK, George C. Residence: Greenwich, enlisted August 14, 1862. Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company I, November 1, 1862. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, Company I, April 18, 1863.

CHATFIELD, H. Whitney. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted August 20, 1862. Promoted from Private, Company G, April 18, 1863. Promoted to Adjutant, June 4, 1863.

BETTS, C. Frederick. Residence: Norwalk, enlisted July 18, 1862. Promoted from Corporal, Company A, June 4, 1863. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, Company A, September 1, 1863.

RAE, John W. Residence: Greenwich, enlisted August 9, 1862. Promoted from Sergeant, Company I, November 1, 1863. Died December 9, 1863 (Dysentery – Regimental Hospital).

McDONOUGH, Henry. Residence: Westport, enlisted August 13, 1862. Promoted from 1st Sergeant, Company E, December 13, 1863. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, Company E, March 19, 1864.

MIDDLEBROOK, Frank S. Residence: Norwalk, enlisted August 20, 1862. Promoted from Corporal, Company F, August 28, 1864. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, Company F, March 30, 1865 (not mustered). Mustered out with regiment July 19, 1865.

Quartermaster Sergeants

WARD, John S. Occupation – express messenger, married. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted July 22, 1862, age 29. Promoted to Quartermaster, October 24, 1863.

KELLER, William H. Residence: Stratford, enlisted July 22, 1862. Promoted from Corporal, Company D, November 4, 1863. Mustered out with regiment July 19, 1865.

Commissary Sergeants

DAY, Josiah L. Occupation – hatter, single. Residence: Danbury, enlisted July 19, 1862, age 22. Discharged for disability March 6, 1863.

HURD, Edwin D. Residence: Fairfield, enlisted August 8, 1862. Promoted from Private, Company D, March 6, 1863. Mustered out with regiment July 19, 1865.

Hospital Stewards

NASH, Jesse S. Occupation – drug clerk, single. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted August 14, 1862, age 20. Discharged due to disability November 26, 1862.

SPENCER, George H. Residence: Newtown, enlisted August 14, 1862. Promoted from Company E, April 4, 1863. Reduced to ranks and transferred to Company E, November 19, 1863.

BARNUM, Samuel B. Residence: Bridgeport, enlisted July 23, 1862. promoted from Company D, November 19, 1863. Mustered out with regiment July 19, 1863.

Principal Musicians

HEARN, Thomas. Residence: Norwalk, enlisted August 12, 1862. Promoted from Musician, Company F, July 1, 1863. Mustered out with regiment July 19, 1865.

HEARN, John P. Residence: Norwalk, enlisted February 20, 1863. Promoted from Musician, Company F, November 10, 1863. Captured February 4, 1865 at Dunn’s Lake, Fl. Paroled April 21, 1865. Mustered out with regiment July 19, 1865.