Ninth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers

Ninth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers (HM1L62)

Location: Delta, LA 71233 Madison Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 19.24', W 90° 55.969'

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Known as Connecticut's Irish Regiment, due to its predominant makeup of soldiers borned n Ireland, the Ninth was mustered in at New Haven in September 1861. In December, the 845-man regiment arrived at Ship Island, Mississippi, and was among the first Union troops to enter New Orleans after the city surrendered in April 1862. Two months later, the Ninth was part of the expeditionary force led by Gen. Thomas Williams that steamed up the Mississippi River in the first Union campaign to capture Vicksburg. Lacking sufficient numbers for an assault or siege, the troops were put to work excavating Williams' Canal in an attempt to bypass Vicksburg and restore unfettered navigation of the Mississippi.

The Ninth Connecticut arrived at De Soto Point, opposite Vicksburg, on June 25, 1862, and began felling trees, cutting roots, and turning dirt. Supply problems, lack of drinking water, and temperatures that reached above 100 degrees took a heavy toll as malaria, dysentery, and heatstroke spread throughout the command. With the river level dropping and troops incapacitated by heat and disease, the canal project was abandoned on July 24, far short of completion. Some 153 men of the Ninth died within a four-month period following their arrival at the canal. While the Ninth saw no further action at Vicksburg, it participated in the Battle of Baton Rouge in August and was then assigned to defenses in the New Orleans area.
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HM NumberHM1L62
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Year Placed2008
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Date Added Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 at 10:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 694592 N 3577857
Decimal Degrees32.32066667, -90.93281667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 19.24', W 90° 55.969'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 19' 14.4" N, 90° 55' 58.14" W
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Area Code(s)318
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near Levee Rd, Delta LA 71233, US
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