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A nice regimental badge worn by veterans of the 9th Connecticut Infantry. The 9th Infantry was Connecticut's Irish regiment. The hanger is somewhat rectangular and has "9. Conn. V.I." (standing for 9th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry) on it. Two small chains attach the drop whichis in the shape of a 19th Corp badge. In the middle of the drop is "19". Three sides of the drop have blue enamel.

The Ninth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers (Connecticut’s “Irish Regiment”) was organized in New Haven in September of 1861. They were transported to Ship Island, MS on the Gulf Coast by the end of the year where they saw action as well as in New Orleans the following spring. During the summer of 1862 they were part of the first campaign against Vicksburg and assigned to the “Williams Canal” operation, an unsuccessful Federal project to divert the course of the Mississippi River, bypass Confederate guns at Vicksburg and win control of the Mississippi. Beginning there the regiment lost 150 men due to the lack of supplies, heat, dysentery and malaria conditions in a four month period. At Baton Rouge Colonel Thomas Cahill of the Ninth took command of the Federal troops after the death of Brigadier General Williams and successfully repulsed the Confederate attack. After being assigned to defend New Orleans they later served in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and played a prominent role in General Sheridan’s 1864 victory at Cedar Creek.

The 9th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

Organized at New Haven September 26, 1861. Moved to Lowell, Mass., November 4, thence to Boston and embarked on steamer "Constitution" for Ship Island, Miss., November 25, arriving there December 3. Duty at Ship Island until April 15, 1862. Attached to Butler's New Orleans Expeditionary Corps to April, 1862. Phelps' 1st Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1862. Defenses of New Orleans, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to February, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf to March, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Corps, to August, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Corps to February, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Corps, to April, 1864. Dept. of the East to July, 1864. Bermuda Hundred, Va., 10th Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, July, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to January, 1865. 1st Brigade, Grover's Division, District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. of the South to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to May, 1865. District of Port Royal, S.C., Dept. of the South, to August, 1865.

SERVICE.--Expedition to Biloxi and Pass Christian April 2-5, 1862. Biloxi April 3. Pass Christian April 4. Operations against Forts St. Phillip and Jackson, Miss. River April 15-28. Moved to New Orleans April 29-May 1. Occupation of New Orleans May 1. Expedition to New Orleans and Jackson R. R. May 9-10. Moved to Baton Rouge May 13. Reconnaissance to Warrenton May 14-29. Williams' expedition to Vicksburg, Miss., and operations against that city June 20-July 23. Ellis Cliff June 22. Hamilton Plantation, near Grand Gulf, June 24. Arrived at Vicksburg June 25. Fatigue duty on Vicksburg Canal until July 23. Moved to Baton Rouge July 23-26, and duty there until August 21. Battle of Baton Rouge August 5. Moved to Carrollton August 21-22. Expedition to St. Charles September 7-8. Near St. Charles Court House September 8. Duty in the defenses of New Orleans until April, 1864, at New Orleans, Algiers, Mexican Gulf R. R. and mouth of the Mississippi and at Pass Manchac, Bonnet Carte, St. John Baptist District, October 19, 1862. Expedition to Ponchatoula March 21-30, 1863 (Detachment). Capture of Ponchatoula March 24 (Detachment). Action at Chackahoola Station, La., June 24 (Cos. "C," "E," "G," "I" and "K"). Expedition to Madisonville January 3, 1864. On veteran furlough in Connecticut April 15-July 16, 1864. Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., July 16-20. On Bermuda Hundred front July 20-28. Deep Bottom July 28-29. Moved to Washington, D.C., July 30-August 1, thence to Tenallytown August 1. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until January, 1865. Moved to Savannah, Ga., January 6-20 and duty there until May 24. Moved to Hilton, S.C., May 24. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga., August 3, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 10 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 240 Enlisted men by disease. Total 253.

9th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

The regiment lost 10 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 240 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1861
September 26	Organized at New Haven
November 4	Moved to Lowell, Mass. then to Boston
November 25	Embarked on steamer "Constitution" for Ship Island, Miss.
December 3	Arrived Ship Island, Miss. and duty there
1862
April 2-5	Expedition to Biloxi and Pass Christian
April 3	Biloxi
April 4	Pass Christian
April 15	Attached to Butler's New Orleans Expeditionary Corps. Assigned to Phelps' 1st Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf
April 15-28	Operations against Forts St. Phillip and Jackson, Miss. River
April 29-May 1	Moved to New Orleans
May 1	Occupation of New Orleans
May 9-10	Expedition to New Orleans and Jackson R. R.
May 13	Moved to Baton Rouge
May 14-29	Reconnaissance to Warrenton
June 20-July 23	Williams' expedition to Vicksburg, Miss., and operations against that city
June 22	Ellis Cliff
June 24	Hamilton Plantation, near Grand Gulf
June 25	Arrived at Vicksburg
July	Fatigue duty on Vicksburg Canal
July 23-26	Moved to Baton Rouge
August 5	Battle of Baton Rouge
August 21-22	Moved to Carrollton
September 7-8	Expedition to St. Charles
September 8	Near St. Charles Court House
September	Duty in the defenses of New Orleans, Dept. of the Gulf
October 19	At New Orleans, Algiers, Mexican Gulf R. R. and mouth of the Mississippi and at Pass Manchac, Bonnet Carte, St. John Baptist District
1863
February	Assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf
March	Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Corps
March 21-30	Expedition to Ponchatoula (Detachment)
March 24	Capture of Ponchatoula (Detachment)
June 24	Action at Chackahoola Station, La. (Cos. C, E, G, I and K)
August	Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Corps
1864
January 3	Expedition to Madisonville
February	Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Corps
April 15-July 16	On veteran furlough in Connecticut
July 16-20	Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va.and attached to Bermuda Hundred, Va., 10th Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina
July 20-28	On Bermuda Hundred front
July 28-29	Deep Bottom
July 30-August 1	Moved to Washington, D.C.
August 1	To Tenallytown
August	Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign, attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division
September 19	Battle of Opequan, Winchester
September 22	Fisher's Hill
October 19	Battle of Cedar Creek
October-January	Duty in the Shenandoah Valley
1865
January 6-20	Moved to Savannah, Ga. and attached to 1st Brigade, Grover's Division, District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. of the South
March	Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina
May 24	Moved to Hilton, S.C. and attached to District of Port Royal, S.C., Dept. of the South
August 3	Mustered out at Savannah, Ga.