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It has been the lot of the serious student of the Seventeenth Connecticut to have never had a regimental history readily available to them. In order to research the regiment, one has always had to scrape information from numerous sources. It was never the intent of the veterans of the regiment to have it that way. Efforts were made--then abandoned-- to publish an account of their deeds in the late 19th century and then again in the early 20th century. Without question, the only veteran to come close to doing so was William Warren.

A private in Company C, Warren took it upon himself to preserve the regiment's history. Using his own diary, and recollections from his fellow veterans, he spent nearly 50 years amassing information. With the exception of a series of newspaper articles printed in the mid 1880's, his massive history was never published.

For the first time in over 100 years, William Warren's newspaper history of the Seventeenth is reprinted here. An account of Warren's dealings with the post-war Seventeenth Connecticut Veteran's Association and a "history" of the history (if you will) accompany.

A large debt of gratitude is due to Dr. Walter Powell (Historic Preservation Officer for the Borough of Gettysburg) and Lt.Col. Art House (USA, Retired) for providing copies of the newspaper series and the Warren background pieces, respectively.