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Camp Lander
Camp Lander was a former Massachusetts militia camp active during 1862 and located in Wenham, Massachusetts. It was named for Brigadier General Frederick W. Lander, wounded at the Battle of Ball's Bluff, who died of disease almost three weeks later in March 1862. In September–December 1862, the 5th, 8th, and 48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiments trained at the camp. The site is now occupied by Pingree Park, on land donated by Harriet Pingree in 1916.Historical Digression, Civil War Training Camps in Massachusetts, part 2 9 August 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2020. See also * |
Camp Lander Marker
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Massachusetts Militia
This is a list of militia units of the Colony and later Commonwealth of Massachusetts. * Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (1638) * Cogswell's Regiment of Militia (April 19, 1775) * Woodbridge's Regiment of Militia (April 20, 1775) * Simonds' Regiment of Militia (1776) * Sparhawk's Regiment of Militia (1776) * Ashley's Regiment of Militia (July, 1777) * Gill's Regiment of Militia (August 12, 1777) * Johnson's Regiment of Militia (August 14, 1777) * Storer's Regiment of Militia (August 14, 1777) * Bullards' Regiment of Militia (August 16, 1777) * Cushing's Regiment of Militia (August 16, 1777) * May's Regiment of Militia (September 20, 1777) * Wells' Regiment of Militia (September 22, 1777) *Wright's Regiment of Militia (September 22, 1777) * Holman's Regiment of Militia (September 26, 1777) * Reed's Regiment of Militia (September 27, 1777) * Gage's Regiment of Militia (October 2, 1777) * Whitney's Regiment of Militia (October 2, 1777) See also * Minutemen * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenham, Massachusetts
Wenham () is a New England town, town in Essex County, Massachusetts, Essex County, Massachusetts. The population was 4,979 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The town of Wenham was settled in 1635 and incorporated in 1643, and is closely tied to its neighboring town of Hamilton, Massachusetts, Hamilton, sharing a school system, library, recreation department and Hamilton/Wenham (MBTA station), commuter rail station. Noted for its historic character and rural scenery, Wenham has farm lands, lakes, woodlands, historic homes, and old stone walls that accompany its winding tree-lined roads. It features nearly of parks, playgrounds, and recreational lands. History Wenham was settled in 1635 and officially incorporated in 1643. English settlers came to Wenham in the 1630s, but the area had been home to the Agawam people, an Eastern Algonquian languages, Eastern Algonquian tribe whose numbers were greatly reduced by a massive epidemic around 1617, possibly s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Ball's Bluff
The Battle of Ball's Bluff (also known as the Battle of Leesburg or Battle of Harrison's Island) was an early battle of the American Civil War fought in Loudoun County, Virginia, on October 21, 1861, in which Union Army forces under Major General George B. McClellan suffered a humiliating defeat. The operation was planned as a minor reconnaissance across the Potomac to establish whether the Confederates were occupying the strategically important position of Leesburg. A false report of an unguarded Confederate camp encouraged Brigadier General Charles Pomeroy Stone to order a raid, which resulted in a clash with enemy forces. A prominent U.S. Senator in uniform, and dear friend of the Lincoln family, Colonel Edward Baker, tried to reinforce the Union troops, but failed to ensure that there were enough boats for the river crossings, which were then delayed. Baker was killed, and a newly arrived Confederate unit routed the rest of Stone's expedition. The Union losses, althou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Massachusetts Militia Regiment
The 5th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia was a peacetime infantry regiment that was activated for federal service in the Union (American Civil War), Union army for three separate tours during the American Civil War. In the years immediately preceding the war and during its first term of service, the regiment consisted primarily of companies from Essex County, Massachusetts, Essex County as well as Boston, Massachusetts, Boston and Charlestown, Massachusetts, Charlestown. The regiment first served a 90-day term of service from April to July 1861. Near the end of this first enlistment, the 5th Massachusetts was heavily engaged in the First Battle of Bull Run. Their second term of service lasted 9 months from September 1862 to July 1863 during which they were stationed in New Bern, North Carolina, participated in several expeditions and saw minor combat including the Battle of Goldsborough Bridge. Their third enlistment in response to the emergency call for troops to defend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Massachusetts Militia Regiment
The 8th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia was a peacetime regiment of infantry that was activated for federal service in the Union Army for three separate tours during the American Civil War. The regiment consisted almost entirely of companies from Essex County, Massachusetts. The Cushing Guards, established 1775, were Company A based in Newburyport. The Lafayette Guards, created 1825, were Company B from Marblehead. Company C, the Sutton Light Infantry, organized in 1805 as the Marblehead Light Infantry, was also from Marblehead. The Lynn Light Infantry, chartered in 1852 was Company D. Company E was the Beverly Light Infantry, organized in 1814. The second Lynn company was Company F, the City Guards, organized in 1814. The Gloucester unit in the regiment was Company G, the American Guards, first organized in 1788. The third and last Marblehead company was H, the Glover Light Guards, created in 1852 and named in honor of John Glover of the Revolution. The Salem Light Inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 48th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of infantry that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was one of the 18 Massachusetts regiments formed in response to President Abraham Lincoln's August 1862 call for 300,000 men to serve for nine months. It consisted of a combination of Essex County companies and Irish-American companies which caused some delay and friction during the unit's formation. The regiment was assigned to the Department of the Gulf and saw heavy combat during the Siege of Port Hudson. Formation and early duty The formation of the 48th Massachusetts was marked by some dissension as it was originally intended to be an Essex County regiment and eight companies were raised from that county for that purpose. They gathered and began training at Camp Lander in Wenham, Massachusetts. Due to the urgent need for regiments in the Department of the Gulf in preparation for Major General Nathaniel P. Banks's planned expedition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Military Installations In Massachusetts
This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities ;Bases * Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)USCG Air Station Cape Cod Official Site ;Centers * David S. Connolly Armed Forces Reserve Center * Westover Armed Forces Reserve CenterWestover Air R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Facilities In Massachusetts
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily Weapon, armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform. They may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other paramilitary forces such as armed police. Beyond warfare, the military may be employed in additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within the state, including internal security threats, crowd control, promotion of political agendas, emergency services and reconstructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
