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List Of Massachusetts Civil War Units
Units raised in Massachusetts during the American Civil War consisted of 62 regiments of infantry, six regiments of cavalry, 16 batteries of light artillery, four regiments of heavy artillery, two companies of sharpshooters, a handful of unattached battalions and 26 unattached companies. The following is a List of Massachusetts Civil War Units. Infantry * 1st Battalion Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry * 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry * 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry * 3rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia * 3rd Battalion Massachusetts Rifles *4th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia * 4th Battalion Massachusetts Volunteer Militia * 5th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia * 6th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia * 7th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry * 8th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia *9th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry The 9th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a military un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of America, Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by U.S. state, states that had Secession in the United States, seceded from the Union. The Origins of the American Civil War, central conflict leading to war was a dispute over whether Slavery in the United States, slavery should be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prohibited from doing so, which many believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War, Decades of controversy over slavery came to a head when Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion, won the 1860 presidential election. Seven Southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
The 6th 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 terms during the American Civil War (1861-1865). The regiment gained notoriety as the first unit in the Union Army to suffer fatal casualties in action during the Civil War in the Baltimore riot of 1861, Baltimore Riot and the first militia unit to arrive in Washington, D.C., Washington D.C., in response to President Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's initial President Lincoln's 75,000 volunteers, call for 75,000 troops. Private Luther C. Ladd of the 6th Massachusetts is often referred to as the first Union soldier killed in action during the war. In the years immediately preceding the war and during its first enlistment, the regiment consisted primarily of Company (military unit), companies from Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County. During its first term of service, four out of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 19th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service history The 19th Massachusetts was organized at Camp Schouler in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, in April 1861. The 19th was largely composed of Essex County men. Its core began as three companies of the state militia's 1st Battalion Massachusetts Rifles from Essex County. Initial training The three militia Rifle companies were Company A from West Newbury, B from Newburyport, and C from Rowley. Seven other companies were recruited. D, E, and I were recruited in Boston. F and G were men from Middlesex, Cambridge and Lowell respectively. Company H was recruited in Roxbury. The final, tenth company, Company K, was formed from the Tiger Fire Zouaves of Boston. Men in the regiment were initially issued uniforms from the stocks of the dark-green militia rifle coats that would be replaced by the standard U.S. blue frock or sack coats that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 18th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was a Union regiment that fought in the American Civil War. History Initial training The regiment was organized at Readville and Boston in July 1861. Recruited chiefly from the counties of Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth, it then moved to at Camp Brigham in Dedham for basic training. It was formed, primarily, with men of the Bristol, Norfolk and Plymouth counties of Massachusetts with a 3-year enlistment period. The regiment originally consisted of 10 companies, band and regimental staff. The regiment followed the standard structure of the three-year volunteer regiments of ten companies of 83-101 men (which could be split into two battalions on an ad hoc basis) and a field staff of 36-66. The officers were divided into field staff who ran the regiment and battalions and the line or company officers who ran the companies. Due to a lack of personnel and infrastructure ready when the war began, the federal government left the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 17th Massachusetts was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 17th Massachusetts was organized at Camp Schouler in Lynnfield, Massachusetts and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on July 22, 1861 under the command of Colonel Thomas J.C. Amory. 1861 Operations 1862 Operations 1863 Operations 1864 Operations Early in 1864 the 17th met with its first serious experience in action. On February 1, an attack was made by the Confederates under MGEN Pickett on the Union outpost at Batchelder's Creek, some eight miles from New Bern, and LTC Fellows with 115 members of the five companies located outside the city and a section of artillery set out for the support of the 132nd New York Infantry, then holding the threatened position. The bridge across the creek had just been carried by the strong force of the enemy when the 17th detachment arrived, and Fellows placed his command to the front and left of the New York regim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 16th Massachusetts was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War formed of volunteers from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Service The 16th Massachusetts was organized at Camp Cameron in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 25, 1861. It mustered into federal service for a three-year enlistment on June 29, 1861 under the command of Colonel Powell Tremlett Wyman. The 16th Massachusetts mustered out of service on July 27, 1864. Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 11th Massachusetts Infantry. Affiliations, battle honors, detailed service, and casualties Organizational affiliation Attached to: * Fort Monroe, Department of Virginia, to May 1862. * 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department of Virginia, to June 1862. * 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March 1864. * 1st Brigade, 4th Division, II Corps, to May 1864. * 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps, to July 1864. List of battles The official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served from the State of Massachusetts during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1864. A part of the II Corps of the Army of the Potomac, the regiment was engaged in many battles from Ball's Bluff to Petersburg, and suffered the tenth highest fatality rate amongst Federal regiments. The regiment was composed almost entirely of men from Worcester County, and was mustered in on July 12, 1861. Brigade, Divisional and Corps attachments Attached to Gorman's Brigade, Stone's (Sedgwick's) Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1864 History The regiment was mustered into Federal service on July 12, 1861, and left for the seat of war, arriving along the Potomac on August 25. On October 21, it was engaged with the heaviest loss among all Federal regiments at the Battle of Ball's Bluff. In the spring of 1862, it was made a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment was a unit that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was originally raised as the 14th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment. History 14th Mass Infantry The 14th Massachusetts Infantry began its recruitment in spring 1861, with most of its members coming from Essex County. They were mustered in on 5 July 1861, and left the state on 7 August for Washington, DC, where it would serve in its defenses until the end of the year. Colonel William B. Greene, a West Point graduate and a veteran of the Florida Indian Wars, resigned in October, and was replaced as leader of the unit by Colonel Thomas R. Tannatt, who transferred over from the 16th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Reorganization as artillery On 1 January 1862, the regiment was reorganized and became a heavy artillery regiment. As artillery units required more men, fifty additional soldiers were added to each company and two ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was formed on July 16, 1861, at Fort Independence in Boston, Massachusetts. Its original commander was Colonel Samuel H. Leonard.Bowen, 235. Organization and assignments The 13th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was organized at Fort Independence in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 16, 1861. It left for Washington, D.C., on July 30. Attached to Stile's Brigade, Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Abercrombie's Brigade, Banks' Division, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps and Dept. of the Shenandoah, to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864. 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Formed on June 14, 1861, in Boston, Massachusetts, it was nicknamed the “Webster Regiment” after its first colonel, Colonel Fletcher Webster, son of U.S. Senator Daniel Webster.Bowen, 219. Organization and early duty Recruitment began in April 1861 under Col. Fletcher Webster. Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew initially designated most volunteers to existing militia regiments, delaying full muster of the 12th until mid-June. Training commenced at Fort Warren in Boston Harbor, where the regiment received its colors on July 19, 1861, in a review on Boston Common. Two companies, organized via the town of Acton, were mustered in immediately, and the remainder joined over the following weeks.Schouler, 475. On July 23, the 12th Massachusetts departed Boston for Washington, D.C.Bowen, 220. Initially assigned to the Army of the Shenandoah under M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 11th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized in Boston in May 1861, the 11th Massachusetts Infantry was made up mostly of men from Boston, but also from Charlestown and Dorchester. The leading force behind the formation of the regiment was its first colonel, George Clark Jr., who had been an officer in the Massachusetts state militia. The regiment was known as the "Boston Volunteers." Arriving in Washington, D.C. in June, the 11th Massachusetts Infantry was one of only three Massachusetts regiments to participate in the First Battle of Bull Run. The regiment spent the early fall of 1861 helping to build fortifications around Washington. In October, the 11th was stationed at Bud's Ferry in Indian Head, Maryland where they remained on picket duty for the winter of 1861–1862. The 11th Massachusetts Infantry saw its first combat during the Peninsular Campaign in the spring of 1862. They were heavil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
The 10th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was a regiment of infantry in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Organized at Hampden Park in Springfield, Massachusetts in the early summer of 1861 and consisting mostly of men from western Massachusetts, the regiment was mustered in on June 21, 1861. It was originally led by Colonel Henry Shaw Briggs, an attorney and prominent citizen of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.Bowen, 196 A formation of the 10th Massachusetts Infantry See also * Massachusetts in the Civil War * List of Massachusetts Civil War units Units raised in Massachusetts during the American Civil War consisted of 62 regiments of infantry, six regiments of cavalry, 16 batteries of light artillery, four regiments of heavy artillery, two companies of sharpshooters, a handful of unat ... References Citations Sources * * External links10th Mass Volunteer Infantry (Reenactor Group) {{American Civil War , expanded=CTCBS Units and formations of the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
