45th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an
infantry
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regiment
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in the
Union army during the
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 A ...
. The regiment trained at
Camp Meigs in
Readville, Massachusetts
Readville is part of the Hyde Park, Massachusetts, Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston. Readville's ZIP Code is 02136. It was called Dedham Low Plains from 1655 until it was renamed after James Read, the owner of the Dedham ...
before traveling to North Carolina, where they fought in the
Battle of Kinston in December 1862, and in skirmishes in and around
New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern, formerly Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. It had a population of 31,291 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located at the confluence of the Neuse River, Neuse a ...
in the spring of 1863. They suffered heavy casualties in battle and due to fever. In June they returned to Boston, where they patrolled the streets to quell any draft riots, and were discharged on July 21. They were commanded by Colonel
Charles R. Codman (1829-1918).
Image gallery
Image:Company A at Readville.jpg, Company A at Readville
Image:Kinston Swamp.jpg, Kinston Swamp
Image:Quarters of Company A at Newbern.jpg, Company A at New Bern
File:Sergeant Theodore Parkman of Co. H, 45th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, in uniform) - Warren, Post Office Block, Cambridgeport, Mass LCCN2017659618.jpg, Sergeant Theodore Parkman of Co. H, 45th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 1862. He was killed at Whitehall, N.C.
See also
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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 unat ...
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Battle of New Bern (1862)
The Battle of New Bern (also known as the Battle of New Berne) was fought on March 14, 1862, near the city of New Bern, North Carolina, New Bern, North Carolina, as part of the Burnside's North Carolina Expedition, Burnside Expedition of the A ...
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Battle of New Bern (1864)
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Massachusetts in the Civil War
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts played a significant role in national events prior to and during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Massachusetts Republicans dominated the early antislavery movement during the 1830s, motivating activists ac ...
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External links
Acton Memorial Library Civil War Archives: Forty-Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (Infantry) Nine Months*
ttps://civilwarindex.com/armyma/45th_ma_infantry.html Civil War Index: 45th Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War Accessible Archives: The Cadet Regiment's Band
Units and formations of the Union army from Massachusetts
Military units and formations established in 1862
Military units and formations disestablished in 1863
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