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"Massachusetts in the Rebellion," by Phineas C. Headley. Originally published in 1866 by Walker Fuller, at Boston, Massachusetts. An early reviewer wrote, "Heavy on military topics, this remains a good contemporary account of the Bay State's reaction to war." An original copy, if located, may cost you around $ 100.00
"Massachusetts in the Army and Navy, 1861-1865," by Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Originally published in 1896, at Boston, Massachusetts, this two volume set may be hard to find, but if located, may cost around $ 250.00
"Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War." Originally published from 1931-1935 at Norwood, Massachusetts, this 9 volume set, while scarce, if located, may cost around $ 800.00
"A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War," by William Schouler. Originally published in 1868, this two volume set, while scarce, if located, may cost around $ 250.00
1st Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Organized at Boston and mustered in Companies "A," "B," "G" and "H" May 23; Companies "D," "F," "K" and "I" May 24; Company "E" May 25, and Company "C" May 27, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., June 15, arriving June 17. Attached to Richardson's Brigade, Tyler's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861. Hooker's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. 1st Brigade, Hooker's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps, to May, 1864.
SERVICE--Duty at Camp Banks, Georgeton, D.C., till July 16, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21. Occupation of Fairfax Court House July 17. Battle of Bull Run July 21. At Fort Albany till August 15. Moved to Bladensburg August 15 and duty there till September 7. Expedition to Lower Maryland September 7-October 7. Moved to Posey's Plantation October 25-27. Duty there and at Shipping Point till April 5, 1862. Affair at Mattawoman Creek November 14, 1861. Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va., April 7, 1862; thence to Yorktown. Siege of Yorktown April 16-May 4. Affair at Yorktown April 26 (Cos. "A," "H" and "I"). Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Oak Grove June 25; Savage Station June 29; White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 15. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 15-26. Bristoe Station or Kettle Run August 27. Catlett's Station August 28. Battles of Groveton August 29 and Bull Run August 30. Duty in the Defences of Washington till December --. At Fort Lyon till Sep tember 13. Near Fairfax Seminary till October 20 and at Munson's Hill till November 1. Duty at Fairfax Station November 2-25. Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad November 10-12. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth till April 27. Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee till July 24. Moved to New York July 30-August 1. Duty at Governor's Island Ricker's Island and David's Island, New York Harbor till October 15. Moved to Washington October 15 thence to Union Mills, Va., and rejoin Corps October 17. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Duty near Brandy Station till May, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. Rapidan Campaign May 3-20. Battles of the Wilderness May 5 7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient at Spottsylvania Court House May 12. Harris Farm or Fredericksburg Road May 19. Ordered home for muster out May 20 Veterans and Recruits transferred to 11th Massachussetts Infantry May 20. Mustered out May 25, 1864. Expiration of term.
Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 134 En listed men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 78 Enlisted men by disease. Total 221.
1st Massachusetts, "History of the First Massachusetts Regiment," by Warren Cudworth. Originally published in 1866 at Boston, Massachuseets, this original first edition copy in good condition and signed by members of the 1st Massachusetts Regiment, costs $ 175.00. 528 pages, covering the Eastern Campaign Theater of War through 1864; reprint costs $ 49.00
2nd Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
2nd Massachusetts, "Brook Farm to Cedar Mountain; In the War of the Great Rebellion 1861-1862," by George H. Gordon, Colonel of the 2nd Massachusetts. Originally published in 1883 at Boston, Massachusetts, this book may prove hard to find. 376 pages with illustrations, and color maps. Reprint costs $ 42.50.
2nd Massachusetts, "The Record of the Second Massachusetts Infantry, 1861-1865," by Alonzo Quint. Published at Boston, Massachusetts in 1867, this book may prove hard to find. 528 pages with illustrations. Reprint costs $ 49.00.
2nd Massachusetts, "Life and Letters of Wilder Dwight, Lieutentant-Colonel Second Massachusetts Infantry Volunteers," by Lieut. Colonel Wilder Dwight. Originally published in 1868 at Boston, Massachusetts, this book may prove hard to find. 451 pages with portraits. Reprint costs $ 37.50.
2nd Massachusetts Company of Sharpshooter." See info. on the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Henry Wilson's Regiment.
3rd Massachusetts, "History of the Third Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Militia ," by Reverend John G. Gammons. This is the history of the 3rd Massachusetts, which hailed from Eastern Massachusetts and served during the Civil War in North Carolina. Originally released in 1900, at Providence, Massachusetts, 326 pages, this original issue in fine condition, cost $ 225.00. Reprint now available for $ 35.00.
3rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Website
4th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Infantry (Militia 9 Months): Organized at Camp Joe Hooker, Lakeville, and mustered in September 23, 1862. Moved to New York December 27-28, then to New Orleans and Carrollton, La., January 3-February 13, 1863. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to August, 1863.
SERVICE:--Moved to Baton Rouge, La., March 7, 1863. Expedition to Port Hudson March 13-20. Moved to Algiers April 3, then to Brashear City April 8, and duty there until May 30. Skirmish at Barre Landing, Bayou Teche, May 22 (Co. "B"). Moved to Port Hudson May 30. Siege of Port Hudson June 3-July 9. Assault on Port Hudson June 14. Brashear City June 23 (Detachment). Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Garrison duty at Port Hudson until August 4. Moved to Cairo, Ill., on Steamer "North America," then by rail to Boston, Mass., August 4-17. Mustered out August 28, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 19 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 129 Enlisted men by disease. Total 151.
4th Massachusetts (9 Months Militia) "My Unknown Soldier - A History of the Fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in the Civil War ," by Nancy O. Weber. Originally published and released in April, 2002, by the Burd Street Press (a Division of White Mane Publishing Company, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, 188 pages, with illustrations, maps, complete Roster, bibliography and index. In softback, it is available directly from the author, for $ 11.95 plus $ 2.05 shipping. ($ 14.00) at Nancy O. Weber, P.O. Box 422, Monterey, VA 24465. "Upon the receipt of my review copy from Nancy, my curiosity was immediately peaked as I read of her 6 year passion to uncover the author of the diary that was given to her by a friend and fellow Civil War enthusiast that surfaced after 130 years in an antique chest drawer. Lacking a front and back cover, she methodically worked to uncover the Civil War unit, then painstakingly narrowing down whom she believed to be the "unknown soldier." Her literary journey crisscrossed the U.S. as she never gave up on her quest. Coupled with the fact that little is known and has been written on this particular unit only solidified her resolve to find out more about this unit and incorporate it in her tome. This unit as indicated above, served in Louisiana and were captured at Port Hudson in July, 1863 - (although the author was away from the unit, escaping confinement). Nancy adds to the depth of each diary entry by coupling her own research with the super rare and hard to find writings of James F. Dargan, "My Experiences in Service, or a Nine Months Man." As I personally receive annually literally tens of thousands of requests for research assistance on Civil War Ancestors, it warms my heart that Nancy has accepted the mission to tell his story as well as his unit's contribution to this traumatic time in our nation's history. NEVER give up I write folks, as your long lost loved one's essence is waiting for you to find and rediscover them. I applaud Nancy for her effort and suggest this book should be an addition to every sincere historian/enthusiast's library." Reviewed by Ronald A. Mosocco, the owner of this website.
5th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Unit:--(Militia 3 Months) Tendered services to the government April 15, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., April 21, and there mustered in for three months May 1. Moved to Alexandria, Va., May 25. Duty at Camp Andrew until July 16. Attached to Franklin's Brigade, Heintzelman's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia. Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21. Battle of Bull Run July 21. Ordered to Boston July 29, and there mustered out August 1, 1861.
Lost during service 9 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Enlisted men by disease. Total 11. .
5th Massachusetts
Volunteer Militia Unit:--(MILITIA
9 MONTHS.) Tendered services to government for nine months August 14, 1862.
Organized at Camp Lander, Wenham, and mustered in by Company. Company "A" October
8; Companies "B," "D" and "K" September 19; Companies "C," "E," "G," "H" and
"I" SepTember 16, and Company "F" September 23, 1862. Moved to Boston October
22, then on Steamer "Mississippi" to New Berne, N. C., October 22-27, and
to Washington, N. C., October 30-31. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division,
Dept. of North Carolina, to December, 1862. Lee's Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina,
to January,1863.
SERVICE:--Foster's Expedition to Williamston November 2-12, 1862. Duty at New Berne until December 10. Foster's Expedition to Goldsboro December 11-20. Action at Kinston December 14. Whitehall December 16. Goldsboro December 17. Duty at New Berne until June, 1863. Deep Gully, New Berne, March 13-14. (Co. "G" detached at Forts Hatteras and Clark, Hatteras Inlet, February 21 to June 22, 1863.) (Co. "D" at Plymouth February 21 to May 4.) Operations on the Pamlico April 4-6. Expedition to the relief of Washington April 7-10. Expedition toward Kinston April 27-May 1. Wise's Cross Roads April 28. Demonstration on Kinston May 20-23. Gum Swamp May 22. Moved to Boston June 22-25, and there mustered out July 2, 1863.
Lost by disease 16 Enlisted men.
5th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Unit--(MILITIA 100 DAYS.) Tendered services to the government for 100 days July, 1864. Left State for Baltimore, Md., July 28, 1864. Camp at Mankin's Woods and garrison duty at Forts McHenry, Marshall, Carroll and other points in and about the Defences of Baltimore until November. Attached to 8th Army Corps, Middle Department. Ordered home November 6. Mustered out November 16, 1864.
Lost by disease 9 Enlisted men.
5th Massachusetts, "History of the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry in its Three Tours of Duty," by Alfred S. Roe. "The state of Massachusetts contracted Roe to write a series of regimental histories including this one in 1911, published in Boston, Massachusetts. This unit was at first Bull Run and then saw action in the Carolina's including New Bern, the Goldsboro expedition. Typically bound strong but plain these books are usually found in decent condition and relatively inexpensive. Expect to pay around $150 dollars for one." (thanks to Woodynails@aol.com for his review of this book for my website.) Reprint now available, 510 pages, with illustrations, for $ 49.00.
5th Massachusetts,
"History of the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Militia ," by
Frank T. Robinson. Originally published in 1879, at Boston, Massachusetts, 238
pages, book may prove hard to find. Reprint now available for
$ 35.00.
Read the Obituary of Joseph Franklin Stoddard, Company D, 5th Mass, (Owned by R.A. Mosocco, Owner of this Website for your personal view)
6th Massachusetts Regiment Infantry--(MILITIA 3 MONTHS.) Tendered services to government January 21, 1861. Moved from Lowell to Boston in response to call of the President April 15, 1861. Left Boston for Washington, D.C., April 17 via New York and Philadelphia and to Baltimore April 19. Attacked in streets of Baltimore April 19. Reached Washington April 19 and camp in Capitol Buildings. Moved to Relay House May 5 and to Baltimore May 13, returning to Relay House May 16. Guard railroad until June 13. Duty at Baltimore and Relay House until July 29. Relieved from duty July 29, and mustered out August 2, 1861.
Lost 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded.
6th Massachusetts Regiment Infantry--(MILITIA, 9 MONTHS) Organized at Camp Wilson, Lowell, and mustered in August 31, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C., September 9-12; then moved to Suffolk, Va., September 14-15. Attached to Foster's Provisional Brigade, Division at Suffolk, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to April, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1863.
SERVICE--Duty at Suffolk until May, 1863. Expedition to Western Branch Church October 3-4, 1862. Expedition to Blackwater October 24-26 and November 17-19. Skirmish at Lawrence's Plantation November 17. Expedition to Beaver Dam Church December 1-3. Action on the Blackwater near Franklin December 2. Expedition to Zuni December 11-13. Action at Zuni December 11. Action at Deserted House January 30, 1863. Siege of Suffolk April 12-May 4. Siege of Suffolk raised May 4. Operations on Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad May 12-26. Holland House May 15-16. Moved to Boston May 26-29, and there mustered out June 3, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 11 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 18 Enlisted men by disease. Total 31.
6th Massachusetts Regiment Infantry (MILITIA, 100 DAYS)-- Organized at Readville and mustered in July 14-19, 1864. Left State for Washington, D.C., July 20, arriving there July 22. Assigned to garrison duty at Fort C. F. Smith on Arlington Heights until August 21. Moved to Fort Delaware, on Pea Patch island, relieving 157th Ohio Infantry from guard duty. Guarding Rebel prisoners there until October 19. Moved to Boston October 19-21. Mustered out October 27, 1864.
Lost 10 Enlisted men by disease.
6th Massachusetts, "Historical Sketch of the Old Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers ," by John W. Hanson. Originally published in 1866, at Boston, Massachusetts, 352 pages with illustrations, book may prove hard to find. Reprint now available for $ 42.50. This units' 16 months involvement included the Baltimore Riot.
7th Massachusetts, "The History of the Seventh Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry," by Nelson V. Hutchinson. Originally published in 1890, at Tauton, Massachusetts, an original copy of this book may prove hard to find; 1998 reprint, 320 pages, cost $ 37.50. This unit served in the East with the VI Union Army Corps.
8th REGIMENT INFANTRY (MILITIA, 3 MONTHS): One of the first four Regiments to respond to the call after opening of hostilities. Gathered at Boston April 16, 1861. Left State for Washington April 18. Moved from Philadelphia to Annapolis, Md., via Perryville, April 20-21; then march to Washington, D.C., April 24-26, and duty there until May 15. At Relay House until July 29. Moved to Boston July 29-30, and mustered out August 1, 1861.
8th REGIMENT INFANTRY (MILITIA, 9 MONTHS): Organized at Camp Lander, Wenham. Moved to Boston November 25, 1862; then onto the steamer "Mississippi" to Morehead City, N. C., November 25-30, and to New Berne November 30. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of North Carolina, to December, 1862. Heckman's Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to April, 1863. Jourdan's Independent Brigade, Defenses of New Berne, N. C., to June, 1863. 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to July, 1863.
SERVICE-Garrison duty at New Berne until June, 1863. (Cos. "A" and "E" detached as garrison at Roanoke Island, N.C., December 4, 1862, to July 12, 1863.) Companies "G" and "K" garrison Fort Totten until June 24, 1863. Expedition up Currituck Sound against guerrillas and to destroy Salt Works February 1-6, 1863. Companies "B" and "F" detached February 7 for garrison duty at Roanoke Island. Company "B" ordered to Elizabeth City February 10, and duty there until April 16, when rejoined Regiment. Reconnoissance toward Trenton March 16-17. Expedition to relief of Washington April 7-10. Reconnoissance toward Kinston April 16-21. Duty in the Defenses of New Berne, at Fort Totten. Camp Coffin, Fort Thompson and Camp Jourdan until June 24. Moved to Fortress Monroe June 24-27, then to Baltimore, Md., June 30-July 1. At Camp Bradford until July 6. Moved to Monocacy Junction, then to Sandy Hook and Maryland Heights July 6-8. Moved to reinforce Army of the Potomac at Funkstown, Md., July 12-13. Movements to Rappahannock July 16-22. Ordered home July 26 and mustered out August 7, 1863.
Lost 11 Enlisted men by disease.
8th REGIMENT INFANTRY (MILITIA, 100 DAYS): Organized at Readville July 13 to 26, 1864. Left State for Baltimore, Md., July 20. Attached to 3rd Separate Brigade, 9th Army Corps, Middle Department.
SERVICE--Camp at Mankin's Woods until August 15. Company "B" on duty at hospitals August 12 to October 28. Companies "A" to "K" on Provost duty in Baltimore August 12 to October 28. Companies "D," "E," "G" and "H" at Camp Bradford, near Baltimore. Draft Rendezvous for Maryland and Delaware August 12 to October 28. Companies "C," "F" and "I" guard Northern Central Railroad. Headquarters at Cockeyville, Md., August 15 to September 25, then at Camp Bradford. Moved to Massachusetts October 28, and mustered out November 10, 1864.
Lost by disease 4 Enlisted men.
9th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
9th REGIMENT INFANTRY. Organized at Boston June 11, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., June 27. Attached to Sherman's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Morrell's Brigade, Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Arlington Heights and Munson's Hill. Defences of Washington, D.C., till March 10, 1862. Moved to the Peninsula, Virginia, March 16. Skirmish at Howard's Bridge April 4. Warwick Road April 5. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Battle of Hanover C. H. May 27. Operations about Hanover C. H. May 27-29. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battle of Mechanicsville June 26. Gaines' Mill June 27. White Oak Swamp and Turkey Bridge June 30. Malvern Hill July l. Duty at Harrison's Landing till August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 10-28. Pope's Campaign August 28-September 2. Battles of Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Blackford's Ford September 19. Shepherdstown, W. Va., September 20. Reconnoissance toward Smithville, W. Va., October 16-17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Expedition to Richard's and Ellis' Fords December 29-30. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run, Campaign November 26-December 2. At Bealeton and guard Orange & Alexandria Railroad till April 30, 1864. Bealeton January 14, 1864 (1 Company). Rapidan Campaign May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Laurel Hill May 8. Spottsylvania May 8-12. Spottsylvania C. H. May 12-21. Assault on the Salient at Spottsylvania C. H. May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Mills May 24. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-10. Left front June 10 and ordered home for muster out. Mustered out June 21, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 15 Officers and 194 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 66 Enlisted men by disease. Total 278.
9th Massachusetts, "The History of the Ninth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry," by Daniel G. MacNamara. Originally published in 1899, this book may prove hard to find. 543 pages, reprint is now available for $ 49.00.
9th Massachusetts, "Commanding Boston's Irish Ninth: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney," by Christian Samito. Published by Fordham University Press. This regimental history includes almost 150 letters run through nearly the entire 3-year term of service. Colonel Guiney was fascinating because, as an Irish-American leading an ethnic regiment, he broke politically with the overwhelming majority of his countrymen (he was a staunch Republican, Lincoln supporter, and advocate of abolition). You can contact the author directly, Christian Samito, by e-mailing to Chris at: ChrisHCHLS@aol.com
Click here to read about Francis J. O'Reilly, of the 9th, 60th & 62nd Massachusetts (Owned by R.A. Mosocco, owner of this website for your personal viewing) click here for part 2 of this story
10th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
10th Massachusetts, "Ours, Annals of the Tenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers in the Rebellion," by Joseph K. Newell. Originally published in 1875 by Nichols and Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, this book may be hard to find, but if located, an original copy will cost you around $ 350.00. 609 pages with illustrations; reprint now available for $ 49.00.
10th Massachusetts,
"The Tenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 ," by
Alfred S. Roe. Originally published in 1909, at Springfield, Massachusetts,
535 pages, book may prove hard to find. Reprint now available for
$ 49.00.
10th Massachusetts, "When this Cruel War is Over," by Charles H. Brewster, of the 10th Massachusetts Infantry. Edited by David W. Blight. Photos, 336 page 1992 reprint costs $ 35.00.
10th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Website
Australian
Union and Confederate Veterans of the American Civil War of 1861 – 1865
see here - Henry
and John Soloman of Company K.
11th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
11th Massachusetts, "A Narrative of the Formation and Services of the Eleventh Massachusetts Volunteers," by Gustavus B. Hutchinson. Originally published in 1893, at Boston, Massachusetts, 96 pages, book may prove hard to find. Reprint now available for $ 25.00.
11th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Website
12th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
12th Massachusetts, "History of the Twelfth Massachusetts Volunteers," by Colonel Benjamin F. Cook. Originally published in 1882, at Boston, Massachusetts, this book may be hard to find. Relying on diaries by other members of this unit, Colonel Cook pieced together an uneven, almost day-to-day account of this regiment's involvement in hostilities. 167 pages, with portraits. Reprint available for $ 29.50.
13th Massachusetts, "Three Years in the Army, The Story of the Thirteenth Massachusetts Volunteers from July 16, 1861, to August 1, 1864," by Charles E. Davis, Jr. Published in 1894, by Estes & Lauriat, at Boston, Massachusetts. An early reviewer wrote, "Five diaries and numerous official sources formed the basis for this highly regarded history of a unit that served in the Army of the Potomac unit its disbandment in the summer of 1864." This book may be hard to find, but if found, may cost around $ 275.00. A reprint is available from Higginson Book Company, 148 Washington St., P. O. 778, Salem, MA 01970. Their phone number is (978) 745-7170. (thanks to johan@viagrafix.net (David Johansson) for forwarding this info. to me). 476 pages, reprint is now available for $ 49.00.
13th Massachusetts, "Three Years with Company K," by Austin C. Stearns, edited by Arthur A. Kent. Originally published in 1976, by the Associated University Presses, Cranbury, New Jersey. ISBN 0-8386-1480-9. "This is the diary of Private Austin C. Stearns, who enlisted in 1861 in Company K of the 13th Massachusetts and went all the way to August, 1864 at the time the regiment was mustered out of service. It provides a lot of insight into the regiment as well as company-level dynamics and is very readable. The book has a nice appendix that provides background on Company K, including a full roster and other statistics generated by the editor (who is a direct lineal descendent of Stearns). Thanks for submitting the above info. and review by Don C. Williams, Dept. of History & Government, Western New England College, Springfield, MA. dwilliam@kraken.mvnet.wnec.edu
13th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Roster
15th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
15th Massachusetts, "The Story of the Fifteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 1861-1864," by Andrew E. Ford. Originally published in 1898 by the Press of W.J. Coulter, Clinton, Massachusetts, this book may prove difficult to locate for your personal library; 1998 reprint, 422 pages, cost $ 39.50.
15th Massachusetts, "The Civil War Letters of Private Roland E. Bowen," "From Ball's Bluff to Gettysburg...and Beyond, 1861-1864," edited by Gregory A. Coco, 1994 edition. Roland E. Bowen, who eagerly joined the 15th Massachusetts in 1861, was a gifted writer in that he was able to describe, in sensitive and often humorous detail, his varied experiences in the war. Intelligent narratives by common soldiers are rare enough. But the beauty of Bowen's writings are that they are not simply recollections or memoirs written long after the war, but instead, letters written while events were suntil fresh. And because these letters were written to a male friend and not to his family or sweetheart, Bowen pulled no punches. He related the war as he saw it, in all its intensity and horror. His accounts of many battles he participated in are outstanding, providing the reader with a real sense of what it was like to be among the rank and file. His description of his capture at Gettysburg and his subsequent imprisonment at Belle Isle is equally insightful. Bowen's lengthy, detailed account of the Battle of Ball's Bluff shows the range of emotion men experience in battle. It is the best first hand account of Ball's Bluff..(reviewed by Mark Brewer). 268 pages, index, maps, bibliography, cost $ 21.95.
15th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Website
16th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
16th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Website
17th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment: Organized at Lynnfield July 22, 1861. Left State for Baltimore, Md., August 23. Attached to Dix's Command, Baltimore, Md., to March, 1862. Foster's 1st Brigade, Burnside's Expeditionary Corps, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of North Carolina, to December, 1862. Amory's Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to July, 1863, Defenses of New Berne, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to July, 1864. Sub-District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to January, 1865. Sub-District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina, to March, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Beaufort, N. C, Dept. of North Carolina, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, Division District of Beaufort, to April, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE--Duty at Baltimore, Md., until March, 1862. Ordered to New Berne, N. C., March 12, and duty there until December. Reconnaissance toward Trenton May 15-16. Trenton Bridge May 15. Trenton and Pollocksville Road May 22 (Co. "I"). Expedition to Trenton and Pollocksville July 24-28. Demonstration on New Berne November 11. Foster's Expedition to Goldsboro December 11-20. Kinston December 14. Whitehall December 16. Goldsboro December 17. Provost duty at and near New Berne until April, 1863. March to relief of Washington, N. C., April 7-10. Blount's Creek April 9. Expedition to Washington April 17-19. Expedition toward Kinston April 27-May 1. Wise's Cross Roads and Dover Road April 28. Expedition to Thenton July 4-8. Quaker Bridge July 6. Raid on Weldon July 25-August 1. Duty at New Berne until February, 1864. Operations about New Berne against Whiting January 18-February 10, 1864. Skirmishes at Beech Creek and Batchelor's Creek February 1-3. Expedition to Washington April 18-22. Washington April 27-28. Duty at New Berne and vicinity until July 27, and at Newport Barracks until September 23. Veterans on furlough until November 10. Duty at Newport Barracks November 20, 1864, to March 4, 1865. Moved to Core Creek. Battle of Wise's Forks March 8-10, 1865. Occupation of Kinston March 15. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Advance on Raleigh April 9-14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Duty at Greensboro May 5-July 11. Mustered out at Greensboro, N. C., July 11, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 21 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 147 Enlisted men by disease. Total 172.
17th Massachusetts, "Memorial History of the Seventeenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry," by Thomas Kirwan. Originally published in 1911, at Salem, Massachusetts, 402 pages, book may prove hard to find. Reprint now available for $ 45.00.
18th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Website
Read about John W. Young, member of the 18th Massachusetts (Original owned by R.A. Mosocco, owner of this website for your personal viewing). Click here for full story
Hello, I have recently been told my Great Uncle, Ansel Frederick Bonney, [whom we know died from his wounds received on June 3, 1864 at Bethesda Church, VA and died July 15, 1864]died in a Southern Prison Camp. How can we find this out? How can we find where he died exactly and where he is buried? His brother, Howland S. Bonney, was my Great Grandfather; we know he made it home, married and had 10 children. They were both in the 18th Regiment Mass. Volunteer Inf. Company E; as the war went on their company joined with possibly the 24th and the 32nd, and found in Gettysburg. We have Howland's papers, including his invitation to the 50th Gettysburg Reunion. I have been to Massachusetts looking for Howland and Angelia Bonney (Center Cemetery, Pembroke, Mass.) and Ansel F. Bonney's graves, but cannot find them. Their parents were Nathaniel & Elsie Bonney whom we cannot find either. Do you think that Ansel's body was returned to Massachusetts? I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks for any help that you can give me. A. Nason
19th REGIMENT INFANTRY Organized at Lynnfield August 28, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 30. Attached to Lander's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Lander's Brigade, Stone's (Sedgwick's) Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE---Camp at Meridian Hill until September 12, 1861. Moved to Poolesville, Md., September 12-15. Guard duty on the Upper Potomac until December. Operations on the Potomac October 21-24. Action at Ball's Bluff October 21. Moved to Muddy Run December 4, and duty there until March 12, 1862. Moved to Harper's Ferry, then to Charlestown and Berryville March 12-15. Ordered to Washington, D.C., March 24, and to the Peninsula March 27. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. West Point May 7-8. Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Oak Grove, near Fair Oaks, June 25. Peach Orchard and Savage Station June 29. White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. Harrison's Landing July 8. At Harrison's Landing until August 15. Movement to Alexandria August 15-28, then to Fairfax C. H. August 28-31. Cover Pope's retreat from Bull Run August 31-September 1. Maryland Campaign September-October. Battle of South Mountain September 14 (Reserve). Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Moved to Harper's Ferry September 22, and duty there until October 30. Advance up Loudon Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg December 11-15. (Forlorn hope to cross Rappahannock at Fredericksburg December 11.) Duty at Falmouth, Va., until April, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Maryes' Heights. Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 2-4, Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Bristoe Station October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Robertson's Tavern, or Locust Grove, November 27. At Stevensburg until May, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Laurel Hill May 8. Spottsylvania May 8-12. Po River May 10. Spottsylvania C. H. May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864. to April 2, 1865. Jerulsalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkin's House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Crow's House March 31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox C. H. April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Burkesville until May 2. March to Washington May 2-13. Grand Review May 23. Duty at Washington until June 30. Mustered out June 30 and discharged July 22, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 14 Officers and 147 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 133 Enlisted men by disease. Total 294.
19th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
19th Massachusetts, "Reminiscences of the Nineteenth Massachusetts Regiment," by John G. Adams. Originally published in 1899, this book may prove difficult to locate.
19th Massachusetts,
"History of the Nineteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865,"
by Ernest Linden Waitt, compiler. Originally published in 1906 by the Salem
Press Company, Salem, Massachusetts. The 19th Massachusetts fought in all the
major battles in the Eastern Theater of War, with the Army of the Potomac, 2nd
Division, 2nd US Army Corps, including Ball's Bluff, the Peninsular Campaign,
2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,
the Mine Run Campaign, Grant's Overland Campaign, and the siege of Petersburg.
The 19th lost 146 men and was one of the first regiments to cross the river
in pontoon bridges at Fredericksburg, VA, allowing the Union engineers to build
bridges, contesting the Mississippians across the river. During the Gettysburg
Campaign, the 19th Massachusetts lost over 50% in casualties, mainly during
the repulse of James Longstreet's repulse on July 3rd, 1863. With roster, 456
pages, this 1988 reprint by Butternut and Blue, costs $ 35.00. An original 1906
copy may be hard to come by but if found, expect to pay
$ 150.
19th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Website - the John Adams' Reminiscences.."
20th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
20th Massachusetts,
"The Memoir of William Francis Barlett," by Francis W. Palfrey.
History of the 20th Massachusetts from Manassas to Port Hudson, Mississippi.
Originally published in 1878, at Boston, Massachusetts, this original edition
is available from a private collector. Cost $ 150.00. 310 pages, with maps,
and portraits, reprint is available for
$ 35.00.
20th Massachusetts, "The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865," by Lieutenant Colonel George Anson Bruce. Originally published in 1906, by Houghton Mifflin, at Boston, Massachusetts, this superb outfit (aka the Harvard Regiment that was organized during August, 1861 at Camp Meigs, Readville, Massachusetts), and commanded by William R. Lee, Francis W. Palfrey, Paul J. Revere, Henry Livermore Abbott and George N. Macy, lost heavily throughout the war. Its killed and wounded ranked 5th among all Union regiments. An early reviewer wrote, "an underrated, comprehensive unit history containing an admirable blend of the personal, statistical, and factual; John C. Ropes began the study which Bruce completed." The book covers most of the campaigns in Virginia and Gettysburg. A.A. Humphreys labeled the 20th one of the best regiments in the Federal Army. Reprinted in 1988 by Butternut and Blue, and again in 1994 reprint, 519 pages, cost $ 35.00. If you can locate an original 1906 copy, expect to pay around $ 250.00.
20th Massachusetts, "The Civil War Nantucket Experience, including the memoirs of Josiah Fitch Murphey," by Richard Miller and Robert Mooney. Photos, 1994 release, paperback costs about $ 15.00.
20th Massachusetts, "Fallen Leaves: The Civil War Letters of Major Henry Livermore Abbott," by Robert Scott. 266 pages, photos, released in 1991, costs about $ 27.00.
20th Massachusetts, by George Bruce, 519 pages, cost $ 35.00
Harvard's Civil War: The History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment by Richard F. Miller, 529 pages, published by University Press of New England, $35 ($23.10 @ Amazon) Again, thanks to James Sontag for providing me with this information for adding to my website. "He's got good eyes"
20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Harvard) Regiment Website
21st Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
21st Massachusetts, "History of the Twenty-first Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers in the War for the Restoration of the Union, 1861-1865," by Charles F. Walcott. Originally published in 1882 at Boston, Massachusetts, this book may prove quite hard to find.
21st Massachusetts, "Personal Recollections of the Civil War by One who took part in it as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry," by James M. Stone. Originally published in 1918, at Boston, Massachusetts, 193 pages, with portraits, this book may prove hard to find. Reprint now available for $ 32.00.
22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Website
22nd Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, "Henry Wilson's Regiment, History of the Twenty-Second Massachusetts Infantry; The Second Company Sharpshooters and the Third Light Battery in the War of the Rebellion," by John L. Parker, Boston, MA. Originally published in 1887. The 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was raised through the efforts of Republican Senator, Henry Wilson. It met its first trial by fire at Yorktown, VA. Later, the regiment suffered tremendous casualties at Gaines' Mill. The regiment, part of the 5th Corps, was engaged at Malvern Hill, Shepherdstown, Fredericksburg, and at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg, the 22nd Massachusetts and the 2nd Company of Massachusetts Sharpshooters, was attached to the regiment, were engaged in the Wheatfield, near the Rose Woods. In 1864, the Regiment served in the Wilderness and Spotsylvania battles, losing a large portion of its rank and file. Due to its heavy losses throughout the war, the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry earned the distinction of being one of Fox's "Fighting 300" Union regiments. Included is information about the 2nd Company of Mass. Sharpshooters and the 3rd Light Battery, both of which were attached to the 22nd Massachusetts. "A full and useful history; many men in the 22nd Mass. re-enlisted in 1864 in the 32nd Massachusetts." Reviewed by James Robertson for Civil War Books. Approx. 700 pages, with new introduction, roster, and index. (from print ad). Reprinted in 1997 from Butternut and Blue, costs $ 45.00.
23rd Massachusetts, "A Record of the Twenty-third Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry," by James A. Emmerton. Originally published in 1886 at Boston, Massachusetts, this book may be hard to find. 352 pages, with illustrations and maps, this unit campaigned along the North Carolina Coast. Reprint now available for $ 45.00.
23rd Massachusetts, "The Story of Company F, of the Twenty-third Massachusetts Volunteers," by Herbert E. Valentine. Originally published in 1896 at Boston, Massachusetts, this book may be hard to find.
24th
Massachusetts, "The Twenty-Fourth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, 1861-1865,"
by Alfred Roe. "Roe was hired by the state of Massachusetts to write regimental
histories. He wrote several for the state including this one in 1907, and published
in Worcester, Massachusetts. This regiment saw service in the Carolina's participating
in The Burnside Expedition, Roanoke, New Bern, Morris Island and Fort Wagner
to name a few. The Boards to his books aren't fancy, but the bindings are strong.
There are copies of this title available from time to time. Expect to pay about
$200 for one. Woodynails@aol.com
(Reviewed by Woodynails for my website). Reprint now available for
$ 49.00, 573 pages with illustrations.
25th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
25th Massachusetts, "Wearing the Blue in the Twenty-fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry," by J. Waldo Denny. Originally published in 1879, this book may be hard to find.
25th Massachusetts, "The Story of Company A, Twenty-fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers," by Samuel Putnam. Originally published in 1886, this book may be hard to find.
Read about Eugene D. LaCount, member of the 25th Massachusetts. (Original owned by R.A. Mosocco, owner of this Website for your personal viewing). Click here for picture and story
26th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry: Organized at Camp Cameron, Cambridge, August 28, 1861. Moved to Camp Chase, Lowell, September 23, and to Boston November 19. Sailed on Steamer "Constitution" to Ship Island, Miss., November 21, arriving there December 3. Duty at Ship Island until April 15, 1862. Attached to Ship Island Expedition to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1862. Defenses of New Orleans, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to February, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864, and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to January, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Washington, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1865. Dept. of the South to August, 1865.
SERVICE--Occupation of Ship Island, Miss., December 3, 1861, to April 15, 1862. Skirmish at Mississippi City March 8, 1862. Movement to the passes of the Mississippi River April 15-18. Operations against Forts St. Phillip and Jackson April 18-28. Occupation of Forts St. Phillip and Jackson April 28 to July --. Moved to New Orleans, La., and duty there until June 20, 1863. Expedition to Pass Manchac and Ponchatoula September 13-15, 1862 (1 Co.). Ponchatoula September 14-15 (1 Co.). Moved to LaFourche Crossing June 20, 1863. Action at LaFourche Crossing, Thibodeaux, June 20-21. Moved to Bontee Station June 26, and to Jefferson Station June 30. Moved to New Orleans July 15, and Provost duty there until August 28. Moved to Baton Rouge August 28-29. Sabine Pass Texas Expedition, September 4-11. At Algiers until September 16. Moved to Brashear City and Berwick City September 16, and to Camp Bisland September 23. Western Louisiana "Teche" Campaign October 3-November 30. At New Iberia until January 7, 1864. Moved to Franklin January 7-9 and duty there until February 24. Moved to New Orleans February 24-25 and duty there until March 22. (Veterans on leave March 22 to May 20.) Camp at Carrollton until June 8. Moved to Morganza June 8 and duty there until July 3. Moved to New Orleans July 3-4, then to Fortress Monroe and Bermuda Hundred, Va., July 11-21. On the Bermuda Hundred front July 22-28. Demonstration on north side of the James July 28-30. Deep Bottom July 28-29. Moved to Washington, D.C., July 30-August 1; then to Tennallytown 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. Non-Veterans left front October 19 and mustered out November 7, 1864. Provost duty at Headquarters of Middle Military Division and Army of the Shenandoah at Winchester, until May 1, 1865. Moved to Washington, D.C., May 1-2, and camp there until June 3. Moved to Savannah, Ga., June 3-7, and Provost duty there until August 2. Mustered out August 26, 1865. Moved to Boston, Mass., September 12-18, and there discharged from service.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 61 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 182 Enlisted men by disease. Total 249.
27th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
27th Massachusetts, "Bearing Arms in the Twenty-seventh Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, 1861-1865," by W.P. Derby, Boston. Originally released in 1883, this book may be hard to find. Reprint now available, 607 pages, with folding maps and portraits for $ 57.00. Book includes regiment's activities (looting) in North Carolina and at Petersburg, Virginia.
27th Massachusetts, "The Long Road for Home: The Civil War Experiences of Four Farmboy Soldiers of the Twenty-Seventh Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry and their Personal Correspondence, 1861-1864," by Henry C. Lind. Recently published by the Farleigh Dickinson University Press, Madison, New Jersey, cost $ 40.00.
27th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Website
28th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Organized at Cambridge and Boston December 12, 1861. Left State for New York January 11, 1862. Duty at Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, until February 14. Sailed on Steamer "Erickson" for Hilton Head, S.C., February 14, arriving there February 23. Attached to Dept. of the South to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of the South, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Moved to
Dafuskie Island, S.C., April 7, 1862, and duty there until May --. (Cos. "A"
and "K" detached at Jones and Bird Islands April 18-May 6. Cos. "A," "C," "D,"
"F" and "K" moved to Tybee Island May 12 and duty there until May 28. Cos. "B,"
"E," "G," "H" and "I" moved to Dafuskie Island and to Hilton Head May 28.) Operations
on James Island, S.C., June 1-28. Skirmishes on James Island June 3-4. Battle
of Secessionville June 16. Evacuation of James Island June 28-July 7. Moved
from Hilton Head to Newport News. Va., July 14-18; then to Aquia Creek and
Fredericksburg August 3-6. Operations in support of Pope August 6-16. Pope's
Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Battles of Groveton August
29. Bull Run August 30. Chanuntily September 1. Maryland Campaign September-October.
Battles of South Mountain September 14. Antietam September 16-17. March to Pleasant
Valley September 19-October 2 and duty there until October 25. Movement to Falmouth,
Va., October 25-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March"
January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April
27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June
11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 2-4. Advance from the Rappahannock to
the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe
October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign
November 26-December 2. At Stevensburg until May, 1864. Demonstration on the
Rapidan February 6-7. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May-June. Battles
of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Po River May 10; Spottsylvania
Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26.
On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12.
Before Petersburg June 16-19. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2,
1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on north side of
the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom,
August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Boydton Road, Hatcher's Run, October
27-28. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkin's House March
25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road March
31. White Oak Road March 31. Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April
2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court
House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Burkesville until May 2. March
to Washington, D.C., May 2-15. Grand Review May 23. Duty at Washington until
June 25. Mustered out June 29, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 15 Officers and 235 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 136 Enlisted men by disease. Total 387.
28th Massachusetts, "The Irish Brigade and Its Campaigns," by David Power Conyngham. See information on this book on the 63rd, 69th, or the 88th New York.
28th Massachusetts, "Irish Green and Union Blue: The Civil War Letters of Peter Welsh, Color Sergeant, Twenty-eighth Massachusetts," by Peter Welsh. Edited by Lawrence Frederick Kohl and Margaret Cosse' Richard. Fordham University Press, East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY, 10458. 170 page paperback, 1995 reprint, cost $ 30.00. "Color Sergeant Welsh served with the 28th Massachusetts September, 1862 through his death on May 28, 1864. Welsh enlisted in the 28th Massachusetts following a drunken spree. His wife did not support the Union cause or his enlistment and to her chagrin, she soon realized that enlisted men could not resign from the service. The editors left his spelling and punctuation as they appeared in the original text. When reading it I could almost hear the sergeant's rich brogue and dialect. Most of all I heard a genuine patriot explain why he was willing to lay down his life for his country. It is ironic that when he was wounded in the arm at Spotsylvania he would not allow it to be amputated. The resulting infection cost him his life. I would recommend this pleasant set of letters for anyone who wants to learn about how the war affected a husband who was very devoted to his cause and his wife. It is a good read and belongs on the Civil War student's bookshelf. (Reviewed by John Michael Priest for the Civil War Courier).
28th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Website
29th Massachusetts, "The History of the Twenty-Ninth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Late War of the Rebellion," by William H. Osborne, Boston, MA. Published in 1877, this book may be hard to find. 393 page reprint now available for $ 45.00 which includes activities of the 29th from the Peninsula Campaign to Vicksburg.
30th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry: Organized as "Eastern Bay State Regiment" at Camp Chase, Lowell, by Gen. B. F. Butler, December 31, 1861. Moved to Boston January 2, 1862. Mustered into United States service as 30th Massachusetts Infantry January 4, 1862. Sailed from Boston on steamer "Constitution" for Fortress Monroe, Va., January 13, arriving January 16; then sailed for Ship Island, Miss., February 6, arriving there February 12, and duty there until April 15. (Co. "K" Joined March 9.) Attached to 3rd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1862. Defenses of New Orleans to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864, and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah, to April, 1865. Dept. of Washington to June, 1865. Dept. of the South to December, 1865.
SERVICE--Operations against Forts St. Phillip and Jackson, Mississippi River, April 15-28, 1862. Occupation of Fort St. Phillip April 28. Moved to New Orleans April 29-30. Occupation of New Orleans May 1. Expedition to New Orleans & Jackson Railroad May 9-10. Moved to Baton Rouge May 30-31. Expedition from Baton Rouge June 7-9. Williams' Expedition to Vicksburg, Miss., and operations in that vicinity June 18-July 23. Ellis Cliff June 22. Hamilton Plantation, near Grand Gulf, June 24. 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, and duty there until November 4, Garrison duty at New Orleans until January 13, 1863. Moved to Baton Rouge January 13-14. Expedition to Port Hudson March 7-27. Operations against Port Hudson May 12-24. Monett's Plantation and on Bayou Sara Road May 18-19. Plain's Store May 24. Siege of Port Hudson May 24-July 9. Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14. Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Cox's Plantation, Donaldsonville, July 12-13. Camp at Baton Rouge August 1-September 2. Sabine Pass Expedition September 4-11. Moved from Algiers to Brashear City September 16, then to Berwick and to Camp Bisland September 26. Western Louisiana ("Teche") Campaign October 3-November 30. At New Iberia, until January 7, 1864, and at Franklin until February 18. Veterans on leave February 18-May 3. Moved to New Orleans May 3-16, and to Morganza June 13. Moved to New Orleans, then to Fortress Monroe, Va., and Washington, D.C., July 2-13. Snicker's Gap Expedition July 14-23. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Mr. Jackson September 23-24. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Winchester, Kernstown and Stephenson's Depot until April 1, 1865. Moved to Washington, D.C., April 21-22, and duty there until June 1. Grand Review May 23-24. Moved to Savannah, Ga., June 2-6, then to Georgetown, S.C., June 13, and to Florence June 27. To Sumpter July 9. Duty in 3rd Sub-District Eastern South Carolina until December. Mustered out December 1, 1865
Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 57 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 341 Enlisted men by disease. Total 404.
31st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry: "Western Bay State Regiment," organized at Pittsfield, November 20th, 1861, to February 20th, 1862. Duty at Camp Chase, Lowell, until February 1862. Moved to Boston February 19th, then sailed on steamer "Mississippi" for Ship Island, Miss. Detained at Hilton Head, S.C., repairing vessel, March 1-13. Arrived at Ship Island March 23rd and duty there until April 18th. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf, to October 1862. Sherman's Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December 1863. 4th Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to June 1864. Defenses of New Orleans to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1864. Defenses of New Orleans to March 1865. 1st Brigade, Lucas' Cavalry Division, Steele's Command, Military Division West Mississippi, to April 1865. District of Mobile, Ala., to September 1865.
SERVICE --Operations against Forts St. Phillip and Jackson, Mississippi River, April 18-28, 1862. Moved to New Orleans April 29-30. Occupation of New Orleans May 1st. (The first Union regiment to enter city.) Provost duty at New Orleans until August. Garrison duty at Forts St. Phillip and Jackson until January 1863. (3 Companies at Fort Pike until September, 1863. Rejoined Regiment September 9th.) Skirmish at Bayou Bontecou November 21st, 1862, and Deserted Station December 10th. Moved to Carrollton January 1863 & duty there until March 6th. Moved to Baton Rouge March 6-7. Expedition to Port Hudson March 7-27. Moved to Algiers April 1st, then to Berwick City April 9. Operations in Western Louisiana April 9-May 14. Teche Campaign April 11-20. Fort Bisland April 12-13. March from Opelousas to Alexandria and Simsport May 5-18. Moved to Bayou Sara, then to Port Hudson May 22-25. Siege of Port Hudson May 25-July 9. Skirmish at Thompson's Creek May 25 (Detachment). Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14. Expedition to Clinton June 3-8. Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Moved to Baton Rouge July 11, then to Donaldsonville July 15-August 1. Moved to Baton Rouge September 1 and duty there until December 9. Moved to New Orleans December 9 and there converted into a Cavalry Regiment known as 6th Massachusetts Cavalry. Bonfonca November 26. Duty at Carrollton until February 29, 1864. March to Berwick Bay and Brashear City February 29-March 9. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance to Alexandria March 11-26. Bayou Rapides March 20. Monett's Ferry and Cloutiersville March 29-30. Natchitoches March 31. Crump's Hill, Piney Woods, April 2. Wilson's Farm April 7. Bayou de Paul, Carroll's Mill and Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Pleasant Hill April 9. Monett's Bluff, Cane River Crossing, April 23. Hudnot's Plantation May 1. Near Alexandria May 2-9. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Near Alexandria May 14. Mansura May 16. Near Moreauville May 17. Yellow Bayou May 18. At Morganza until July 3. Expedition to the Atchafalaya May 30-June 6. Expedition to Tunica Bend June 19-21. Moved to New Orleans July 3. Veterans absent on furlough July 21 to September 19. Non-Veterans guard prisoners at New Orleans until September. Duty in Defenses of New Orleans until March 1865. Non-Veterans mustered out November 19, 1864. Ordered to Donaldsonville November 27, and operating against guerrillas until February 1865. Operations near Hermitage Plantation December 14, 1864, to January 5, 1865. Expedition from Plaquemine to the Park January 26 to February 4 (Detachment). Skirmish at the Park February 4 (Detachment). Consolidated to a Battalion of five Companies. Ordered to Carrollton February 9, 1865; then moved to Barrancas, Fla., March 6-9. March to Fort Blakely, Mobile Bay, March 20-April 1. Siege of Fort Blakely April 1-9. Occupation of Mobile April 12 and duty there until September. Mustered out September 9, 1865. Moved to Boston September 11-24, and discharged September 30, 1865.
This regiment lost during service 52 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 150 Enlisted men by disease. Total 205.
32nd Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Organized as a Battalion of 6 Companies for garrison duty at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, November 25, 1861. Duty at Fort Warren until May, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C., May 26-28. Attached to Military district of Washington to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to October, 1864.
SERVICE:--At Capital Hill, Defenses of Washington, until June 24, 1862. Moved to Harrison's Landing, Va., June 25-July 3. (1 Co. Join at Harrison's Landing July 23, and 3 Cos. at Minor's Hill, Va., September 4, 1862.) At Harrison's Landing until August 15. Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville August 15-28. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 28-September 2. Battle of Bull Run August 30. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Blackford's Ford September 19. At Sharpsburg, Md., until October 30. Reconnoissance to Smithfield, W. Va., October 16-17. Movement to Falmouth October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Expedition to Richards' and Ellis Fords December 29-30. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-4. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. At Warrenton and Beverly Ford until September 17. At Culpeper until October 11. Bristoe Campaign October 11-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. At Bealeton, Va., until May, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Mills May 23. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve). Six-Mile House, Weldon Railroad, August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Expedition to Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29. White Oak Road March 31. Five Forks April 1. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May 1-12. Grand Review May 23. Duty at Washington until June 29. Mustered out June 29, and discharged July 11, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 139 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 143 Enlisted men by disease. Total 289.
32nd Massachusetts,
"The Story of the Thirty-second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry,"
by Francis J. Parker. Originally published in 1880 at Boston, Massachusetts,
this book may be hard to find. Reprint now available for
$ 37.50 with 260 pages.
32nd Massachusetts, "A Sketch Giving Some Incidents during the Service of the Thirty-second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers," by Luther Stephenson. Originally published in 1900, this book may be hard to find.
Read about and see Patrick J. Donlan, member of the 32nd Massachusetts Volunteers. (Original owned by R.A. Mosocco, Owner of this Website for your personal viewing). Click here for Story and Picture
33rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment:. Organized at Springfield August 6, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C., August 14-17. Attached to Military District of Washington to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June, 1865.
SERVICE:--Duty
in the Defences of Washington, D. C., and Provost at Alexandria, Va., until October
10, 1862. Moved to Fairfax Station October 10, then to Fairfax Court House
and duty there until November 1. Moved to Warrenton, then to Germantown November
1-20. March to Fredericksburg December 10-15. Camp at Falmouth until January
20, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April 27. Chancellorsville
Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Brandy Station
and Beverly Ford June 9. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of
Gettysburg July 1-4. At Bristoe Station August 3-September 24. Movement to Bridgeport,
Ala., September 24-October 3. March along line of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad
to Lookout Valley, Tenn., October 25-28. Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October
28-29. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Tunnel Hill November 24-25.
Mission Ridge
Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 104 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 77 Enlisted men by disease. Total 188.
33rd Massachusetts, "Making the Circle of the Confederacy," by Captain Caleb Blood, Company C, 33rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This first edition was published in Wauconda/Chicago, IL in 1916 and is a private printing of his Captain Blood's personal memoirs.
33rd Massachusetts, "Record of the Thirty-third Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry," by Andrew J. Boies. Originally published in 1880 at Fritchburg, Massachusetts, and original may prove difficult to locate. Reprint now available, 168 pages, with portraits, costs $ 29.00.
33rd Massachusetts, "The Three Years' Service of the Thirty-third Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 1862-1865..," by Adin B. Underwood. Originally printed in 1881 at Boston, Massachusetts. Underwood served as a field officer in the 33rd Massachusetts before taking command as Colonel in April, 1863. He was later promoted to a brigadier general and brevet major general. The 33rd fought with the much-maligned 11th Corps at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. In the fall of 1863, the regiment was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland and fought at Chattanooga, New Hope Church, Resaca, Kulp's Farm, at Peachtree Creek, and participated in Sherman's March to the Sea Campaign, and was at Bentonville, NC. Underwood gives the reader a very good accounting of the 33rd Massachusetts. This reprint edition features 72 wartime photos, published for the first time. With regimental roster this 420 page reprint costs around $ 30.00; a more recent reprint of 335 pages costs $ 35.00
34th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
34th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment - Organized at Worcester August 1, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C., August 15-17. Attached to Military District of Washington and Alexandria to February, 1863. Tyler's Brigade, District of Alexandria, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to April, 1863. 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, Defences South of the Potomac, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1863. Martindale's Command, Garrison of Washington, 22nd Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, Maryland Heights Division, Dept. of West Virginia, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of West Virginia, to January, 1864. Unattached, 1st Division, West Virginia, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, West Virginia, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, Independent Division, 24th Army Corps, Army of the James, to June, 1865.
SERVICE - At Arlington Heights, Va., until August 22, 1862. Moved to Alexandria, Va., August 22, and duty on line of Orange & Alexandria Railroad until September 10. At Fort Lyon, Defences of Washington, D.C., September 15, 1862, to June 2, 1863. Provost and guard duty in Washington until July 9. Moved to Maryland Heights July 9. Occupation of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., July 14. Duty at Harper's Ferry and Bolivar until December 10. Action at Berryville. October 18. Raid to Harrisonburg December 10-24. At Harper's Ferry until February 1, 1864. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, W. Va., January 27-February 7. Moved to Cumberland, Md., February 15. Return to Harper's Ferry, then moved to Monocacy, Md., March 5, to Martinsburg, W. Va., March 7 and to Harper's Ferry April 2. Moved to Martinsburg, W. Va., April 17. Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market April 13-May 16. Rude's Hill May 14. New Market May 14-15. Advance to Staunton May 24-June 5. Piedmont, Mount Crawford, June 5. Occupation of Staunton June 6. Hunter's Raid on Lynchburg June --. Lynchburg June 17-18. Retreat to the Gaul June 18-29. Moved to the Shenandoah Valley July 5-17. Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Kernstown or Winchester July 23-24. Martinsburg July 25. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December. Berryville September 3. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Cedar Creek October 13. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown until December. Moved to Washington, D.C., then to Bermuda Hundred, Va., December 19-23. Siege operations against Richmond and Petersburg December 25, 1864, to April 2, 1865. In trenches north of the James before Richmond until March, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Rice's Station April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Lynchburg April 12-15, then to Farmville and Burkesville Junction April 15-19, and to Richmond April 22-25. Duty there until June. Mustered out June 16, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 128 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 132 Enlisted men by disease. Total 269.
34th Massachusetts, "Life with the Thirty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry," by William S. Lincoln. Originally published in 1872 at Worchester, Massachusetts, this book may prove difficult to locate.
34th Massachusetts, "Fort Lyons to Harper's Ferry: The Letters of Charles Moulton, Thirty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry," by Karyn and Lee Drickamer. This 273 page 1987 issue costs $ 20.00.
34th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Website
35th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
35th Massachusetts, "The History of the Thirty-Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1862-1865, with a Roster,"by a Committee of the Regimental Association. Originally published in 1884, at Boston, Massachusetts. Thanks to Cristin Kelley at packerpatriot@worldnet.att.net for supplying me with this info. Reprint of 475 pages is now available for $ 45.00. [There are 3 library copies at (Boston Public Library and New York City Library). I was able to get it on interlibrary loan from the Mount Angel Abbey Library (of all places) in St. Benedict, Oregon 97373. Thanks to Thomas Hearne for sending me this info.
36th Massachusetts, "History of the Thirty-Sixth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers,"by Henry S. Burrage. Originally published in 1884 at Boston, Massachusetts, finding a copy of this book may prove difficult. Reprint is now available, 405 pages, for $ 45.00.
36th Massachusetts Regiment Volunteer Infantry Website
37th Massachusetts....fact..."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
37th Massachusetts, "History of the Thirty-Seventh Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers in the Civil War of 1861-1865,"by James L. Bowen. This unit spilled blood at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Brandy Station, Mine Run, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, Cedar Creek, and finally at Appomattox. An early reviewer was critical of this title because it covers much of the war in general terms, yet he suntil rated it as a "detailed history." Originally published in 1884, by Clark W. Bryan, Holyoke, Massachusetts, this book may prove hard to locate, but if found may cost around $ 250.00. Reprint is now available with 482 pages, illustrations, costs $ 47.50.
37th Massachusetts, "Recollections of the Civil War, with Many Original Diary Entries and Letters written from the Seat of War and with Annotated References,"by Lieutenant Colonel Mason Whiting Tyler and Brevet Colonel of the 37th Massachusetts, whose service led him across Maryland, Northern Virginia, Richmond and Petersburg. Includes the account of the war in Virginia, includes Letters, Diary Excerpts, and narrative by his son, William S. Tyler. Originally published in 1912 by Putnam's Sons, with maps, illustrations, and index. An original copy if found, costs around $ 135.00.
38th Massachusetts, "Regimental History of the Thirty-Eighth Massachusetts." Dear Folks, I did not see the Mass 38th Regimental book listed on your website. My GG uncle Myron Gould served and died in this unit. I finally was able to locate a copy recently. It was written by George W. Powers and published by the Cambridge Press: Dakin and Metcalf 1866. They served in Louisiana, Mississippi and the Shenandoah Valley. I paid $200 for this book. Sincerely, Bill Gould. William Gould." billy@ddc.tiac.net Reprint now available, 308 pages, costs $ 37.50.
And then....there was the Boston Globe's coverage of..... the June, 1937 Reunion.....
39th Massachusetts, "The Thirty-ninth Regiment Masachusetts Volunteers, 1862-1865," by Alfred S. Roe. Originally published in 1914 at Worcester, Massachusetts, this book may prove hard to locate, but if found, will cost around $ 275.00. 493 pages reprint, with illustrations, is now available, for $ 49.50.
39th Massachusetts, "Letters to Eliza from a Union Soldier, 1862-1865," by George Fowle of the 39th Massachusetts Volunteers. Edited by Margery Greenleaf. Originally published in 1969 by the Follett Publishing Company, the 39th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry served in the Eastern Theater, defending Washington, fighting at Mine Run, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg and Appomattox.
42nd Massachusetts: Organized at Camp Meigs, Reedville, November 11, 1862. Left State for New York November 11, then to East New York November 22. Sailed December 2 for New Orleans, La. (Cos. "D," "G" and "I"), on Steamer "Saxon," arriving at Ship Island December 14, and at New Orleans December 16. Companies "A," "B" and "F" on Steamer "Quincy," arriving at Hilton Head, S. C., December 11, at Tortugas, Fla., December 20, at Ship Island, Miss., December 26, and at New Orleans, December 29. Companies "C" and "H" on Steamer "Shetucket," arriving at New Orleans January 1, 1863. Companies "E" and "K" on Steamer "Chas. Osgood," arriving at New Orleans January 1, 1863. Attached to Sherman's Division, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to August, 1863.
SERVICE--Companies "D," "G" and "I" moved on Steamer "Saxon" to Galveston, Texas, December 1924, 1862. Occupation of Galveston December 24 (Cos. "D," "G," "I"). Action at Galveston January 1, 1863. Captured and paroled at Alexandria, La., February 18, 1863, and rejoined Regiment at New Orleans February 22. Assigned to duty at Paroled Camp Bayou, Genuntily, until July. Companies "A," "B," "E," "F" and "K" at Carrollton, La., until January 26, 1863. Moved to Bayou Genuntily on Ponchartrain Railroad, and duty there until July. Companies "C" and "H" detached from Regiment January 15, and assigned to duty with Engineer Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, at Camp Parapet, and erecting fortifications for the Defence of New Orleans until June. Rejoined Regiment at Camp Farr June 5. Company "K" detached February 16 for Engineer duty. Moved to New Orleans February 18, and placed in charge of a pontoon train. Moved to Bayou Montesino March 10 and laid bridge, returning to Baton Rouge March 15. Expedition up Mississippi River March 19-22. Moved to New Orleans March 23-24, then to Brashear City April 6. Expedition to Bayou Teche with bridge 300 feet long, which was placed across Bayou Teche April 12, Removed torpedoes and obstructions to Indian Bend April 12-15. Removed obstructions to wreck of Steamer "Cotton" April 15-23. Moved to Brashear City April 23, then to Washington on Courtableaux River. Expedition to Alexandria and Simsport April 27-May 21. Ordered to Port Hudson May 21. Siege of Port Hudson May 26-July 9. Laid bridge at Sandy Creek May 26. LaFourche June 21-22. Brashear June 23. Expedition to Donaldsville July 13-21 and laid bridge across Bayou LaFourche 280 feet long. Relieved from duty as Engineers and rejoined Regiment at New Orleans. Regiment engaged in outpost and picket duty from Bayou St. John to Point Aux Herbs. Company "A" at battery on Bayou St. John until July 28. Company "F" at Lakeport April 6 to July 28. Regiment concentrated and moved to Boston July 31-August 10. Mustered out August 20, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 44 Enlisted men by disease. Total 50.
42nd REGIMENT INFANTRY (MILITIA): Organized at Reedville for 100 days July 22, 1864. Mustered out November 11, 1864.
42nd Massachusetts, "History of the Forty-second Regiment Infantry Massachusetts Volunteers," by Charles P. Bosson. Originally published in 1886 at Boston, Massachusetts, this book may prove hard to locate, but if found, will cost around $ 325.00. 465 pages reprint, with illustrations, is now available, for $ 45.00.
View Veteran Julius A. Fitts and his Grandson (for your personal view only)
43rd Regiment Volunteer Infantry: Organized at Camp Meigs, Readville, September 12 to October 23, 1862. Left State for Newberne, N. C., October 24. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of North Carolina, to December, 1862. Amory's Brigade, Dept. North Carolina, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. North Carolina, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, Maryland Heights, Division West Virginia, to July, 1863.
SERVICE--Duty at Newberne, N. C., until December 10, 1862. (Co. "C" detached at Beaufort, N. C., November 30, 1862, to March 4, 1863.) Foster's Expedition to Goldsboro December 11-20, 1862. Kinston December 14. Whitehall December 16, Goldsboro December 17. At Newberne until January 17, 1863. Companies "A," "D" and "E" detached on outpost duty at Batchelor's Creek December 31, 1862, to January 11, 1863. Company "I" detached on picket duty at Evans' Mills January 11 to March 2. Expedition toward Trenton January 17-22. At Newberne until March 14. Expedition to Rocky Run March 14-16. At Newberne until April 7. March to relief of Little Washington April 7-10. Blount's Creek April 9. Moved to Little Washington April 17-18, and duty there until April 24. Moved to Newberne April 24-25. Expedition to Core Creek April 27-May 1. At Newberne until June 24. Moved to Fort Monroe, then to White House, Pamunkey River, June 24-28. Moved to Baltimore, Md., June 29-July 3. Moved to Sandy Hook, Md., July 7-9, and duty there until July 18. Moved to Boston, Mass., July 18-21. Mustered out July 30, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 12 Enlisted men by disease. Total 15.
43rd Massachusetts, "Reminiscences of Military Service in the Forty-third Regiment Masachusetts Infantry," by Edward H. Rogers. Originally published in 1883 at Boston, Massachusetts, this book may prove hard to locate, but if found, will cost around $ 225.00. 210 page reprint is now available, for $ 32.00. Book includes personal record of their 9 months' service in the North Carolina theater of operations.
44th Massachusetts Militia Infantry, "Record of the Service of the Forty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Militia in North Carolina," by (no author listed). Originally published in 1887 at Boston, Massachusetts, reprint of 364 pages, with illustrations and maps is now available for $ 45.00.
44th Massachusetts Militia Infantry, "History of the 44th Massachusetts Militia Infantry," by John A. Heseltine. This is a chronological history of the 44th Massachusetts Militia Infantry, a nine-month volunteer regiment, which includes a complete list of the officers as well as battle fatalities. It includes a contemporary report from the commanding officer as well as a complete roster of the regiment. 1996 release, 44 pages, cost $ 20.00. (submitted by John A. Heseltine)
44th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment Website
45th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment ("CADET REGIMENT"). Organized at Camp Meigs, Readville, September 26-October 28, 1862. Moved to Morehead City, N. C., on Steamer "Mississippi" November 5-14. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of North Carolina, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to May, 1863. Lee's Brigade, Defenses of Newberne, N. C., to June, 1863.
SERVICE:--Camp on banks of the Trent near Newberne until December 12, 1862. Foster's Expedition to Goldsboro December 12-20. Kinston December 14. Whitehall December 16. Goldsboro December 17. Reconnoissance toward Trenton January 17-22, 1863. Duty as post guard at Newberne January 26 to April 25. Moved to mouth of the Trent, south side of the Neuse River, April 25. Expedition toward Kinston, up the Atlantic & N. C. Railroad, April 27-May 1. Dover Road and Wise's Cross Roads April 28. Camp near Fort Spinola, mouth of Trent, until June 24. Company "C" detached at Morehead City November 29, 1862, to January 3, 1863. Company "G" at Fort Macon until April 25. Company "I" at Morehead City January 3 to April 25, and at Fort Spinola until June 24. Regiment moved to Morehead City June 24 and embarked for Boston, Mass., arriving at Fortress Monroe June 26, and at Boston June 30. Mustered out July 8, 1863.
Regiment lost
during service 19 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 32 Enlisted men
by disease. Total 51.
45th Massachusetts Regiment, "History of the Forty-Fifth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, (The Cadet Regiment)," by Albert W. Mann. Originally published in 1908 by Wallace Spooner, Boston, Massachusetts, and this book details the actions of the regiment in North Carolina during the war. With photos, name and address list from 1908 of surviving veterans, this book may be hard to find, but if found, will cost around $ 250.00. A 562 page reprint, with illustrations in now available for $ 49.00.
46th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry: Organized at Springfield September 25-October 30, 1862. Moved to Boston November 5 and there embarked for Newberne. N. C., arriving November 15. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of North Carolina, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps. Dept. of North Carolina, to June, 1863. 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., July, 1863. Temporarily to 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac.
SERVICE--Duty at Newberne. N. C., until December 10, 1862. (Co. "A" detached at Newport Barracks November 18, 1862, to January 23, 1863.) Foster's Expedition to Goldsboro December 11-20. Kinston December 14. Whitehall December 16. Goldsboro December 17. Duty at Newberne until March 26, 1863. Skirmishes at Deep Gully, Newberne, March 13-14. Moved to Plymouth March 26, and duty there until May. (Cos. "A" and "I" remain at Newberne.) Expedition toward Kinston April 27-May 1. Dover Road April 28. Moved to Newberne May 7-8. Demonstration on Kinston May 20-23. Gum Swamp May 22. Batchelor's Creek May 23. Duty at Newberne until June 24. Moved to Fortress Monroe June 24-28, then to Baltimore, Md., June 30-July 1. Moved to Monocacy Junction, then to Frederick, Sandy Hook and Maryland Heights July 6-7. Occupation of Harper's Ferry July 8. March to Funkstown July 12-13, and Join 1st Army Corps. Pursuit of Lee July 14-15. Moved to Boston July 15-17, then to Springfield and there mustered out July 29, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 1 Enlisted man killed and 35 by disease. Total 36.
47th Regiment Volunteer Infantry: Organized at Boxford and Readville October 16, 1862. Moved to New York November 29, then sailed on Steamer "Mississippi" for Ship Island, MEss., and New Orleans, La., December 21, arriving at New Orleans December 31. Moved to Carrollton January 1, 1863. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept of the Gulf, to July, 1863.
SERVICE--Duty at Carrollton, U.S. Barracks, Lower Cotton Press, Metarre Race Course and at Camp Parapet, Defenses of New Orleans, until August, 1863. Skirmishes at Amite River April 17, and at LaFourche Crossing June 20-21 (Detachments). Moved to Boston, Mass., August 3-18, and mustered out September 1, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 1 Enlisted man killed and 1 Officer and 36 Enlisted men by disease.Total 38.
48th Massachusetts Infantry, "History of the Forty-eighth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia During the Civil War," by Albert Plummer. Originally published in 1907, at Boston, Massachusetts. 133 page reprint for $ 29.50 is now available.
Read the Obituary of Joseph Franklin Stoddard, Company I, 48th Massachusetts Infantry, transferred to the 5th Mass, (owned by R.A. Mosocco, Owner of this Website for your personal viewing only!)
49th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry: " Organized at Pittsfield and mustered in October 28, 1862. Moved to New York November 21, and provost duty there until January 24, 1863. Embarked for New Orleans, La., on Steamer "Illinois" January 24, arriving there February 3, then moved to Carrollton and Baton Rouge, La. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to August, 1863.
SERVICE.--Reconnoissance toward Port Hudson March 13-20, 1863. At Baton Rouge until May 18. Operations against Port Hudson May 18-24. Action at Plain's Store May 21. Siege of Port Hudson May 24-July 9. Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14. Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Moved to Donaldsonville July 9-10, and duty there until August 1. Action at Cox's Plantation, Donaldsonville, July 12-13. Moved to Baton Rouge August 1, then to Pittsfield, Mass., August 8-21. Mustered out September 1, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 28 E
