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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., First regiment Massachusetts Cavalry. (search)
–––––––1–––––––––1 Nov. 27, New Hope Church, Va.,–––3–1113––––––––––9 Nov. 29, Parker's Store, Va.,––––––1––––––––––––1 1864. Feb. 10, Barber's Ford, Fla.,––––––––––2–1–1––––4 Mar. 1, McGurth's Creek, Fla.,––––––––––––1––––––1 May 5, 6, Todd's Tavern, Va., Non-commissioned staff.1––1–––––––––2–1–––5 May 14, Ashland, Va.,1–––––23–––––––1–––7 May 28, Salem Church, Va.,1––1––1––––––––––––3 June –, Place unknown,––1––––––––––––––––1 June 24, St. Mary's Church, Va.,–––1–––––1–––––––––2 July 28, New Market, Va.,––1–––12–21––––––––7 July 30, Lee's Mills, Va.,––––––1––––––––––––1 Aug. 14-18,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Fifth battery Massachusetts Light Artillery. (search)
m Dec. 6, 1863, to May 1, 1864, the battery occupied winter quarters at Rappahannock Station. On May 5 it entered into action in the Wilderness, Va., being engaged at Spotsylvania May 12, and having made frequent changes of position with slight engagements during May, on June 2 and 3 was in action at Bethesda Church, Va. It was engaged again June 18, 1864, in front of Petersburg; encamped at the Jerusalem Plank Road until July 29, 1864; was present at the explosion of the mine, Petersburg, July 30, and took part in the action at the Weldon Railroad, August 21. On the 3d of October the battery parted with 1 officer and 29 men, their term of service having expired, but the battery as a whole continued in service with the 5th Corps and remained in the vicinity of the Jerusalem Plank Road for the winter. Its final action was in the assault on Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865. On June 4, 1865, the battery left Virginia for Massachusetts, and on the 12th of June was mustered out at Readvi
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Sixth battery Massachusetts Light Artillery. (search)
pedition on the Teche, it moved to Brashear City, La., and then to Bayou Boeuf where it remained until April 2. The battery as part of the 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, engaged in the battle of Bisland, La., April 12 to 13, 1863. On May 17 it advanced to Port Hudson, La., remaining there until July 8, being engaged in the assault May 27. The battery was posted at Donaldsonville, La., from July 10 to 30, being engaged at Bayou La Fourche July 13. It was encamped at Thibodeaux, La., from July 30 to Sept. 25, 1863, and on October 6, as a four-gun battery, was sent to Berwick's Bay, where it lost an officer by disease. Leaving Berwick's Bay October 11 it was on the march through Franklin and Opelousas to New Iberia, La., where it went into camp, November 16, for the winter. The battery left camp March 3, 1864; nearly all the original members re-enlisted at this time as veterans, and after the furlough of these men, April 13 to May 23, 1864, the battery was reunited and was statione
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Second regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
ied by accident or disease,— Officers,2––––––––––––2 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.1–99109996889–87 Totals,–––––––––––––89 Died as prisoners,— Officers,–––––––––––––– Enlisted men,––1–––2–––1––4 Total losses,— Officers,512–––––––––––17 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.1–33273325201725223521–259 Totals,–––––––––––––276 Casualties by Engagements. 1862. May 25, Winchester, Va.,–––122–3213––14 Aug. 9, Cedar Mountain, Va.,15103113319227–57 Sept. 17, Antietam, Md.,1–121431–31––17 Place unknown,–––––1–––1–––2 1863. May 3, Chancellorsville, Va.,–1253–2–5473–32 June 9, Beverly Ford, Va.,–––––1–––––––1 July 1-3, Gettysburg, Pa.,1310335–13382–42 1864. May 15, Resaca, Ga.,–––11––1––2––5 June 19, Kenesaw M
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Fifth regiment Massachusetts Infantry (Militia), 3 months, 9 months and 100 days service. (search)
Boston April 19, 1861; and, their numbers increased by one company from the 1st Infantry, M. V. M., and four from the 7th, the regiment left the State April 21, and was mustered into the United States service May 1, at Washington. It remained in camp near Alexandria, Va., until July 16, when it took up the line of march to Centreville, and on the 21st took part in the battle of Bull Run. After the battle the regiment remained at Washington until its return to Massachusetts for muster out, July 30. Its term of service having expired, July 19, when at the front, it had volunteered for the succeeding days of service. At the call for pine-months troops in August, 1862, the officers of the 5th Infantry tendered to the government the services of the regiment, and on Oct. 22, 1862, it left the State for New Berne, N. C., five of the companies being newly recruited. Remaining in camp only a few days after arrival, it set out on November 3 on an expedition to Williamston, N. C., and in De
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Twenty-first regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
joined the 9th Corps at Annapolis and became part of the 2d brigade, General Stevenson's division. It took part at the Wilderness May 6 and was active at Spotsylvania May 10, 12 and 18; it shared in the movements to North Anna and in the engagements at Cold Harbor. Reaching the vicinity of Petersburg June 16, it took part in the assault on that day and was closely engaged again on the 17th. The regiment shared afterward in the duties of the siege, taking part with its division in the charge at the Crater July 30. On August 22 those whose term of service had expired returned to Massachusetts and were mustered out Aug. 30, 1864. The remainder, as a battalion of three companies, under command of Capt. Orange S. Sampson, still serving in the trenches, engaged in action at the Weldon Railroad in August, and at Poplar Spring Church on September 30, when Captain Sampson was killed. On Oct. 21, 1864, the command was transferred to the 36th Mass. Infantry by order of the War Department.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Twenty-first regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
ualties by Engagements. 1862. Feb. 8, Roanoke Island, N. C.––––343––2––1–13 Mar. 14, New Berne,N. C.,–1–233–21–434–23 April 19, Camden, N. C.,––––12–––1––––4 Sept. 1, Chantilly, Va.,15–3256331271–39 Sept. 17, Antietam, Md.,–1––––22–2–12–10 Dec. 13, Fredericksburg, Va.–––14––2–1121–12 Place unknown,––––––––––1–––1 1863. Nov. 24-29, Siege of Knoxville, Tenn.––––––11–1––1–4 1864. May 6, Wilderness, Va.,–––1–1–––1––––3 May 12-18, Spotsylvania,Va.,–––––1–––21–1–5 May 31–June 1, Shady Grove Church, Va.–––1––––––––2–3 June 2, Cold Harbor (Bethesda Church),Va.––––21–212211–12 June 16-17, Petersburg, Va.,–1–2–––1–1––––5 June 29-July 23, Before Petersburg, Va.–––1–1––1–––––3 July 30, Crater, Petersburg, Va.–1-–––––1
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Twenty-third regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
staff.2–781339768910284 Totals,–––––––––––––86 Died as prisoners,— Officers,–––––––––––––– Enlisted men,–––54341415413–53 Total losses,— Officers,42–––––––––––6 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.2–132321162426271922152210 Totals,–––––––––––––216 Casualties by Engagements. 1862. Feb. 8, Roanoke Island, N. C.,–1–2–––––––––3 March 14, New Berne, N. C,1–1–221122–1–13 April 29, Batchelder's Creek, N. C. Picket）––––––1––––––1 Dec. 14, Kinston, N. C.,–––1–––––––––1 Dec. 16, Whitehall, N. C.,––111142123––16 1864. April 14, Smithfield, Va.,––––––––––11–2 May 14, Palmer's Creek, Va,––––––1––––––1 May 16, Drewry's Bluff, Va.,1124–1–1124––17 June 3, Cold Harbor, Va.,––––1341–11––11 July 20-30<
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Twenty-ninth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
13151912242116231115–169 Totals,–––––––––––––178 Casualties by Engagements. 1861. June 10, Big Bethel, Va.,––1––––––––1–2 1862. June 15, Fair Oaks, Va.,––––1––––––––1 June 27, Gaines's Mill, Va.,–1–––––––––––1 June 30, Glendale, or White Oak Swamp, Va.––––––––121––4 July 1, Malvern Hill, Va.,––––––––––1––1 Sept. 17, Antietam, Md.,––321–12111––12 1863. July 16, Jackson, Miss,––1––––––––––1 Nov. 16, Campbell Station, Tenn.,––1––––––––––1 Nov. 29, Knoxville, Tenn.,–––––––––1–1–2 1864. May 12, Spotsylvania, Va.,––12–12––––2–8 June 1, Bethesda Church, Va,––1–1––––––––2 June 17, Petersburg,Va. (Assault),–1–31––1–2–1–9 July 30, Petersburg, Va. (Crater),–––1––111––––4 Aug. 19, Wel
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Thirty-fifth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
ame, under Colonel Carruth, part of the 1st Brigade, General Stevenson's Division. It was detailed to guard the supply train of the division at the Wilderness. Rejoining its brigade May 17 before Spotsylvania, it took part in the assault on the next day and was actively engaged at North Anna May 25. Serving under Captain Park as engineer corps for the division, the regiment was active during the operations about Cold Harbor and at the siege of Petersburg, taking active part at the Crater July 30, and at the battle of Weldon Railroad August 19. Relieved from engineer duty in September, it continued its service in the siege with the 1st Brigade during the autumn and winter, joining in the pursuit of Lee's army after the fall of Petersburg in April, 1865. Receiving the news of Lee's surrender at Farmville, it reached Alexandria April 28, where it spent its remaining days of service, taking part in the grand review at Washington May 23. On June 9, 1865, the regiment was mustered out
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