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William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 7: (search)
Thirty-fifth, Colonel Wild, Aug. 22; The Thirty-sixth, Colonel Bowman, Aug. 31; the Thirty-seventh, Colonel Edwards, Sept. 5; the Thirty-eighth, Colonel Ingraham, Aug. 24; the Thirty-ninth, Colonel Davis, Sept. 6; the Fortieth, Lieutenant-Colonel Dalton, Sept. 8. All of these regiments were ordered to report to the Adjutant-Generand just, however, to say that the first regiment of colored troops, of which we shall have more to say hereafter, was raised in Massachusetts. On the twenty-fourth day of August, the Governor addressed the following letter to Hon. J. G. Abbott, Boston:— My dear Sir,—Not merely a certain official relation towards a brave yo commands in new regiments. It appears that these applications met with serious opposition from army officers, as we find on the Governor's files a letter, dated Aug. 24, addressed to Mr. Stanton, in which he says,— I am right, no matter what the army officers think or say, in asking you for some officers to be promoted in t<
William Schouler, A history of Massachusetts in the Civil War: Volume 1, Chapter 9: (search)
the fort, and remained inside, performing garrison duty until the 4th of August, when it was ordered to Boston, arriving on the 17th. A furlough of ten days was then given, after which it was ordered to report at Lakeville, Mass.; and on the 24th of August, having served over eleven months, it was mustered out of the United States service. The entire loss of the regiment was upwards of one hundred and twenty-five. The Fifth Regiment was in the Department of North Carolina. It arrived in Ne it marched within the fortifications, and did garrison duty until the 29th, when it took passage up the Mississippi on its way home; arrived at Cairo, Ill., Aug. 5, and proceeded by railroad to Boston, and was mustered out of service at Wenham, Aug. 24. The Fifty-first Regiment was in the Department of North Carolina. After a rough passage, it arrived at Beaufort, N. C., Nov. 30; proceeding by rail to Newbern, where it went into quarters in the unfinished barracks on the south side of Tren