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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 543 543 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 24 24 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 23 23 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 14 14 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 14 14 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 13 13 Browse Search
Col. O. M. Roberts, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.1, Alabama (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 13 13 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 10 10 Browse Search
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3. 8 8 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 8 8 Browse Search
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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., Third regiment Massachusetts volunteer Infantry (Militia), 3 months and 9 months service. (search)
and its muster out, July 23. Many of the members re-enlisted in the three-years regiments then forming. Recruiting for the 3d Infantry for nine-months service began Sept. 16, 1862, and on October 22 it left Boston for Beaufort, N. C., and went into camp near New Berne. During the autumn, detachments were on duty at Newport barracks and Plymouth, N. C., the detachment at the latter place engaging in the battle on December 10. The regiment was employed in the expedition to Goldsboroa, in December, 1862, being present at the battles of Kinston and Whitehall and taking part in the action at Goldsboroa. It was on duty in the defences of New Berne during the remainder of its service, engaging in frequent expeditions and skirmishes. In April, 1863, it took part in the expedition for the relief of Little Washington, N. C.; in June, the regiment's term of service having expired, it returned on the 16th to Massachusetts, and was mustered out June 26, 1863, at Camp Joe Hooker, Lakeville.
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)
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 December, 1862, took part in the Goldsboroa expedition, engaging in the battles of Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboroa. It also took part, in April, 1863, in two expeditions for the relief of Washington, N. C., and later in a reconnoissance toward Kinston and an expedition to Cove Creek, N. C. On June 20, 1863, the regiment's term of service expired, and, reaching Massachusetts June 26, it was mustered out at Camp Wenham, July 2. In the summer of 1864 the 5th Infantry was again mustered into the serv
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Sixteenth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
command of Major Banks, and forming part of Hooker's Division, arrived at Alexandria, Va., August 22, on its way to join the Army of Virginia, reaching Centreville August 28, and took part in the charge made by General Grover's Brigade in the afternoon of August 29 at Groveton. On the return of the forces to Washington the regiment remained engaged in its defences until November, then moved to Warrenton Junction as part of Colonel Blaisdell's Brigade. It took part at Fredericksburg in December, 1862, and occupied winter quarters at Falmouth, engaging in the mud march of January, 1863. At Chancellorsville, May 3, the regiment met heavy loss, and its division commander, General Berry, was killed. It was closely engaged at Gettysburg in command of Lieutenant-Colonel Merriam. In December it went into winter quarters at Brandy Station, having taken part in the movements about the Rappahannock and at Mine Run. In the campaign of 1864 the regiment formed part of the 2d Corps, and was e
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Seventeenth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
,746 The 17th Mass. Infantry was recruited during July and August, 1861, and encamped at Lynnfield, Mass., until it left the State on August 23. Thomas J. C. Amory, its colonel, was a West Point graduate, and at the time of his appointment in this regiment was captain of the 7th U. S. Infantry. On reaching Baltimore, the command was stationed near the city, forming part of the forces under General Dix, and remained there until the spring of 1862, when it moved to New Berne, N. C. In December, 1862, it engaged in the Goldsboroa expedition, taking part in the battles of Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboroa; returning to New Berne, it was engaged as provost guard of the city until the latter part of January, 1863, encamping afterward on the Trent River. In April, 1863, it was sent to the relief of Little Washington, N. C., taking part in the same month in an expedition to Core Creek, and in July in expeditions to Trenton and to Mount Tabor Church. In February, 1861, the regiment was e
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Forty-third regiment Massachusetts Infantry (Militia). (search)
ization at Readville, Mass., as the 43d Infantry, M. V. M., and was mustered into service on varying dates from Sept. 12 to Oct. 25, 1862. It left camp November 5 under command of Col. Charles L. Holbrook, and embarking for Beaufort, N. C., arrived November 15 and went into camp on the Trent River. Company C under command of Capt. Wm. B. Fowle, Jr., was soon afterward stationed on detached duty at New Berne, remaining until March 4, 1883. The regiment, as part of General Foster's forces, was engaged in the Goldsboroa expedition in December, 1862, was active at the battles of Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboroa, and shared in the expedition to Trenton, N. C., in January, 1863. In April it formed part of the forces sent for the relief of Washington, N. C., meeting the enemy at Blount's Creek April 9 and later supplying volunteers for duty in running the blockade during the siege. It served afterward in the vicinity of New Berne until June 24, when it left for Fortress Monroe, arriving