Sixteenth regiment Massachusetts Infantry.
（1) Col. Powell T. Wyman.（3) Col. Gardner Banks.
| Field and Staff. | Line. | Band. | companies. | Unassigned Recruits. | Totals. | ||||||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | ||||||
| Number on regimental rolls,— | |||||||||||||||
| Officers, | 14 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 |
| Enlisted men,1 | 14 | – | 23 | 126 | 134 | 123 | 121 | 136 | 129 | 124 | 119 | 127 | 131 | 6 | 1,313 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,388 |
| Enlisted men (included above) commissioned in regiment.2 | 6 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | – | 30 |
| Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within regiment. | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 |
| Totals, | 6 | – | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | – | 38 |
| Actual total of members of regiment,— | |||||||||||||||
| Officers, | 14 | 61 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 |
| Enlisted men,3 | 8 | – | 23 | 123 | 130 | 121 | 118 | 134 | 127 | 122 | 112 | 123 | 128 | 6 | 1,275 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,350 |
The companies forming the 16th Mass. Infantry had mostly been recruited singly in April and May, 1861, and being united at Camp Cameron, Cambridge, were mustered into service on dates varying from June 29 to July 12, 1861. Under command of Col. Powell T. Wyman, a graduate of West Point, who had returned from Europe to offer his services to the government, the regiment left the State Aug. 17, 1861, and was stationed in camp near Baltimore, Md., until September 1; moving then to Fortress Monroe, it encamped near Hampton, Va., during the autumn and winter of 1861 and 1862. In May, 1862, it moved successively to Portsmouth and Suffolk, Va., and June 12 joined the army of the Potomac at Fair Oaks. While encamped at Fair Oaks the regiment made a reconnaissance on the Williamsburg Road, June 18, with great loss. It took part in the battle of Oak Grove, June 25; and at Glendale, June 30, Colonel Wyman was killed. It was engaged at Malvern Hill July 1, and again on August 8 in the reconnoissance from the camp at Harrison's Landing. The regiment, in 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 engaged at the Wilderness May 5 and again on May 6, taking part at Spotsylvania May 10 and in the battle of Spotsylvania Court House May 12, when Lieutenant-Colonel Merriam was killed. It engaged in the actions about North Anna and Cold Harbor, and, moving to Petersburg, it took active part in the assaults of June 16-18, and remained afterward engaged in the siege until the expiration of its term of service, July 11; withdrawing from the front, it reached Massachusetts July 22, and was mustered out of service July 27, 1864. Many members of the regiment had re-enlisted during the previous winter for an additional term, and these, with the recruits, were attached to the 11th Mass. Infantry, and remained in service until the close of the war.
