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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. 10 2 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., Fourteenth battery Massachusetts Light Artillery. (search)
June 2-3, 1864. The 14th Battery, organized at Readville, Mass., and mustered into service Feb. 27, 1864, received its outfit of guns at Washington, April 24, and on the next day was ordered to join the 9th Army Corps, and left the capital to engage in the Wilderness campaign. The battery was encamped near Rappahannock Station until May 4; then moving forward, was present at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6; on May 10 it was engaged on the Ny River, its division commander, Gen. Thomas Greeley Stevenson, being killed, and was again in action there May 12,16 and 18. From May 24-27 the battery was engaged at the North Anna River; engaged again at Totopotomoy, June 1; at Bethesda Church, June 2; Cold Harbor, June 6-12. It moved by forced marches to Petersburg and on June 17 went into action there; it took active part also during the entire siege, entering into engagements June 21-24, July 10-17, August 5 and 21, and on October 11. In September the battery was transferred to Rese
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Twenty-fourth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
Twenty-fourth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. （1) Col. Thomas G. Stevenson, Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols. （2) Col. Francis A. Osborn, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols. （3) Col. Albert Ordway, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols. Field and Staff.Line.Band.companies.Unassigned Recruits.Totals. ABCDEFGHIK Number on regimental rolls,— Officers,1780––––––––––––97 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.20–2521412011814111513120011813413081,474 Totals,––––––––––––––1,571 Enlisted men (included above) commissioned in regiment. Including non-commissioned staff.9––3365745521–50 Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within regiment.–––112–1–1311–11 Totals,9––4485846832–61 Actual totals of members of regiment,— Officers,1780––––––––––––97 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.11–2521011611013610712719411013112881,413 Totals,––––––––––
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)
essively at Mount Sterling, Lancaster and Stanford. In June it was sent to reinforce General Grant at Vicksburg, served during the siege and followed General Johnston's forces to Jackson, Miss. Returning to Covington August 14, it moved in October to Knoxville, Tenn., took part in the operations in the vicinity in November and was on duty in the city during the siege. The regiment returned to Annapolis, Md., in April, 1864, and became, 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. Relieve
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Forty-fourth regiment Massachusetts Infantry (Militia). (search)
ilitia, was organized at Boston, May 27, 1862, to serve during the pleasure of the President. It was commanded by Maj. Francis L. Lee and was mustered out May 31, 1862. Volunteering for nine months service it completed its organization at Readville, Mass., as the 44th Infantry, Mass. Volunteer Militia, and was mustered into the United States service Sept. 12, 1862, Major Lee of the 4th Battalion becoming colonel. It left the State October 22 for New Berne, N. C., and was assigned to Colonel Stevenson's brigade. It engaged soon after its arrival in the Tarboroa expedition and met the enemy at Rawles' Mills November 2. It took part in the expedition to Goldsboroa in December, received losses at Whitehall and was in reserve at Goldsboroa. It occupied headquarters at New Berne until March, 1863. Companies B and F under Captain Storrow were sent on picket duty to Batchelder's Creek, where they remained until May 1. The remainder of the regiment left for Washington, N. C., March 15 a
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Fifty-sixth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
men, Including noncommissioned staff.6–131121107117106115921081018821,094 Totals,–––––––––––––1,168 The 56th Mass. Infantry was the first of the four veteran regiments which were organized at Readville, Mass., in the autumn and winter of 1863-64, and was composed of men who had already served in some other organization for at least nine months. The regiment under Col. Charles E. Griswold left camp for Annapolis, Md., March 20, 1864, and became part of Colonel Carruth's Brigade, General Stevenson's Division, 9th Army Corps. It left the camp at Annapolis April 23 to take part in the spring campaign, and was closely engaged at the Wilderness near the junction of Brock and Plank roads on the morning of May 6, Colonel Griswold being killed in the action. Taking part in the movements of the campaign, the regiment shared with the 9th Corps in support of General Hancock's attack at Spotsylvania Court House May 12, taking part also in the assault on the 18th; and
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Fifty-seventh regiment Massachusetts Infantry (Militia). (search)
, was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Corps, and, moving at once to the front, encamped at the Rappahannock. Moving through Brandy Station and Germania Ford, it engaged on the morning of May 6 at the battle of the Wilderness with great loss. Colonel Bartlett being wounded early in the engagement, the command was assumed by Lieutenant-Colonel Chandler. Moving to Spotsylvania Court House, the regiment took part in a reconnoissance on May 10, when its division commander, General Stevenson, was killed. As part of the Ninth Corps, it supported General Hancock in the charge made by his corps at Spotsylvania Court House early in the morning of May 12, and held an advanced position during the day and until May 18, taking part on that day in a reconnoissance on the enemy's position. At the North Anna River, May 24, the regiment suffered heavily, and Lieutenant-Colonel Chandler was mortally wounded, dying in the hands of the enemy a few hours after the engagement. It engage