Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Col. William Monteith” in chapter 93 of Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments.:
...tumn of 1861, was composed principally, like the 9th Mass. Infantry, of men of Irish birth or descent.
It was mustered into service Dec. 13, 1861, and left the State Jan. 11, 1862, under command of Col. William Monteith .
It remained at Fort Columbus, New York harbor, for a month, and, embarking then for South Carolina, reached Hilton Head Feb. 23, 1862.
Becoming part of General T. W. Sherman's Expeditionary Corp...
| Max. Freq. | Min. Freq. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entity | Corpus | Doc | Corpus | Doc | |||
† This entity has been selected by the automated classifier as the most likely match in this context. It may or may not be the correct match.