...he Eastern Bay State Regiment, was raised by General Butler at Camp Chase, Lowell, Mass., in the autumn of 1861, and left camp Jan. 2, 1862, under Acting Lieut.-Col. Jonas H. French. It remained at Fortress Monroe until February 2, and being assigned to the Department of the Gulf, it reached Ship Island, Miss., February 12. Company K joined the regiment March 9, and the organization was completed during the mo...