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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 436 436 Browse Search
The Atlanta (Georgia) Campaign: May 1 - September 8, 1864., Part I: General Report. (ed. Maj. George B. Davis, Mr. Leslie J. Perry, Mr. Joseph W. Kirkley) 39 39 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 18 18 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments. 15 15 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 13 13 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore) 11 11 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 10 10 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: June 19, 1861., [Electronic resource] 9 9 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 9 9 Browse Search
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865 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: prelminary narrative, Preliminary narrative. (search)
he commanded such admiration among his opponents that the sharpshooters forbore to fire upon him, as was afterwards stated by his friend and biographer, General Palfrey. Palfrey's Bartlett, 83. After he was wounded, Maj. Charles T. Plunkett took command of the regiment, and being a man of uncommon height, he too offered a good mark for the enemy, but escaped unhurt. Out of eighteen officers of the 49th who went into the fight eleven were wounded. In the second assault on Port Hudson (June 14), the chief loss fell on the 38th and 53d Mass. infantries, though it was also shared by the 4th, 31st, 48th, 49th and 52d, the 50th being held in reserve. Gen. H. E. Paine of Wisconsin led the assault, deploying the 4th Wisconsin and 8th New Hampshire as skirmishers, placing the 4th Mass. behind them with improvised hand-grenades, made of six-pounder shells. Then the 38th and 53d Mass. were formed in line of battle. At the head of the column the 31st Mass., likewise deployed, carried co