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–––––––1–––––––––1 Nov. 27, New Hope Church, Va.,–––3–1113––––––––––9 Nov. 29, Parker's Store, Va.,––––––1––––––––––––1 1864. Feb. 10, Barber's Ford, Fla.,––––––––––2–1–1––––4 Mar. 1, McGurth's Creek, Fla.,––––––––––––1––––––1 May 5, 6, Todd's Tavern, Va., Non-commissioned staff.1––1–––––––––2–1–––5 May 14, Ashland, Va.,1–––––23–––––––1–––7 May 28, Salem Church, Va.,1––1––1––––––––––––3 June –, Place unknown,––1––––––––––––––––1 June 24, St. Mary's Church, Va.,–––1–––––1–––––––––2 July 28, New Market, Va.,––1–––12–21––––––––7 July 30, Lee's Mills, Va.,––––––1––––––––––––1 Aug. 14-18, Malvern Hill (Deep Bottom),
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Seventeenth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
in regiment. Including non-commissioned staff.9––229323–312–36 Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within regiment.–––3–32–21–1––12 Totals,9––52125251322–48 Actual total of members of regiment,— Officers,1474––––––––––––88 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.9–241811541271541862052091909911191,658 Totals,––––––––––––––1,746 The 17th Mass. Infantry was recruited during July and August, 1861, and encamped at Lynnfield, Mass., until it left the State on August 23. Thomas J. C. Amory, its colonel, was a West Point graduate, and at the time of his appointment in this regiment was captain of the 7th U. S. Infantry. On reaching Baltimore, the command was stationed near the city, forming part of the forces under General Dix, and remained there until the spring of 1862, when it moved to New Berne, N. C. In December, 1862, it engaged in the Goldsboroa expedition, taking part i
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Forty-eighth regiment Massachusetts Infantry (Militia). (search)
2, sailed Jan. 4, 1863, for Fortress Monroe and reached New Orleans February 1. It was sent, two days later, to Baton Rouge, and became part of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps. It took part in a reconnoissance toward Port Hudson March 13 and joined the next day in the general advance of the forces to that place. It was engaged at Plains Store, and was most actively engaged at the assault on Port Hudson May 27, providing ninety-three volunteers from its ranks for the storming party, among them Lieutenant-Colonel O'Brien, who was killed in the action. It suffered loss again on June 14, forming temporarily part of the 3d Division. In the movement to Donaldsonville, the regiment met with loss at Bayou La Fourche July 13. It was stationed in camp near Donaldsonville until August 1, when it returned to Baton Rouge and on the 9th left for Massachusetts, its term of service having expired. It arrived at Boston August 23 and was mustered out at Camp Lander Sept. 3, 1863.