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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., Seventh regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
thin regiment.–––1–1–––2–116 Totals,9––834223336548 Actual total of members of regiment,— Officers,1464–––––––––––78 Enlisted men, Including noncommissioned staff.7–2011210698112103106102101981081,073 Totals,–––––––––––––1,151 The 7th Mass. Infantry was recruited by Col. (afterward general) Darius Nash Couch, a West Point graduate, who had served nine years in the regular army. It was composed mainly of men from Bristol County and was mustered into service at Taunton, Mass., June 15, 1861. It left the State for Washington July 12, and remained engaged in its defences for nearly a year. On March 25, 1862, it left camp for Fortress Monroe to engage in the Peninsular campaign. It took part in the siege of Yorktown and the battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks and Oak Grove, engaging afterwards in the seven days retreat. Remaining at Harrison's Landing until August 16 it moved then to Yorktown, and on August 31
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Twenty-fifth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
d, forming part of General Heckman's Red Star Brigade, 18th Army Corps, moved to Bermuda Hundred, was engaged at Walthall Junction and Arrowfield Church, and met with loss at Drewry's Bluff May 16. On May 28 the regiment moved to join the Army of the Potomac, and arrived at Cold Harbor on the afternoon of June 1, going at once into action; it took part in all the movements of the succeeding days, losing heavily on June 3. Moving with the army to Petersburg, it took part in the assaults of June 15 and 18, and remained afterward on duty in the trenches until August 25. It was ordered to North Carolina September 4, and stationed near New Berne. Those whose term of service had expired left for Massachusetts October 5, and were mustered out at Worcester Oct. 20, 1864. The remainder of the regiment moved toward Kinston in March, 1865, engaging at Wise's Forks March 10. It united with Sherman's Army at Goldsboroa, moved to Raleigh in April and through Greensboroa to Charlotte in the ea