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Matthew Arnold, Civilization in the United States: First and Last Impressions of America. 1 1 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 1 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 2: Two Years of Grim War. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 1 1 Browse Search
James Barnes, author of David G. Farragut, Naval Actions of 1812, Yank ee Ships and Yankee Sailors, Commodore Bainbridge , The Blockaders, and other naval and historical works, The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 6: The Navy. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 1 1 Browse Search
George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) 1 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 1 1 Browse Search
A Roster of General Officers , Heads of Departments, Senators, Representatives , Military Organizations, &c., &c., in Confederate Service during the War between the States. (ed. Charles C. Jones, Jr. Late Lieut. Colonel of Artillery, C. S. A.) 1 1 Browse Search
Emilio, Luis F., History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry , 1863-1865 1 1 Browse Search
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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories, United States--Regular Army. (search)
Army Corps, Army of the James, to June, 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, to August, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Corps, to December, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 25th Army Corps, to August, 1865. Service. Duty in District of Fortress Monroe, Va., till May, 1862. Capture of Norfolk, Va., May 10. Duty at Norfolk, Va., till April, 1863. Reconnoissance to Franklin on the Blackwater October 3, 1862. Franklin October 31. Action at Deserted House January 30, 1863. Siege of Suffolk April 11-May 4. Edenton Road April 24. Duty at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., till April, 1864. Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-June 16. Swift Creek May 9. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Darbytown Road October 7, 1864. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April
corps. He will make the usual needful requisitions on the appropriate staff bureaus and officers, for the proper transportation, organization, supplies, subsistence, arms and equipments of such volunteers. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. With this document the Governor at once returned to Boston, anxious to begin recruiting under it before the Government could reconsider the matter. One of his first steps was to transmit the following letter, outlining his plans:— Boston, Jan. 30, 1863. Francis G. Shaw, Esq., Staten Island, N. Y. Dear sir,—As you may have seen by the newspapers, I am about to raise a colored regiment in Massachusetts. This I cannot but regard as perhaps the most important corps to be organized during the whole war, in view of what must be the composition of our new levies; and therefore I am very anxious to organize it judiciously, in order that it may be a model for all future colored regiments. I am desirous to have for its officers —particular<
ent were taken prisoners. The regiment returned again to its position at the front. The loss during the month of June was nine killed, including a captain, twelve wounded, two prisoners. The regiment arrived home Aug. 3, 1863, and was mustered out of service Aug. 14. It was the first to make the voyage of the Mississippi, after it had been opened by the capture of Vicksburg and of Port Hudson. The Fifty-third Regiment was in the Department of the Gulf. It arrived at New Orleans Jan. 30, 1863, after a stormy passage. It encamped at Carrollton, reporting to Brigadier-General Emory, and attached to the Third Brigade, Third Division; and was employed six weeks in improving the drill and discipline of the regiment. On the 6th of March, the Fifty-third was ordered to Baton Rouge, and, on the 12th, was sent on a reconnoissance up the river, where it encountered, and drove in, the enemy's pickets. On the 13th, it marched with the division in the expedition to Port Hudson; but
Company F Captains: N. O. Wendell, August 23, 1862; H. S. Hall, June 10, 1863 to March 20, 1864; L. B. Paine, March 21 to December 19, 1864; A. M. Tyler, June 5, 1863 to June 25, 1865. First Lieutenants: B. F. Park, August 23, 1862 to March 18, 1863; A. C. Rice, April 10 to September 20, 1863; S. E. Pierce, January 26 to May 13, 1864; H. C. VanScoy, May 3, 1864 to January 1, 1865; C. H. Barr, January 1 to June 25, 1865. Second Lieutenants: F. G. Bolles, August 23, 1862 to January 30, 1863; S. E. Pierce, April 10, 1863 to January 26, 1864. Company G Captains: E. Clarke, August 23, 1862 to January 12, 1863; A. E. Mather, January 4 to May 3, 1863; F. Gorton, May 3, 1863 to October 4, 1864; H. C. VanScoy, January 24 to June 25, 1865. First Lieutenants: J. D. Clyde, August 23 to November 24, 1862; F. W. Morse, December 15, 1862 to January 5, 1863; A. E. Mather, December 20, 1862 to January 14, 1863; L. C. Bartlett, June 22, 1863 to ; S. J. Redway, July 25 to December
Company F Captains: N. O. Wendell, August 23, 1862; H. S. Hall, June 10, 1863 to March 20, 1864; L. B. Paine, March 21 to December 19, 1864; A. M. Tyler, June 5, 1863 to June 25, 1865. First Lieutenants: B. F. Park, August 23, 1862 to March 18, 1863; A. C. Rice, April 10 to September 20, 1863; S. E. Pierce, January 26 to May 13, 1864; H. C. VanScoy, May 3, 1864 to January 1, 1865; C. H. Barr, January 1 to June 25, 1865. Second Lieutenants: F. G. Bolles, August 23, 1862 to January 30, 1863; S. E. Pierce, April 10, 1863 to January 26, 1864.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Seventh battery Massachusetts Light Artillery. (search)
hal until Dec. 25, 1861, when it was detailed on light artillery duty, and on March 17, 1862, the organization became the 7th Massachusetts Battery. It engaged, acting as infantry, in the advance on Norfolk, Va., May 10, 1862. On June 19, 1862, fully equipped as a battery, it went into camp at Newport News, moved to camp at Yorktown July 25, and on Sept. 29, 1862, marched to Suffolk, Va., and remained in camp there during the autumn, engaging in slight skirmishes from time to time. On Jan. 30, 1863, the battery engaged in action at Deserted House, Va. It was engaged at Franklin March 17, 1863. During the investment of Suffolk, Va., April 11 to May 3, the battery was present and was engaged on April 12, 14 and 15. On May 3 it took part in an action on the Providence Church Road; was engaged in an expedition to Carsville May 13 to 21, one section under Lieutenant Farrar being engaged at Holland's House. On July 4, 1863, the battery was engaged at South Anna River; moved to Fortres
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Sixth regiment Massachusetts Infantry (Militia), 3 months, 9 months and 100 days service. (search)
tered out of service Aug. 2, 1861. In response to the call for troops in 1862, the regiment was mustered in for its nine months service, under Col Albert S. Follansbee, on varying dates from August 31 to Sept. 8, 1862. Twenty-seven of tie commissioned officers had served under the three months enlistment and seven companies remained the same. The command proceeded to Fortress Monroe September 13 and spent its term of service in the vicinity, engaging in action at Deserted House, Va., Jan. 30, 1863, and in the siege of Suffolk in May. It was mustered out at Lowell, Mass., June 3, 1863. The 6th regiment was mustered in for its one hundred days service from July 14 to 19, 1864, under Col. Albert S. Follansbee, with but few chances among the field and staff officers; the regiment left Readville for Washington July 20, 1864, and remained on duty at Arlington Heights until August 21, going from that place to Fort Delaware, Del. It was mustered out of service at Readville, Mass., Oct
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., List of Massachusetts officers and soldiers killed in action. (search)
. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Blodgett, George W.,6th Mass. Inf.,Deserted House, Va.,Jan. 30, 1863. Blood, Lyman R.,20th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va.,Oct. 18, 1864. Blood, Miles H.,37th Mass.s. Inf.,Gettysburg, Pa.,July 3, 1863. Craig, Harrison J.,7th Batt. Mass. L. A.,Suffolk, Va.,Jan. 30, 1863. Craig, Henry,54th Mass. Inf.,Fort Wagner, S. C.,July 18, 1863. Crandall, Thomas J., Corp. Inf.,Sailor's Creek, Va.,April 6, 1865. Leighton, Frank,6th Mass. Inf.,Deserted House, Va.,Jan. 30, 1863. Leland, Benjamin F., 2d Lieut.,10th Mass. Inf.,Seven Pines, Va.,May 31, 1862. Lemon, Frand.Command.Engagement.Date. Sawtell, Edward D., 2d Lieut.,6th Mass. Inf.,Deserted House, Va.,Jan. 30, 1863. Sawtell, George S.,20th Mass. Inf.,Gettysburg, Pa.,July 3, 1863. Sawyer, Augustus T.,39th Inf.,Petersburg, Va.,June 18, 1864. Withington, Alanson,6th Mass. Inf.,Deserted House, Va.,Jan. 30, 1863. Withington, James, Corp.,3d Mass. Cav.,Bayou de Glaize, La.,May 15, 1864. Wixon, Amos F.,
Va.,April 6, 1865. Blanchard, Otis S.,58th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va.,May 6, 1864. Blanchard, Warren A., Corp.,13th Mass. Inf.,Manassas, Va.,Aug. 30, 1862. Blankenburg, George, Corp.,20th Mass. Inf.,Fredericksburg, Va.,Dec. 13, 1862. Blatchford, James,30th Mass. Inf.,Fisher's Hill, Va.,Sept. 22, 1864. Blessington, Bernard,1st Mass. Inf.,Manassas, Va.,Aug. 29, 1862. Bliss, Henry R.,15th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Blodgett, George W.,6th Mass. Inf.,Deserted House, Va.,Jan. 30, 1863. Blood, Lyman R.,20th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va.,Oct. 18, 1864. Blood, Miles H.,37th Mass. Inf.,Winchester, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Blood, William L., Corp.,15th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Boder, Henry,20th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va.,May 6, 1864. Boerdhouse, Dennis,45th Mass. Inf.,Whitehall, Va.,Dec. 16, 1862. Bolio, David,27th Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor, Va.,June 3, 1864. Bolio, Levi M.,27th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va.,June 17, 1864. Bolton, John,58th Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor
27, 1862. Counihan, Edward,56th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va.,May 15, 1864. Courtis, A. Stacey, Sergt.,44th Mass. Inf.,Whitehall, N. C.,Dec. 16, 1862. Covey, Robert R.,18th Mass. Inf.,Manassas, Va.,Aug. 30, 1862. Cowdin, George W.,26th Mass. Inf.,Winchester, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Cowdin, Robert J., Capt.,56th Mass. Inf.,Shady Grove, Va.,June 3, 1864. Cowdry, John, Sergt.,16th Mass. Inf.,Manassas, Va., .Aug. 29, 1862. Cowles, Rollins,27th Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor, Va.,June 2, 1864. Cowles, Silas,27th Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va.,June 16, 1864. Cox, John,32d Mass. Inf.,Laurel Hill, Va.,May 12, 1864. Cox, Richard,58th Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor, Va.,June 3, 1864. Coyle, James,59th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va.,May 6, 1864. Coyle, Patrick,15th Mass. Inf.,Gettysburg, Pa.,July 3, 1863. Craig, Harrison J.,7th Batt. Mass. L. A.,Suffolk, Va.,Jan. 30, 1863. Craig, Henry,54th Mass. Inf.,Fort Wagner, S. C.,July 18, 1863. Crandall, Thomas J., Corp.,37th Mass. Inf.,Cold Harbor, Va.,June 1, 1864.