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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., Thirteenth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
and encamped, taking part in the battle of Fair Oaks and in the seven days battles. It returned to Alexandria August 28, and marched on the 29th to Centreville, returning with the Army of Virginia to Washington September 2. As part of General Sedgwick's Division the regiment met the greatest loss during its service in the charge made on the morning of September 17 at the battle of Antietam. It was engaged at Fredericksburg Dec. 13, and encamped for the winter of 1863 near Falmouth, Va. May 2, 1864, it left camp and took part the next day at the battle of Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg it was closely engaged July 2, when Colonel Ward was mortally wounded, and it took part also July 3 and 4. It moved with the army into Virginia and engaged in the Mine Run campaign, encamping afterward for the winter near Stevensburg. In the campaign of 1864 the regiment formed part of the 1st Brigade, 2d Division 2d Army Corps, shared with it in the battles of the Wilderness, May 5 and 6, and eng
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Thirty-fourth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
on picket and outpost duty in the defences of Washington, until July, 1863. It left Washington for Harper's Ferry July 9, and occupied Maryland Heights, becoming part of the 1st Brigade, under Colonel Wells, 1st Division Department of Western Virginia. It met the enemy at Berryville October 18, and took part in December in an expedition up the Shenandoah valley, marching as far as Harrisonburg. The regiment remained on provost and — outpost duty at Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg until May 2, 1864, when, as part of General Sigel's force, it went to Winchester and took part in the movements in the Shenandoah, engaging with loss at the battle of New Market May 15, at Piedmont June 5, and at Lynchburg June 18, General Hunter having succeeded General Sigel in command of the department. Returning from the campaign to Lynchburg, the regiment reached Martinsburg July 11, 1864, met the enemy at Snicker's Gap July 18 and at Winchester on the 24th. In August it moved into Maryland, and, th