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Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1: prelminary narrative 4 2 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)
, the 2d, 4th and 6th Mass. batteries (Captains Nims, Manning Succeeded, Oct. 20, 1862, by Captain Trull. and Everett), Co. A, Ind. Battalion Mass. Cavalry (Captain Read), Co. B of the same (Captain Magee), and Co. C of the same (Captain Durivage). Captain Durivage was drowned April 23, 1862, and was succeeded by Captain Cowring party of the 2d Mass. Cavalry was surprised and defeated at Drainsville (near Leesburg), Va. (Feb. 22, 1864), ten of the party being killed, including Capt. J. Sewell Read of San Francisco, the commander, and seven wounded and fifty-seven taken as prisoners. During the month of July, 1863, there occurred draft riots in New Yf Boston. A company was accordingly thus organized on Dec. 10, 1862, at San Francisco, and reached Camp Meigs at Readville, Jan. 3, 1863, under command of Capt. J. Sewell Read of San Francisco,—afterward killed in service,—the second lieutenant being also from that city and the first lieutenant from Boston. Afterwards a whole ba
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Second regiment Massachusetts Cavalry. (search)
t. Including non-commissioned staff.3–11212242–1174–40 Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within regiment.––54–––12–211––16 Totals,3–16612254–3284–56 Actual total of members of regiment,— Officers,1675–––––––––––––91 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.13–152145173134155151172183152166134151721,953 Totals,–––––––––––––––2,044 The 2d Mass. Cavalry was organized in the autumn of 1862. Co. A, the first company formed, being raised in California by Capt. J. Sewell Read in November and December, and mustered into service at San Francisco, Cal., on December 10; it reached Boston January 3, and was counted on the quota of that city. A detachment of five companies, mustered in at Readville, Mass., at varying dates in January and February, 1863, left Massachusetts Feb. 12, 1863, under command of Maj. Caspar Crowninshield, and went into camp at Gloucester Point, opposite Yor
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Third regiment Massachusetts Cavalry. (search)
Third regiment Massachusetts Cavalry. （1) Col. Thomas Edward Chickering, Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols. （2) Col. Lorenzo Dow Sargent. （3) Col. Burr Porter. companies. Field and staff.LineABCDEFGHIKLL One year's service.MM One year's service.Read's Co.Recruits.Totals. Number on regimental rolls,— Officers,2276––––––––––––––––98 Men, Including non-commissioned staff.26–2002011792129890859211010515798115881151192,090 Totals,––––––––––––––––––2,188 Enlisted men (included above) commissioned in regiment. Including non-commissioned staff.7–2315412–315–3–2–39 Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within regiment.––22–4–1––11––2–––13 Totals,7–4519422–425–5–2–52 Actual total of members of regiment,— Officers,2276––––––––––––––––98 Men, Including non-commissioned staff.19–1961961782039488839210610315298110