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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., Thirty-fifth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
egiment,— Officers,1786–––––––––––103 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.6–13715915012713514015313613315311,430 Totals,–––––––––––––1,533 The 35th Mass. Infantry was organized at Lynnfield, Mass., under the call for three years regiments, in July, 1862, and mustered into service on varying dates from August 9 to 19, left the State for Washington on the 22d, under Col. Edward A. Wild. Encamping for a few days near the capital, it was assigned to the 9th Corps, and on September 8 joined the 2d Brigade, 2d Division, in Maryland. It took part at the battle of South Mountain, where Colonel Wild was severely wounded; was closely engaged with great loss, under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Carruth, at Burnside's Bridge during the battle of Antietam, and was active at Fredericksburg under Major Willard, who was mortally wounded in the charge on Marye's Heights. Leaving the winter camp for Newport News Feb. 9, 1863, the regi
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Condensed history of regiments., Fortieth regiment Massachusetts Infantry. (search)
11–3––1–1––7 Totals,11–4446436443–53 Actual total of members of regiment,— Officers,2177–––––––––––98 Enlisted men, Including non-commissioned staff.3–1159996949598849595941969 Totals,–––––––––––––1,067 The 40th Mass. Infantry was organized at Camp Stanton, Lynnfield, Mass., in the summer of 1862; four companies were mustered into service in August and the remainder in the early part of September; Company G, the last to be filled, being mustered September 5. It left the State September 8, under command of Lieut.-Col. Joseph A. Dalton, Col. Burr Porter, appointed September 7, taking command at Washington on the 14th. The regiment remained on picket and guard duty in the vicinity of Washington during the autumn and winter of 1862-63; it moved to Suffolk April 15, 1863, and occupied the city during the siege, making a reconnoissance on April 24 and another on May 3. It took part in the operations in the vicinity