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Lowell (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 1
etired in considerable confusion. In this sudden attack and victory few men fell. At Tom's Brook (October 8, 9), a purely cavalry fight, where Sheridan directed Torbert to set off at daylight and whip the rebel cavalry or get whipped himself, Lowell's brigade, including his own regiment (the 2d Mass. Cavalry), were engaged; and Torbert wrote afterwards that the cavalry totally covered themselves with glory, and added to their list victories ... the most decisive the country has ever witnessenerations, ending a career which gave bright promise of yet greater future usefulness and glory. Official War Records, 91, p. 451. There is a memoir of General Lowell in Harvard Memorial Biographies, I, 696. The 2d Mass. Cavalry, as a part of Lowell's command, had acted as rear guard during Sheridan's retreat from Cedar Creek to Strasburg, and had sustained some losses in killed and prisoners. Again it took part in a skirmish at Berryville, Sept. 3, 1864, and sustained, with the 34th Infant
Beaufort, S. C. (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1
nced by such externals, that no contemporary description of the march of the 54th fails to dwell with enthusiasm on this seemingly trivial circumstance. The 54th left camp on May 28, 1863, under orders to report to Major-General Hunter at Beaufort, S. C. Arriving there, it was brigaded under Col. James Montgomery of the 2d South Carolina Volunteers (afterwards 34th U. S. Colored Troops). He was a man of mature years, a veteran guerrilla leader from Kansas, personally daring and active, but uorganization was intrusted to another Massachusetts man, Col. T. W. Higginson. The surgeon and first assistant surgeon, the chaplain, a captain and several lieutenants were also from Massachusetts. The headquarters of this regiment were at Beaufort, S. C. It did a large amount of duty as advanced picket, and conducted, with the co-operation of the navy, three important expeditions into the interior, ascending at different times, for various purposes, the St. Mary's, the St. John's and the Sou
Middlesex County (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 1
d white kid glove, saying, The fingers will make the very best kind of cots, if you should get a wound in the finger. (Ms. letter.) and was there organized as a company of State militia belonging to the 5th Regiment, Col. S. C. Lawrence (a Middlesex County regiment), but temporarily to be assigned to the 3d Regiment (Col. D. W. Wardrop), which was mainly from Plymouth County. Adjutant-General's report, January, 1862, pp. 9, 13. It had ninety-seven members, no other company in the regiment Statistics of the Three Months Volunteers. Commissioned Officers.Enlisted Men.Total. Barnstable County,-66 Berkshire County37376 Bristol County21192213 Essex County71857928 Franklin County-11 Hampden County-33 Hampshire County-22 Middlesex County57882939 Norfolk County21391412 Plymouth County19333352 Suffolk County27325352 Worcester County24339363 Other States,15657 Residence not given,-3232 Totals,2443,4923,736 When we stop to consider what an utterly peaceful community h
Cambridgeport (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 1
he precursor for many others in other places; and for the same reason the subsequent proceedings are given more fully than in the case of any later company. The undersigned proposes to organize a company of volunteers to tender their services to our common country, and to do what they can to maintain the integrity of the Union and the glory of our flag. Any citizen of good moral character and sound in body, who wishes to join the corps, will please call at my office, Main Street, Cambridgeport. Signed, J. P. Richardson. The following is a copy of the enlistment list and its various endorsements of approval:– Commonwealth of Massachusetts. We, whose names are hereunto affixed, do severally consent, and by our signatures hereunto made do agree, to be enrolled into a company of volunteer militia, to be raised in the city of Cambridge and vicinity, subject to orders of the commander-in-chief; and, in consideration of arms and equipments to be furnished us by the Commonwealt
Hamilton, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1
n aid of a New York regiment, but was surrounded in a fog and had three of his little band killed, three wounded, and sixty-six taken prisoners. On April 17-20 the 2d Heavy Artillery had a somewhat similar experience at Plymouth, N. C., a large part of Cos. G and H being taken prisoners, many of whom died in prison. Near Washington, N. C., the 17th was again engaged in a skirmish, with a small loss. At the end of the year (December 9-12) the 27th Regiment took part in an expedition to Hamilton, N. C., with slight loss. In the following year (1865) a somewhat more serious affair occurred at Wilcox's Bridge, N. C., March 8-10, when the 17th, 23d, 25th and 27th Mass. infantries met with losses, as well as the 2d Heavy Artillery (five companies, near Kinston); and the 23d had also an engagement near Kinston March 14, with a small loss; but on the whole the North Carolina service proved less severe than was at first expected, though the loss from disease was considerable. Xiii. Th
Yellow Bayou (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 1
Mass. Infantry formed a part of the advance during the outward march and was the rear guard in returning, having encounters, with slight losses, at Alexandria April 26, at Hudnot's and at Governor Moore's plantations May 1-2, 1864. The 3d Mass. Cavalry, at the same time, was attacked by Quantrell's guerillas near Alexandria and lost four men. Both regiments were also engaged, during the disastrous march down the Red River May 13-18, with losses, by which the 31st especially suffered, at Yellow Bayou having eight killed and twenty-four wounded. The losses on the Confederate side were, however, far greater, thus mitigating the close of a campaign which had been, on the whole, disastrous. On June 24, Grant ordered the transfer of the 19th Army Corps to Virginia; the Massachusetts troops still left in Louisiana being the 3d Mass. Cavalry, the 31st Infantry (mounted), and the 4th, 7th and 15th light batteries. All of these except the 3d Cavalry served under General Canby afterwards at
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 1
le band killed, three wounded, and sixty-six taken prisoners. On April 17-20 the 2d Heavy Artillery had a somewhat similar experience at Plymouth, N. C., a large part of Cos. G and H being taken prisoners, many of whom died in prison. Near Washington, N. C., the 17th was again engaged in a skirmish, with a small loss. At the end of the year (December 9-12) the 27th Regiment took part in an expedition to Hamilton, N. C., with slight loss. In the following year (1865) a somewhat more serious united North and West and the Border States will initiate a calamity the extent of which will be appalling and inconceivable. Schouler, I, 183. The unquestioned priority in the actual enterprise belonged to Maj.-Gen. David Hunter of Washington, D. C., who began recruiting May 9, 1862, a black regiment called the First South Carolina Volunteers. But General Hunter, with many fine qualities, was a thoroughly impetuous man, whimsical, variable and easily influenced by his staff officers,
Worcester (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 1
ts, for the speaker was Abby Kelly Foster of Worcester, one of the most daring and self-devoted of ier instance was that of Dexter F. Parker of Worcester, a young mechanic of marked literary tastes,d already at thirty years of age represented Worcester in both branches of the State Legislature, ater the battle of Ball's Bluff, the mayor of Worcester sent a messenger to enquire of Colonel Devenf Fitchburg, with Lieuts. Thomas J. Spurr of Worcester and Frank S. Corbin of Dudley. Lieutenant Sharpshooters), Lieut. Nicholas J. Barrett of Worcester (28th) and Color Sergeant Brown (19th), who, admirable surgeon in Dr. S. Foster Haven of Worcester, and his equally useful classmate, Dr. Roberief opponents being Messrs. A. H. Bullock of Worcester and George T. Davis of Greenfield. The oppousetts Infantry in the War of the Rebellion (Worcester, 1879), a book making no claim to high finised this policy in his recruiting speeches at Worcester, and yet afterwards became a member of a boa[7 more...]
Charleston Harbor (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1
e largely to him. He was in charge of a project which finally proved rather abortive, of sinking what was called a stone fleet in the main ship channel of Charleston harbor (Dec. 20, 1861), and afterwards in Sullivan's Island channel. The project occasioned much discussion and denunciation, both here and in Europe, although thent was hit six times. He joined with the other commanders of iron-clads in a letter in May, vindicating the cause of Admiral Dahlgren in declining to attack Charleston harbor with the monitors. Ammen's Atlantic Coast, p. 162. A Massachusetts officer, Capt. (afterwards admiral) John A. Winslow, commanded the Kearsarge when iition were placed at the head of a night attack on Fort Wagner. For a Confederate account of the attack on Fort Wagner, see Maj. John Johnson's Defence of Charleston Harbor, p. 93. His appendix gives the official reports of Union officers. For Union accounts see Emilio's admirable History of the 54th Mass. There are other descr
California (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 1
Report, p. 25. The only important instance of the incorporation into Massachusetts regiments of whole companies raised out of the State was as follows: after the formation of the 2d Cavalry had been determined on, an offer was received from California to raise a company there, to be counted on the quota of 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 battalion was enlisted in California, reaching Boston April 16, 1863, and consisting of four companies (E, F, L and M). Of these, the first three were commanded wholly by California line officers, while the last had a second lieutenant from Massachusetts. The men were natives of almost every State in the Union, enlisted with no Massachusetts bounty. Some
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