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56th Massachusetts Regiment Infantry.

Organized at Readville December 26, 1863, to February 24, 1864.

Left State for Annapolis, Md., March 21; thence moved to Washington and Alexandria April 23.

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1864.

2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, to July, 1865.


Service.

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15, 1864.

Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Ny River May 10; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.

Assault on the Salient May 12.

North Anna River May 23-26.

On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.

Totopotomoy, May 28-31.

Cold Harbor June 1-12.

Bethesda Church June 1-3.

Before Petersburg June 16-18.

Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.

Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864.

Weldon Railroad August 18-21.

Poplar Springs Church or Peeble's Farm September 29-October 2.

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.

At Fort Hays January 1 to April 1, 1865.

Fort Stedman March 25.

Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.

Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2.

Occupation of Petersburg April 3.

Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.

March to Petersburg and City Point April 18-22, thence moved to Alexandria April 23-25.

Grand Review May 23.

Duty at Washington and Alexandria till July--.

Mustered out July 12, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 120 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 100 Enlisted men by disease. Total 226.

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