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Twenty-second regiment Massachusetts Infantry.
（1)
Col. Henry Wilson.
（2)
Col. Jesse A. Gove.
（3)
Col. Charles E. Griswold.
（4)
Col. William S. Tilton,
Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols.
| Field and Staff. | Line. | Band. | companies. | Unassigned Recruits. | Totals. |
| | | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K |
| Number on regimental rolls,— |
| Officers, | 15 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 78 |
| Enlisted men,1 | 10 | – | 26 | 127 | 128 | 141 | 130 | 131 | 129 | 140 | 143 | 139 | 128 | 8 | 1,380 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,458 |
| Enlisted men (included above) commissioned in regiment.2 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 30 |
| Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within regiment. | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 5 |
| Totals, | 2 | – | – | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | 35 |
| Actual total of members of regiment,— |
| Officers, | 15 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 78 |
| Enlisted men,3 | 8 | – | 26 | 121 | 122 | 139 | 127 | 130 | 127 | 136 | 139 | 136 | 126 | 8 | 1,345 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,423 |
The 22d Mass. Infantry was raised through the efforts of
Senator Henry Wilson, who became its colonel for a short time.
Many of the companies were recruited by men who had just returned from three months service in the militia regiments.
The 2d Co. Sharpshooters was attached to the regiment during its service.
Oct. 8, 1861, the regiment left the
State for
Washington, and on the 13th was stationed in camp at
Hall's Hill, where it remained until the spring of 1862.
Col. Henry Wilson resigned Oct. 29, 1861, and
Jesse A. Gove, captain of the 10th U. S. Infantry, was appointed in his place.
March 21 the regiment sailed for
Fortress Monroe, to take part in the
Peninsular campaign.
It was active in the assault of
Yorktown April 5, engaging afterward in the siege; after the surrender of the city it moved by the way of
West Point and
Cumberland Landing to
White House, and May 26 reached
Gaines's Mill and encamped, taking part the next day in the
battle of Hanover Court House.
Assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, the regiment was engaged at
Mechanicsville June 26, taking part the next day in the
battle of Gaines's Mill, in which it suffered great loss and in which
Colonel Gove was killed,
Captain Sampson taking his place in command of the regiment.
It was in action at
Malvern Hill July 1, under
Capt. David K. Wardwell, and arrived at
Harrison's Landing July 2.
The regiment was in action near
Manassas August 29, and, forming for a time part of the 2d Brigade, moved August 30 to
Centreville.
It engaged at the
battle of Antietam, and took part in the action at
Shepherdstown September 20.
At Fredericksburg it occupied an advanced position during December 13 and 14.
The regiment was engaged at
Chancellorsville May 3, 1863, and took part in the cavalry battle at
Aldie in June.
It was engaged at
Gettysburg near
Round Top on the afternoon of July 2, and was active on the 3d and 4th.
In the autumn it took part at the
battle of Rappahannock Station and in the
Mine Run campaign, encamping for the winter near Beverly Ford.
At the
battle of the Wilderness the regiment was closely engaged on May 5 and again May 7, taking part at
Laurel Hill and
Spotsylvania and engaging at
North Anna,
Totopotomoy and Bethesda Church.
Moving to
Petersburg, it took active part in the assault of June 18, and engaged afterward in the siege.
August 8 the regiment was ordered to
City Point for guard duty at the government machine and repair shops, and remained so stationed until the termination of its service, Oct. 5, 1864, when it returned to
Massachusetts, reaching
Boston October 10, and was mustered out Oct. 17, 1864.
Many members of the regiment had re-enlisted, and were assigned to the 32d Mass. Infantry.
