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Thirty-fifth regiment Massachusetts Infantry.
（1)
Col. Edward A. Wild,
Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols.
（2)
Col. Sumner Carruth,
Bvt. Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols.
| Field and Staff. | Line. | companies. | Unassigned Recruits. | Totals. |
| | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K |
| Number on regimental rolls,— |
| Officers, | 17 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 103 |
| Enlisted men,1 | 14 | – | 140 | 163 | 154 | 132 | 137 | 143 | 158 | 143 | 137 | 160 | 1 | 1,482 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,585 |
| Enlisted men (included above) commissioned in regiment.2 | 8 | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | – | 41 |
| Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within regiment. | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 11 |
| Totals, | 8 | – | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | – | 52 |
| Actual total of members of regiment,— |
| Officers, | 17 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 103 |
| Enlisted men,3 | 6 | – | 137 | 159 | 150 | 127 | 135 | 140 | 153 | 136 | 133 | 153 | 1 | 1,430 |
| 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 regiment formed in March part of the force sent to join
General Burnside in the department of the Ohio, and, reaching
Covington, Ky., March 30, was stationed successively at
Mount Sterling,
Lancaster and
Stanford.
In June it was sent to reinforce
General Grant at
Vicksburg, served during the siege and followed
General Johnston's forces to
Jackson, Miss.
Returning to
Covington August 14, it moved in October to
Knoxville, Tenn., took part in the operations in the vicinity in November and was on duty in the city during the siege.
The regiment returned to
Annapolis, Md., in April, 1864, and became, under
Colonel Carruth, part of the 1st Brigade,
General Stevenson's Division.
It was detailed to guard the supply train of the division at the
Wilderness.
Rejoining its brigade May 17 before
Spotsylvania, it took part in the assault on the next day and was actively engaged at
North Anna May 25.
Serving under
Captain Park as engineer corps for the division, the regiment was active during the operations about Cold Harbor and at the siege of
Petersburg, taking active part at the Crater July 30, and at the
battle of Weldon Railroad August 19.
Relieved from engineer duty in September, it continued its service in the siege with the 1st Brigade during the
autumn and
winter, joining in the pursuit of
Lee's army after the fall of
Petersburg in April, 1865.
Receiving the news of
Lee's surrender at
Farmville, it reached
Alexandria April 28, where it spent its remaining days of service, taking part in the grand review at
Washington May 23.
On June 9, 1865, the regiment was mustered out, those whose term of service had not yet expired being transferred to the 29th Mass. Infantry, and was paid off and discharged at Readville, Mass., June 27, 1865.
