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Sixth regiment Massachusetts Infantry (Militia), 3 months, 9 months and 100 days service.
| Field and Staff. | Line. | companies. | Totals. |
| | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K | L |
| Killed and died of wounds,— |
| 3 months,—Enlisted men, | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| 9 months,— |
| Officers, | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Enlisted men, | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 8 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Died by accident or disease,— |
| 9 months,—Enlisted men, | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 14 |
| 100 days,—Enlisted men, | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 |
| Died as prisoners,— |
| 9 months,—Enlisted men, | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Total losses,— |
| 3 months,—Enlisted men, | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1- | – | – | 4 |
| 9 months,— |
| Officers, | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Enlisted men, | – | – | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 25 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 |
| 100 days,—Enlisted men, | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 |
Casualties by Engagements.
| 1861. |
| April 19, Baltimore, Md., | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| 1862. |
| Dec. 12, Tanner's Ford, Va., | – | 1- | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1863. |
| Jan. 30, Deserted House, Va., | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| May 15, Carsville, Va., | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
The services of the 6th Infantry, M. V. M., were tendered to the
State of Massachusetts by its officers Jan. 21, 1861, and on the 15th of April, 1861, the regiment was called into service by
Governor Andrew.
Its members were residents of
Middlesex,
Essex,
Suffolk and
Worcester counties, its colonel being
Edward F. Jones of
Pepperell.
The regiment left
Boston for
Washington via New York and
Philadelphia, April 17, 1861, being enthusiastically greeted in these two cities.
It arrived at
Baltimore on the 19th of April, when its passage across the city was intercepted by a mob, and a detachment, companies C, I, L and D, under
Capt. Albert S. Follansbee, had four men killed and thirty-six wounded, the first men to fall in the civil war of 1861-1865.
The regiment was the first armed regiment to reach
Washington and was mustered into
United States service April 22, 1861, and having its headquarters at the
Relay House, near
Baltimore, took part, in May, in the occupation of
Baltimore, and engaged in June in guarding the railroads in the vicinity of
Washington.
Its term of service expired July 22, 1861, but at the request of
General Banks it volunteered for further service and remained on duty until July 29, when it was relieved, and returning to
Massachusetts, was mustered out of service Aug. 2, 1861.
In response to the call for troops in 1862, the regiment was mustered in for its nine months service, under Col
Albert S. Follansbee, on varying dates from August 31 to Sept. 8, 1862. Twenty-seven of tie commissioned officers had served under the three months enlistment and seven companies remained the same.
The command proceeded to
Fortress Monroe September 13 and spent its term of service in the vicinity, engaging in action at Deserted House, Va., Jan. 30, 1863, and in the siege of
Suffolk in May.
It was mustered out at
Lowell, Mass., June 3, 1863.
The 6th regiment was mustered in for its one hundred days service from July 14 to 19, 1864, under
Col. Albert S. Follansbee, with but few chances among the field and staff officers; the regiment left Readville for
Washington July 20, 1864, and remained on duty at
Arlington Heights until August 21, going from that place to Fort
Delaware,
Del. It was mustered out of service at Readville, Mass., Oct. 27, 1864.
