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Tenth regiment Massachusetts Infantry.
（1)
Col. Henry S. Briggs,
Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols.
（2)
Col. Henry L. Eustis,
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 | 15 | – | 24 | 102 | 114 | 124 | 108 | 108 | 115 | 121 | 137 | 122 | 108 | 2 | 1,200 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,278 |
| Enlisted men (included above) commissioned in regiment.2 | 7 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 36 |
| Enlisted men (included above) serving elsewhere within regiment. | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6 |
| Totals, | 7 | – | – | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 42 |
| Actual total of members of regiment,— |
| Officers, | 15 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 78 |
| Enlisted men,3 | 8 | – | 24 | 99 | 110 | 114 | 107 | 105 | 112 | 118 | 136 | 119 | 104 | 2 | 1,158 |
| Totals, | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1,236 |
The 10th Mass. Infantry was recruited in the western part of the
State, was mustered into the service June 21, 1861, under
Col. Henry S. Briggs, and left
Boston July 25, 1861, for
Washington, where it remained stationed at Camp Brightwood during the
autumn and
winter of 1861-62.
On March 27, 1862, it left
Washington for
Fortress Monroe, and was engaged during the siege of
Yorktown and present at the
battle of Williamsburg.
It was located for the month of May near Bottom's Bridge; engaged with loss at
Fair Oaks May 31; was present at
Oak Grove June 25, and heavily engaged at
Malvern Hill.
After the encampment at
Harrison's Landing, the regiment returned with the army to
Alexandria and united with
General Pope's army at Chain Bridge September 2.
On September 3 it began its part in the campaign into
Maryland, was present though not called into action at
Antietam, and was engaged without loss at
Fredericksburg, encamping afterward in winter quarters at
Falmouth, Va. At the
battle of Chancellorsville the regiment, as part of
General Sedgwick's forces, was engaged May 3 at
Marye's Heights and Salem Church under command of
Major Parker,
Colonel Eustis being in command of brigade.
The regiment was in reserve and on the skirmish line during the
battle of Gettysburg, and followed the retreat of the
Confederates into
Virginia.
It acted in support of artillery at the
battle of Rappahannock Station November 7, took part in the
Mine Run campaign, and encamped afterward at
Brandy Station for the winter, engaging in February in the expedition to Robertson's River.
At the
battle of the Wilderness the regiment suffered great loss on May 5, taking active part again on May 6.
At
Spotsylvania it was engaged and under heavy fire on the 8th, 9th and 12th of May, and took part also with loss on the 18th.
It was engaged at Cold Harbor, moving on June 13 toward
Petersburg, and encamping June 17 within two miles of the city.
On June 19 the regiment was relieved and withdrew from the front, its term of service having expired.
It went to
Washington June 22 and reached
Springfield, Mass., June 25, where five companies were mustered out July 1, and the remainder July 6, 1864.
