9th Massachusetts

[Capt. Gregory]

Like Sherman argued, it was worth all it cost us in blood and treasure. This writer perhaps overstates the point, but...nice sentiment

 

[Stryker65]

You really get the sense of this when reading speeches and the like. Before the Civil War, the country was referred to as "These United States" but after the war it was known as "The United States".

 

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'Before the Reaper's Sickle': The 9th Massachusetts at Gaines' Mill

It is the 27th June 1862. Colonel Thomas Cass and the 9th Massachusetts Infantry have just retraced their steps under orders, marching back towards their old camping grounds near a mill and millpon…

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Thomas Cass (1821-1862) - Find a Grave Memorial

Civil War Union Army Officer. A native of County Queens, Ireland, he was commissioned Colonel and commander of the 9th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on June 11, 1861, overseeing the regiments training and initial Union Army deployment. He led the unit in the Spring 1862 Peninsular Campaign...

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Patrick Robert Guiney (1835-1877) - Find a Grave...

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 9th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for gallant and meritorious services during the War.

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James Fred McGunnigle (1834-1897) - Find a Grave...

Civil War veteranCaptain, Co. A, 9th Massachusetts Infantry (Jun. 1861 to Jun. 1864) Member of the John A. Hawes G.A.R. Post 159, East Boston, MA Obituary from Boston Morning Journal, Wednesday, April 14, 1897; p. 2 Capt. James F. McGunnigle, a veteran of the Civil War, passed away at his home...

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PVT Patrick Boylan (1838-1862) - Find a Grave...

Evening star Thu, Jul 17, 1862 ·Page 3DEATHS OF SOLDIERS - The following have been reported since our last. Patrick Boylan Co E 9th Massachusetts Died of disease at Cliffburner General Hospital Listed as a Private E CO 9th Massachusetts.

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Col Andrew Elwell (1817-1903) - Find a Grave...

Civil War Union Army Officer. He served first in the 9th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, rising to Lieutenant Colonel before being mustered out on August 1, 1861. he then was commissioned into the 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, rising to Colonel and commander of the regiment before...

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Manipulating Memory: The Story of the 9th Massachusetts Monument at Gettysburg

Gettysburg’s Big Round Top is home to one of the lesser known monuments on the battlefield. It marks the position held by the Irish 9th Massachusetts Infantry from the late evening of 2nd Jul…

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