Brand new here, and looking for recommendations regarding Massachusetts involvement. Just getting into Civil War history, and just finished Foote's trilogy. Next is Fighting with the Eighteenth Massachusetts, Thomas Mann's memoir. Being from MA, I'm interested in the state's contribution, and Antietam looked important as many from my area (21st) fought and died there. What are some quality works that I should look for next? Thx.
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Military knowledge in the 54th Massachusetts | Regimental Histories
Some might find this July 25 1860 Detroit Daily Free Press article interesting. I am still wondering if these militia members were some of the black recruits the 54 Massachusetts Infantry Regiment found in Detroit. One year of daily drilling would have given these black militia men some degree...
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55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry-A Second Brave Black Regiment from Mass. | Regimental Histories
In July of 1862, Congress passed the Second Militia Act, which allowed black men to perform limited service in the army. Congress did not place black recruits on an equal field with whites. While the lowest-ranking white soldier was paid $13 per months (about $300 today) black men were to be...
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16th Massachusetts infantry | Regimental Histories
This thread is intended to serve as the location for general regimental history, photographs, stories, articles and any other relevant information about 16th Massachusetts in the Regimental Histories Forum. Please do not start new threads - just add your content about the regiment under this...
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5th Massachusetts-A Black Cavalry Regiment | Regimental Histories
After Gov. Andrew authorized the creation of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiments as his state's first two black units, he authorized a black cavalry regiment, the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry in 1863.
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The First Battalion, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery | Regimental Histories
Our Forum host has asked also for accounts of “long forgotten” unit histories -- of formations with little record of note -- perhaps just the proverbial “15 minutes of fame.” There are, indeed, many such units -- more in the North, I expect, since conscription was universal in the Confederacy...
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Battles of the Massachusetts Regiments | Regimental Histories
For anyone who might be interested, I have just put online a listing of the battles and sieges credited to each of Massachusetts' 62 Infantry, 5 Cavalry, and 4 Heavy Artillery Regiments, and each of the 16 Light Batteries. https://sites.google.com/view/miscellany-home/30
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28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry-The 4th Irish Brigade | Regimental Histories
The 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was the second Irish regiment formed in Massachusetts during the Civil War (the 9th Mass. preceded them). When the regiment was recruited enlistees were told that the 28th was to be part of the Irish Brigade being organized by Brigadier General Thomas...
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54th Massachusetts: The "Brave Black Regiment" | Regimental Histories
Currier and Ives: The Gallant Charge of the Fifty Fourth Massachusestts (Colored) Regiment, by Currier & Ives, New York, 1863. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was the most famous Black regiment of the Civil War. This thread is for the unit's regimental history.
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History of the 21st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | Regimental Histories
Second Colors of the 21st Massachusetts. The stain in the center is the blood of Sgt Thomas Plunkett, who lost both arms at Fredericksburg) [Note: This history of the 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry is taken from Massachusetts in the Rebellion, (1886), by P. C. Headley...
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9th Massachusetts | Regimental Histories
Like Sherman argued, it was worth all it cost us in blood and treasure. This writer perhaps overstates the point, but...nice sentiment
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I would add Miller's excellent book on the 20th Massachusetts, Harvard's Civil War (2007). It is a model of what a modern unit history should be. The regiment served in the Army of the Potomac at all its major fights, had well-known figures in its ranks like Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., and had a lot of members who wrote journals/diaries/letters.Sir, to get you started...
Military knowledge in the 54th Massachusetts | Regimental Histories
Some might find this July 25 1860 Detroit Daily Free Press article interesting. I am still wondering if these militia members were some of the black recruits the 54 Massachusetts Infantry Regiment found in Detroit. One year of daily drilling would have given these black militia men some degree...
55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry-A Second Brave Black Regiment from Mass. | Regimental Histories
In July of 1862, Congress passed the Second Militia Act, which allowed black men to perform limited service in the army. Congress did not place black recruits on an equal field with whites. While the lowest-ranking white soldier was paid $13 per months (about $300 today) black men were to be...
16th Massachusetts infantry | Regimental Histories
This thread is intended to serve as the location for general regimental history, photographs, stories, articles and any other relevant information about 16th Massachusetts in the Regimental Histories Forum. Please do not start new threads - just add your content about the regiment under this...
5th Massachusetts-A Black Cavalry Regiment | Regimental Histories
After Gov. Andrew authorized the creation of the 54th and 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiments as his state's first two black units, he authorized a black cavalry regiment, the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry in 1863.
The First Battalion, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery | Regimental Histories
Our Forum host has asked also for accounts of “long forgotten” unit histories -- of formations with little record of note -- perhaps just the proverbial “15 minutes of fame.” There are, indeed, many such units -- more in the North, I expect, since conscription was universal in the Confederacy...
Battles of the Massachusetts Regiments | Regimental Histories
For anyone who might be interested, I have just put online a listing of the battles and sieges credited to each of Massachusetts' 62 Infantry, 5 Cavalry, and 4 Heavy Artillery Regiments, and each of the 16 Light Batteries. https://sites.google.com/view/miscellany-home/30
28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry-The 4th Irish Brigade | Regimental Histories
The 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was the second Irish regiment formed in Massachusetts during the Civil War (the 9th Mass. preceded them). When the regiment was recruited enlistees were told that the 28th was to be part of the Irish Brigade being organized by Brigadier General Thomas...
54th Massachusetts: The "Brave Black Regiment" | Regimental Histories
Currier and Ives: The Gallant Charge of the Fifty Fourth Massachusestts (Colored) Regiment, by Currier & Ives, New York, 1863. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was the most famous Black regiment of the Civil War. This thread is for the unit's regimental history.
History of the 21st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | Regimental Histories
Second Colors of the 21st Massachusetts. The stain in the center is the blood of Sgt Thomas Plunkett, who lost both arms at Fredericksburg) [Note: This history of the 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry is taken from Massachusetts in the Rebellion, (1886), by P. C. Headley...
9th Massachusetts | Regimental Histories
Like Sherman argued, it was worth all it cost us in blood and treasure. This writer perhaps overstates the point, but...nice sentiment
HTHs,
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Harvard's Civil War : a history of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry : Miller, Richard F., 1951- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-494) and index
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Not quite an answer to your question, but Thomas Mass grew up in Wrentham/Norfolk, Mass (where I am planning to be buried) and ultimately ended up in Andersonville. He wrote a serialized account of his time there in the July/August editions of Century magazine, if you're curious about his time there. He was a big proponent of "Big Pete" Aubrey being the man who brought down the raiders. More links about him that you may find helpful, including a photo of him posted on his Find a Grave page.
Century Magazine 1890 Vol. 18 : VictorianVoices.net : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest articles...
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Welcome to Town of Norfolk, MA
Dr Thomas Henry Mann (1843-1916) - Find a Grave...
Son of Lurena Ware & Levi Mann. He was an 18 year-old Teacher from Wrentham, MA, when he enlisted in that town on May 20, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. I. Mann was one of seven men from Co. I cited for their bravery at theBattle of...
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Don't ignore the early general overviews. they're invaluable for understanding the Bay Srate's contribution:
2 volumes, written by the Mass. Adjutant General, based on official correspondence.
1000+ pages, published 1889, contains histories of every Mass. unit in the war. Who was where, when?
Briefer sketches compiled in 1866.
The 21st is perhaps my personal favorite.
Massachusetts in the rebellion : a record of the historical position of the commonwealth, and the services of the leading statesmen, the military, the colleges, and the people, in the civil war of 1861-65 : Headley, P. C. (Phineas Camp), 1819-1903 :
Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
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The 21st is perhaps my personal favorite.
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Thank you! I am currently reading his memoirs Fighting with the Eighteenth MassachusettsWelcome aboard!
Not quite an answer to your question, but Thomas Mass grew up in Wrentham/Norfolk, Mass (where I am planning to be buried) and ultimately ended up in Andersonville. He wrote a serialized account of his time there in the July/August editions of Century magazine, if you're curious about his time there. He was a big proponent of "Big Pete" Aubrey being the man who brought down the raiders. More links about him that you may find helpful, including a photo of him posted on his Find a Grave page.
Century Magazine 1890 Vol. 18 : VictorianVoices.net : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The Century Magazine began as Scribner’s Monthly in 1870, and became Century Magazine in 1881. It brought readers a wide range of general-interest articles...archive.org
Welcome to Town of Norfolk, MA
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Dr Thomas Henry Mann (1843-1916) - Find a Grave...
Son of Lurena Ware & Levi Mann. He was an 18 year-old Teacher from Wrentham, MA, when he enlisted in that town on May 20, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. I. Mann was one of seven men from Co. I cited for their bravery at theBattle of...
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Here are some sites that will point you to regiments specifically at Antietam and Gettysburg:
State of Massachusetts Monument at Antietam
State of Massachusetts Monument on the Antietam battlefield
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Massachusetts Monuments at Gettysburg
Massachusetts monuments of the Gettysburg battlefield, with photos, inscriptions from the monuments and map locations
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Yes, Massachusetts was VERY important.
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Massachusetts Monument at Vicksburg National Park honors the 29th, 25th, and 36th Massachusetts Infantry Regiments.
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Massachusetts troops fought in almost every southern state during the Civil War. Why don't you decide what southern states interest you the most and study the regiments that serve their. For example I happen to be interested in Massachusetts regiments that served in western Louisiana. They participated in the red River campaign of 1863, the siege of port Hudson and the red river campaign of 1864.
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If you're interested in ANTIETAM, then you ought to read the books by Joseph harsh. TAKEN ATVTHE FLOOD IS ONE OF THEM.
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The following link from the Stone Sentinels website shows the battlefield monuments erected by Massachusetts to honor their units that participated in the Battle of Antietam.
21st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment monument at Antietam
Monument to the 21st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment on the Antietam battlefield, with photos, text from the monument and map location
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A checklist of Massachusetts units on the Maryland Campaign of 1862:
2nd Massachusetts Infantry - Col. George L. Andrews
7th Massachusetts Infantry (arrived Sept 18) - Col. David A. Russell
9th Massachusetts Infantry - Col. Patrick R. Guiney
10th Massachusetts Infantry (arrived Sept 18) - Col. Henry L. Eustis
12th Massachusetts Infantry - Maj. Elisha Burbank
13th Massachusetts Infantry - Maj. J. Parker Gould
15th Massachusetts Infantry - LCol. John W. Kimball
+ Massachusetts Sharpshooters, First Company - Capt. John Saunders
18th Massachusetts Infantry - LCol. Joseph Hayes
19th Massachusetts Infantry - Col. Edward W. Hincks
20th Massachusetts Infantry - Col. William R Lee
21st Massachusetts Infantry - Col. William S. Clark
22nd Massachusetts Infantry - LCol. William S. Tilton
+ Massachusetts Sharpshooters, Second Company - Capt. Lewis E. Wentworth
28th Massachusetts Infantry - Capt. Andrew P. Caraher
29th Massachusetts Infantry - LCol. Joseph H. Barnes
32nd Massachusetts Infantry - Col. Francis J. Parker
35th Massachusetts Infantry - Col. Edward A. Wild
Massachusetts Light Artillery, 8th Battery - Capt. Asa M. Cook
Massachusetts Light Artillery, Battery A - Capt. Josiah Porter
Massachusetts Light Artillery, Battery C - Capt. Augustus P. Martin
1st Massachusetts Cavalry - Col. Robert Williams
2nd Massachusetts Infantry - Col. George L. Andrews
7th Massachusetts Infantry (arrived Sept 18) - Col. David A. Russell
9th Massachusetts Infantry - Col. Patrick R. Guiney
10th Massachusetts Infantry (arrived Sept 18) - Col. Henry L. Eustis
12th Massachusetts Infantry - Maj. Elisha Burbank
13th Massachusetts Infantry - Maj. J. Parker Gould
15th Massachusetts Infantry - LCol. John W. Kimball
+ Massachusetts Sharpshooters, First Company - Capt. John Saunders
18th Massachusetts Infantry - LCol. Joseph Hayes
19th Massachusetts Infantry - Col. Edward W. Hincks
20th Massachusetts Infantry - Col. William R Lee
21st Massachusetts Infantry - Col. William S. Clark
22nd Massachusetts Infantry - LCol. William S. Tilton
+ Massachusetts Sharpshooters, Second Company - Capt. Lewis E. Wentworth
28th Massachusetts Infantry - Capt. Andrew P. Caraher
29th Massachusetts Infantry - LCol. Joseph H. Barnes
32nd Massachusetts Infantry - Col. Francis J. Parker
35th Massachusetts Infantry - Col. Edward A. Wild
Massachusetts Light Artillery, 8th Battery - Capt. Asa M. Cook
Massachusetts Light Artillery, Battery A - Capt. Josiah Porter
Massachusetts Light Artillery, Battery C - Capt. Augustus P. Martin
1st Massachusetts Cavalry - Col. Robert Williams
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