Massachusetts 2nd Infantry Regiment ( 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry ) - was one of the infantry regiments of the Union Army during the Civil War in the United States . The regiment was formed in May 1862 and went through all the battles in the East from the campaign in the Shenandoah Valley to the Carolina campaign, participated in the Grand Review and was disbanded in July 1865.
| 2nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment | |
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 Monument to 2nd Massachusetts near Gettysburg | |
| Years of existence | 1861 - 1865 |
| A country |  USA |
| Type of | Infantry |
| Number | 316 people (June 1863) |
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Content
- 1 Formation
- 2 Battle Path
- 3 At the cinema
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
- 6 References
Formation
On April 15, 1865, after the outbreak of the Civil War and the publication of Lincoln’s call for volunteers, the Massachusetts Governor promised the militia major George Gordon to entrust him with the first regiment he had recruited. With the assistance of former militia officers, Gordon raised $ 30,000 for the equipment of the regiment in a few days (65% of the required amount). Since Gordon did not have formal permission to recruit the regiment, on April 29 he met with the Secretary of War and obtained formal sanction from him [1] . Recruitment offices were opened in Boston and the state districts and eventually the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was recruited. May 24, 1861 Gordon received the rank of colonel of the volunteer army and led the regiment.
The regiment was formally formed on May 25 at the Camp Andrew Camp in West Rexbury. George Gordon became his first colonel, lieutenant colonel, and Wilder Dwight became major.
Battle Path
July 8, the regiment left the state and went to Hagerstown (Maryland). From there, on July 11, the regiment was sent to the Shenandoah Valley, to the army of General Patterson . On July 14, the regiment was included in the brigade. On July 18, the regiment was sent to Harpers Ferry, and became the first federal regiment to enter this city. Colonel Gordon was appointed commander of the garrison of the city [2] . Subsequently, Patterson was replaced by Banks, and Gordon from the end of August temporarily assumed command of the brigade in the Banks army. On September 25, he officially became commander of the Third Brigade of the Banks Army. On the same day, Lt. Col. George Andrews officially headed the regiment [3] :
In the movie
The feature film " Glory " shows the attack of the 2nd Massachusetts at Entity and the wound of Captain Shaw .
Notes
- ↑ Quint, 1867 , p. 9.
- ↑ Quint, 1867 , p. 38.
- ↑ Quint, 1867 , p. 47.
Literature
- Bowen, James L. (1889). Massachusetts in the War, 1861–1865. Springfield, Massachusetts: Clark W. Bryan & Co. OCLC 1986476.
- Quint, Alonzo H. The record of the Second Massachusetts Infantry, 1861-65. - Boston: JP Walker, 1867 .-- 600 p.