The 8th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment ( 8th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry ) was one of the infantry regiments of the Union Army during the American Civil War . The regiment was formed in April 1861 for a period of 90 days of service and dissolved in August of the same year. It was re-formed in July 1864 and disbanded in November. The regiment was recruited almost exclusively from Essex residents [1] .
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Years of existence | 1861 , 1864 |
A country | USA |
Type of | Infantry |
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The 8th Massachusetts was one of the first four regiments to be the first to arrive in Boston at the call of Lincoln to recruit volunteers. Three companies of the regiment became known as the first companies that arrived in Boston on the second day after the draft. The regiment was formed on April 16 and accepted for federal service for a period of 90 days. His first commander was Colonel Timothy Munro, Lieutenant Colonel and Major Andrew Elwell.
On April 18, the regiment left Boston and left for Washington, proceeded through Philadelphia and Annapolis, and arrived in Washington on April 26. May 15, Colonel Munro resigned due to illness, and Lieutenant Colonel Hinks became a colonel. On July 30, 1861, the regiment returned to Boston and was disbanded on August 1.
The regiment was re-formed in Ridville July 13 - 26, 1864 for a period of 100 days of service. On July 20, the regiment went to Baltimore and was included in the brigade of the IX Corps. In the summer of 1864, regiment companies were used for rear police and rear guards.
On October 28, the regiment returned to Massachusetts and was disbanded on November 10.
Notes
- ↑ Bowen, p. 181.
Literature
- Bowen, James L. (1889). Massachusetts in the War, 1861-1865. Springfield, Massachusetts: Clark W. Bryan & Co. OCLC 1986476.
- Nason, George W. (1910). History of the Massachusetts Regiments, Minute Men of '61. Boston: Smith & McCance. OCLC 57590583.