2nd Regiment Infantry
Organized at Camp Andrew, West Rexbury, and mustered in May 25, 1861. Left State for Hagerstown, Md. July 8;
thence moved to Williamsport and Martins burg. Va., July 11-12. Attached to Abercrombie's Brigade, Patterson's
Army, July, 1861. Abercrombie's Brigade, Banks' Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to August, 1861. Gordon's
Brigade, Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Gordon's 3rd Brigade Williams' 1st Division, Banks'
5th Army Corps, to April, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st
Division 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army
of the Potomac, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April,
1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., August to October. 1861. At Conrad's Ferry October 23-24, and picket
duty at Seneca Mills until December 4.. Duty at Frederick, Md., until February 27, 1862. Reconnoissance to
Charleston February 27-28. Occupation of Winchester March 12. Pursuit of Jackson up the Shenandoah Valley
March 24-April 27. Strasburg March 27. Woodstock April 1. Edenburg April 1-2. Operations in Shenandoah Valley
May 15-June 17. Buckton Station May 23. Retreat to Martinsburg and Williamsport May 23-June 6. Middletown
and Newtown May 24. Battle of Winchester May 25. (Rear guard May 24-25.) At Williamsport until June 10. Moved
to Front Royal June 10-18, thence to Warrenton and Little Washington July 11-17. Pope's Campaign in Northern
Virginia August 6-September 2. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Fords of the Rappahannock August 19-23.
Guarding trains during battles of Bull Run August 28-30. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Duty at
Maryland Heights September 19-October 29. Picket duty at Blackford's Ford and Sharpsburg, Md., until December.
March to Fredericksburg December 12-16. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Stafford Court House until April
27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Germania Ford April 29. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Brandy
Station and Beverly Ford June 9, Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3.
Pursuit to Warrenton Junction, Va., July 5-26. Detached duty in New York City August 16 to September 13.
Movement to Stevenson, Ala., September 24-October 3. Guarding Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad at Elkwater
Bridge and Tullahoma until April, 1864. Regiment veteranize December 31, 1863, and Veterans on furlough January
10 to March 1, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 to September 9. Demonstration against Rocky Faced Ridge May
8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Cassville May 19. (Non-Veterans left front for muster out May 22, and mustered
out at Chattanooga, Tenn., May 25, 1864.) New Hope Church May 25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek,
and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-29. Guard trains to Kingston and back May
29-June 8. Raccoon Creek June 6. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine
Hill June 11-14. Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek
June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Mills, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at
Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15. March to
the sea November 15-December 10. Monteith Swamp December 9. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign
of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Thompson's Creek, near Chesterfield, March 2. Thompson's Creek, near
Cheraw, S.C., March 3. Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro
March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 9-13. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of
Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24.
Provost duty at Washington until July. Mustered out July 11, and discharged at Boston, Mass., July 26, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 14 Officers and 176 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 96
Enlisted men by disease. Total 288.
Organized at Camp Andrew, West Rexbury, and mustered in May 25, 1861. Left State for Hagerstown, Md. July 8;
thence moved to Williamsport and Martins burg. Va., July 11-12. Attached to Abercrombie's Brigade, Patterson's
Army, July, 1861. Abercrombie's Brigade, Banks' Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to August, 1861. Gordon's
Brigade, Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Gordon's 3rd Brigade Williams' 1st Division, Banks'
5th Army Corps, to April, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st
Division 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army
of the Potomac, to October, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April,
1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., August to October. 1861. At Conrad's Ferry October 23-24, and picket
duty at Seneca Mills until December 4.. Duty at Frederick, Md., until February 27, 1862. Reconnoissance to
Charleston February 27-28. Occupation of Winchester March 12. Pursuit of Jackson up the Shenandoah Valley
March 24-April 27. Strasburg March 27. Woodstock April 1. Edenburg April 1-2. Operations in Shenandoah Valley
May 15-June 17. Buckton Station May 23. Retreat to Martinsburg and Williamsport May 23-June 6. Middletown
and Newtown May 24. Battle of Winchester May 25. (Rear guard May 24-25.) At Williamsport until June 10. Moved
to Front Royal June 10-18, thence to Warrenton and Little Washington July 11-17. Pope's Campaign in Northern
Virginia August 6-September 2. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Fords of the Rappahannock August 19-23.
Guarding trains during battles of Bull Run August 28-30. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Duty at
Maryland Heights September 19-October 29. Picket duty at Blackford's Ford and Sharpsburg, Md., until December.
March to Fredericksburg December 12-16. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Stafford Court House until April
27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Germania Ford April 29. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Brandy
Station and Beverly Ford June 9, Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3.
Pursuit to Warrenton Junction, Va., July 5-26. Detached duty in New York City August 16 to September 13.
Movement to Stevenson, Ala., September 24-October 3. Guarding Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad at Elkwater
Bridge and Tullahoma until April, 1864. Regiment veteranize December 31, 1863, and Veterans on furlough January
10 to March 1, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 to September 9. Demonstration against Rocky Faced Ridge May
8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Cassville May 19. (Non-Veterans left front for muster out May 22, and mustered
out at Chattanooga, Tenn., May 25, 1864.) New Hope Church May 25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek,
and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-29. Guard trains to Kingston and back May
29-June 8. Raccoon Creek June 6. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine
Hill June 11-14. Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek
June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Mills, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at
Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15. March to
the sea November 15-December 10. Monteith Swamp December 9. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign
of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Thompson's Creek, near Chesterfield, March 2. Thompson's Creek, near
Cheraw, S.C., March 3. Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro
March 24. Advance on Raleigh April 9-13. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of
Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 19. Grand Review May 24.
Provost duty at Washington until July. Mustered out July 11, and discharged at Boston, Mass., July 26, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 14 Officers and 176 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 96
Enlisted men by disease. Total 288.
History of the 2nd Massachusetts
Company
C
Reformed
The reformed 2ND Massachusetts is composed of members of the
Georgia Volunteer Battalion who are mindfull of the need to
balance the numbers of forces at selected reenactment events
across the south. We hope to portray the soldiers of the regiment
with honor and dignity.
The unit was in both the eastern and western theatres of war.
Georgia Volunteer Battalion who are mindfull of the need to
balance the numbers of forces at selected reenactment events
across the south. We hope to portray the soldiers of the regiment
with honor and dignity.
The unit was in both the eastern and western theatres of war.
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