Units raised in Massachusetts during the American Civil War consisted of 62 regiments of infantry, six regiments of cavalry, 16 batteries of light artillery, four regiments of heavy artillery, two companies of sharpshooters, a handful of unattached battalions and 26 unattached companies. more research. Details Its left flank having been attacked and turned, by McLaws’ and Walker’s Divisions, it was compelled to retire. and at Fort Totten, and sent out details on various duties. About Us, , Copyright 2010 by CivilWarIndex.com 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Unattached Companies (see: 3rd, 6th to 16th Unattached Companies (see: This page was last edited on 30 June 2020, at 10:43. Hanley; Majs., Andrew Elwell, Israel W. Wallis, David W. Low. The unit was apparently still in this camp when the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. was not mustered out till Aug. 7, 1863. JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. The 8th Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 3 officers and 54 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 70 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. [1] The following is a List of Massachusetts Civil War Units. “Harvard Regiment” The 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 17 officers and 243 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 148 enlisted men to disease in the Civil War. The 8th Mass militia, with a company from the 7th militia and one from the 10th regiment, volunteered for three months and left the state for Washington, April 18, 1861, its total strength being 705 men. Civil War Index. The regiment lost 2 officers and 13 men killed, 6 officers and 38 men wounded, and 6 officers and 129 men missing, including Colonel Lee, who was captured. It arrived three days later. On April 30, it was mustered into the U. S. service at Washington and Aug. 1 it was mustered out at Boston. Late in May, 1863, it was At Wenham, from Sept. 15 to Oct. 30, 1862, the 8th militia was reorganized company from the 7th militia and one from the 10th regiment, volunteered for three months Left State for Washington, D.C.; attached to, Moved to Poolesville, Md. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg. and mustered in for nine months. The 8th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War ... and farmers from the Housatonic River and Connecticut River Valleys south to near New Milford and north to the Massachusetts state line and west to present day Hartford. Benjamin F. Peach; Lieut. Orders for muster out came 1st Massachusetts Infantry 2nd Massachusetts Infantry 3rd Massachusetts Infantry 4th Massachusetts Infantry 5th Massachusetts Infantry 6th Massachusetts Infantry 7th Massachusetts Infantry 8th Massachusetts Infantry 9th Massachusetts Infantry 10th Massachusetts … The 20th brought 301 men to the field, losing 30 killed, 94 wounded and 3 missing. The 8th Alabama Infantry Regiment was organized in May of 1861 in Alabama and fought through the Civil War until surrendered at Appomattox Court House. On google_ad_width = 728; Lieutenant Colonel George N. Macy then took over until he was wounded on July 3, losing his left hand. The Eighth Massachusetts was shifted to Lexington, Kentucky. google_ad_height = 90; Colonel Lee is offered command of a brigade but offered his resignation, which was accepted.