The National tribune., 1890-03-27
THE BAY STATES "BLACKBERRY PICK
EHS."-III.

ERS."-ITI.
The Goth Mass.-Cols. VIM. r. Lee, Francis |
W. Palfrey, Paul Revere (killed), and George N.
Macy-was organized at Readyille, Sept. a,
1861, and left the State with GOO men. On Oct
81 it was involved in the disaster at Balls
Bluff, having crossed the river to the Virginia
side to support the 18th Mass, which was being
heavily attacked by overwhelming numbers.
Only one-third of those who crossed the river
returned to the Maryland shore, Is having been
killed, d. wounded and 13o were missing, many
Of whom were drowned. The Colonel, Major,
Adjutant, and several other officers were taken
prisoners, and two Lieutenauts were drowned.
The regiment went on to the Peninsula in
Gen. N. Il. J. Dana's Brigade, of Sedgwicks
Division. 1t took 400 men into action ut An
tiotam, of whom it lost al wounded and miss
ing. At Fredericksburg itcrossed with the 9TH
Mich. and 10Th Mass, to dislodge the rebel
sharpshooters stationed in the town. 1t lost
heavily in driving the rebels out OF Fredericks-
burg, and the subsequent assault on the works
in the rear of the city. Altogether 30 men
were killed, 133 wounded aud two missing, OF
the small number with which it crossed the
river. Only five officers wereleft unwounded.
of whom - were killed and 80 wounded, or
nearly one.half Col. Revere was killed, and
Lieut. Col. Macy had his hand so injured rs to
require amputation; only three officers escaped
unhurt 1t distinguished itself mt Bri5tow sta
tion where it repulsed the rebels with heavy
loss, while suffering but little itself Its fisht-
ing in the Wilderness began with the 9th OF May
mt the plank road where it lost 30 killed, IN
| Guiding Major Abbott. When its three years
expired only 81 men of its original numbers
were mustered out. Including men transferred
from other organizations and those promoted
or transferred of its own numbers, ii had on its
rolls 2,i35 mon, of whom 1872 were killed on
the field of battle. so died in rebel prisons aud
533 arc uuaccounted for on the record Of the Ad-
iutant. Generals Office The high character
Of the men composing the regiment is shown
| by the fact that it had IL officers who attained
n rank of Brevot. Brigadier General or higher.
The 2ist Mass Coils Augustus Morse, Will
liam s. Clark, and George z. Hawke5-was
organized at Worcester Aug. ~, 1861, and
! joined the Burnside expedition to North Caro-
| lima. Its first battle was at Roanoke Island,
where it executed Emo gankiug movement
which contributed greatly to the victory. 1t
lost in this action 10 killed and II wounded.
| II lost % killed aud - wounded ut New Berne.
At Chantily it foled Stonewal Jackson at
tempt to flank the command aud lost out OF 100
| present with the colors 30 killed. 76 wounded
and % prisoners. At Antietam it was with
the Ninth Corps Mt the struggle for the bridge.
aud there lost 10 killed and - wounded 1t
went West with tho Ninth Corps 10 Vicksburg
and East Tennessee, aud returned to the Army
of tho Potomac to enter the Wilderness cam
paign. where il had its frat serious fighting on
the 9th of May. 1t lost IL killed, 81 wounded
and - prisoners in the fight at Bethesda
Church, and manned an advance part of the
works in front of Petersburg. where for weeks
the fighting was almost incessaut. Its last light
was on the 18th of September at PEBBLES Farm
which it entered with - muskets and lost four
killed. 10 wounded aud IL prisoners IL en-
rolled altogether i.i35 men. Of whom % were
killed and llg died of wounds or disease.
The 22d Mass Coils Henry Wilson, Jesse A.
Cove (kilIcdl. Charles L. Griswold aud William
S. Tilton, known as the Henry Wilson Regi-
ment was organized mt Lynnfeid, Oct. 20
1861. and assigned to Martindale's Brigade. Of
Fitz John Porters Division. Its commander
Col Cove, was the first Union soldier to scale
tho abandoned works at Yorktown, and the
22d's flag the first raised on tho rebel flagstaff
At Gainess Mill it lost its Colonel, and 20 men
killed, SO wounded. aud Ia prisoners II
fought at Malvern Hill, and when it got back
TO its old camp near Washington, at the con
clusiOn OF the Peninsular campaign, 1t had bu
200 Of tho |, 100 men il had started out with six
months before. AT Gettysburg but g. mnsket
were with the colors, but the bearers of thGsi
fought calamity; 10 were killed aud p wound
ed. The regiment WAS recruited up ans
entered the Wilderness campaign with 2s'
muskeis. Ia its first battle IL lost 36 men, o
, whom 10 were killed. At Laurel Hill. it capt
ured some rihe-pts. Mt the cost of Il killed ant
, 81 wounded. The fighting from there to tn
James was very destructive to the organization
and when it's term of service expired on the b
Of October but l25 enlisted men were musteret
: out There were lao men enrolled. of whom
7 al were killed and li3 died from wound:
disease, etc. It's percentage of killed was til
largest of any Massachusetts, regiment.
: The 23d BIass-Cols. John Kurtz and AndreV
I | Ellwell-was organized at Lynufeld, Oct. q
1861, and assigned TO Burnsides North Caro-
| INA cApttltIou. Tvs HiHb bhAAiS was iNuauVh
> Island where it behaved handsomely, and los
4 IL killed and AZ wounded. In 1864 il entere
the Army of the James. and joined in the i'll
fatod movement against Petersburg. In th
: first assault upon that place it lost, out of -
! with the colors, - killed aud 16 wounded an
y 81 captured, of whom % died in prison. 1t wa
h returned TO the garrison Of New Berne, an
there suffered from the ravaSes of the yello,
. fever IL numbered altogether l,3i5 men,
y whom 40 were killed and lIi died of wound
{ and disease.
n The oath Mass.-known MS the New Ems
land Guards Regiment" Coils. Thomas G. ST.
' venson, Francis Osborn and Albert Ordway
y was organized at Readvile Dec. O, 1861. an
e Joined in the Burnside expedition. II was nc
n able to participate in the capture of ROanok
Island, owing to the transport upon which
- was, running aground. 1t took its full share
y the battle of New Berne, however, and in III
t other operations of that section. In Januar,
a 1868, it joined in the expedition again
Charleston. For four months it dug
trenches. waded through the malarial swami
D, aud did picket duty on tho sand islands
Of front of that city but on the 2Gth of August