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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts played a significant role in national events prior to and during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Massachusetts Republicans dominated the early antislavery movement during the 1830s, motivating activists across the nation.
April 15 – Isaiah Stillman, U.S. Army Major in the Black Hawk War (born 1793) May 21 – Benjamin Paul Akers, sculptor (born 1825) May 24 – Elmer E. Ellsworth, first Union officer to die in the Civil War (born 1837) June 3 – Stephen A. Douglas, Senator from Illinois from 1847 till 1861 and presidential candidate (born 1813)
The 6th Massachusetts bivouacked in Monument Square in Baltimore on July 1, 1861, at the close of their second garrison encampment in the city. The 6th Massachusetts was barracked in the Senate Chamber in the Capitol. The next morning, tensions in Washington were high as rumors circulated of an impending Confederate attack.
The 16th Massachusetts was organized at Camp Cameron [1] [i] in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 25, 1861. It mustered into federal service for a three-year enlistment on June 29, 1861 under the command of Colonel Powell Tremlett Wyman. The 16th Massachusetts mustered out of service on July 27, 1864.
As a result, over the summer of 1861, volunteers rushed to enlist for a term of three years. The 21st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was among the "three-year regiments" organized after the First Battle of Bull Run. [6] The regiment was formed during July and August 1861. The designated camp of assembly was the Agricultural Fair Grounds in ...
The event is still celebrated in Suffolk County as ... Massachusetts Historical Review 18 (2016): 64 ... Massachusetts, 1774–1861 (1947), influential study ...
The 1st Massachusetts Cavalry was organized at Camp Brigham in Readville, Massachusetts beginning September 3, 1861 and mustered in under the command of Colonel Robert Williams. The regiment was attached to the Department of the South to April 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Department of the South, to August 1862.
The 9th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a military unit from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, part of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. It is also known as "The Fighting Ninth". It existed from 1861 to 1864 and participated in several key battles during the war.