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The 35th Massachusetts was organized at Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts, trained at Camp Stanton from August 1–22, 1862, and mustered in for three-year service on August 28, 1862 under the command of Colonel Edward A. Wild. The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, IX Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April 1863.
The nucleus of the regiment was the Second Battalion Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, a unit dating to 1798 known as the Boston Light Infantry and nicknamed the "Tigers." The 43rd Massachusetts therefore became known as the "Tiger Regiment." [2] The regiment trained at Camp Meigs in Readville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston. [1]
The 32nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War.The nucleus of the regiment was a battalion of six companies raised in September 1861 to garrison Fort Warren, the largest fortification in Boston harbor.
1st Battery, Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery; 2nd Battery, Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery; 3rd Battery, Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery; 4th Battery, Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery; 5th Battery, Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery; 6th Battery, Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery
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.
45th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War.The regiment trained at Camp Meigs in Readville, Massachusetts before traveling to North Carolina, where they fought in the Battle of Kinston in December 1862, and in skirmishes in and around New Bern, North Carolina in the spring of 1863.