| 37th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | |
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Massachusetts state flag |
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| Active | July 1862 – April 1865 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
The 37th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War.
The regiment was formed in July 1862 and served until the end of the war in April 1865, seeing action at many battles including Fredricksburg and Gettysburg, duty in New York City after the draft riot, the Siege of Petersburg and the final pursuit and destruction of General Robert E. Lee's Army.
It was formed from volunteers mainly from the western counties of Massachusetts, and it subsequently absorbed members of other units (notably the 7th and the 10th Massachusetts ) in May and June 1864. The 37th was one of the first regiments to be issued the new Spencer repeating rifle, on July 15, 1864, increasing their firepower.[1]