First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
| 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | May 23, 1861–May 25, 1864 |
| Country |
 United States of America |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | In 1863: 1st Brigade (Carr's), 2nd Division (Humphreys's), III Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Col. Robert Cowdin Col. Napoleon B. McLaughlen |
| Insignia | |
| III Corps (2nd Division) badge |
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The First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Organized at "Camp Ellsworth" in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the regiment was made up partly of companies that had belonged to the First Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, a peactime unit of state militia. The companies were mostly from Boston but also Roxbury and Brookline. The First Massachusetts was the first of the Massachusetts regiments recruited for a term of three-years.
See also
- Massachusetts in the Civil War
- List of Massachusetts Civil War units
Notes
References
- Bowen, James L. (1889). Massachusetts in the War, 1861–1865. Springfield, Massachusetts: Clark W. Bryan & Co. OCLC 1986476.
- Schouler, William (1868). A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War. Boston: E.P. Dutton & Co. OCLC 2662693.