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  2. Dedham, Massachusetts, in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    During this time they were paid $1.50 a day and were billeted at the Norfolk Agricultural Society's old cattle-show building, which was located near the Town Common. [5] [4] [2] Each soldier was a uniform of gray cloth with blue pipings and an old smooth bore rifle, which was borrowed from the neighboring community of Canton.

  3. 1st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 1st Massachusetts left Boston on the Boston and Providence Railroad in seventeen passenger and four baggage cars, drawn by two locomotives. [12] Arriving in Groton, Connecticut, the regiment detrained and embarked on the steamship Commonwealth [12] It sailed out and south outside Long Island and landed in Jersey City where the men disembarked and, after a meal, again entrained, this time ...

  4. 19th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 19th Massachusetts was organized at Camp Schouler in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, in April 1861. [6] [note 2] The 19th was largely composed of Essex County men. Its core began as three companies of the state militia's 1st Battalion Massachusetts Rifles from Essex County. [7] [note 3]

  5. Massachusetts restaurant threatened after Nazi uniforms ...

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    The messages came days after the staff served World War II reenactors who were in the restaurant wearing Nazi uniforms. A group of historians from the American Heritage Museum went to the Kith and ...

  6. 7th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    The 7th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was formed on June 15, 1861, in Taunton . Its original commander was Colonel Darius N. Couch who would eventually be promoted to command the II Corps of the Army of the Potomac and, after that, the Department of the ...

  7. 12th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    On April 18, 1862, while on picket duty along the Rappahannock River the men of the 12th Massachusetts exchanged sporadic fire with Confederates on the other side of the river. This was the first time the unit was engaged in hostile fire. [4] At the Battle of Antietam, the regiment lost 67% of its strength, or 224 of 334 men. It was the highest ...

  8. 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Due to the Commonwealth's relatively small black population, both the 54th Massachusetts and, subsequently, the 55th Massachusetts, were made up of free men of color recruited from other states, including Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania. The State of Ohio provided 222 recruits to the 55th Massachusetts, more than any other northern state.

  9. 5th Massachusetts Militia Regiment - Wikipedia

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    During the presidential election in October 1864, detachments of the 5th Massachusetts guarded the election polls in various locations in and around Baltimore. [29] On November 1, 1864, the 5th Massachusetts departed Baltimore and reached Boston on November 7. They were mustered out for the final time at Camp Meigs on November 16, 1864. [26]