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22nd
Massachusetts Infantry
in the Civil War
| Regimental History |
| Twenty-second Infantry. — Cols., Henry Wilson, Jesse A. Gove,
Charles E. Griswold, William S. Tilton ; Lieut-Cols., Charles E. Griswold, William S.
Tilton, Thomas Sherwin, Jr.; Majs., Charles E. Griswold, William S. Tilton, Thomas
Sherwin, Jr., Mason W. Burt. The 22nd was mustered in at Lynnfield for three years from
Aug. 10 to Oct. 1, 1861, and mustered out Oct. 20, 1864, when the reenlisted men and
recruits were transferred to the 32nd Mass. infantry. The regiment had 1,438 members, of
whom 218 were killed or died of wounds and 94 died from disease or imprisonment. It
reached Washington on Oct. 11, 1861, and went into camp at Hall's hill for the winter. The
next spring it took part in the siege of Yorktown and after its close embarked for West
Point, Va., thence to White House Landing and encamped there for a few days. Its next camp
was at Gaines' mill, from which point an expedition was made which resulted in the action
at Hanover Court House. The battle of Gaines' mill followed, in which Col. Gove was
killed. On Sept. 1, 1862, the regiment was once more at Hall's hill, its previous camp,
but not more than one-fifth of the men returned. At Antietam and Fredericksburg it escaped
with few losses, and from Fredericksburg to the Chancellorsville movement in the spring of
1863, it was in camp near Stoneman's switch, from which place several expeditions were
made, one the famous "Mud March." On the march toward Chancellorsville the 22nd
aided in the capture of the fords of the Rapidan. It was in action at Gettysburg and
Rappahannock Station, took part in the Mine Run campaign and camped for the rest of the
winter near Rappahannock Station. The regiment had an important share in the work of the
Army of the Potomac during the rest of its service, as is shown by its participation in
the battles of the Wilderness, Laurel hill, Spottsylvania, Jericho ford, Little river,
Totopotomoy, Bethesda Church and Shady Grove Church and the siege of Petersburg. In the
words of Brig.-Gen. Griffin to the 22nd: "You leave the army with an enviable record,
and with the regrets of your comrades at parting with you." |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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