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26th
Massachusetts Infantry
in the Civil War
| Regimental History |
| Twenty-sixth Infantry. — Cols., Edward F. Jones, Alpha B. Farr,
William H. Chapman; Lieut.-Cols., Alpha B. Farr, Josiah A. Sawtell, William H. Chapman,
John S. Cooke; Majs., Josiah A. Sawtell, Eusebius S. Clark, William H. Chapman, Seth
Bonney. This regiment contained a large number of the members of the 6th militia regiment,
and was mustered in for three years at Lowell from Aug. 28 to Oct. 18, 1861. A larger
number of its members reenlisted than of any other Massachusetts regiment and it was not
mustered out till Aug. 28, 1865, at Savannah. Ga, It numbered 1,489 men and lost 64 by
death from wounds and 171 from disease or imprisonment. It left Lowell on Nov. 19, 1861,
and arrived at Ship island, Miss., on Dec. 3. Here it encamped for the winter and on April
15, 1862, started for New Orleans. It garrisoned the quarantine station, Forts St. Philip
and Jackson till July, when it proceeded to New Orleans, which was headquarters until June
20, 1863. It was then assigned to the Department of the Gulf and moved to La Fourche
crossing and repulsed the enemy there, but was obliged to fall back to Jefferson Station,
a more tenable position. Expeditions in the neighborhood of New Orleans followed and
December found the regiment encamped at New Iberia. Jan., 1864, was spent at Franklin and
then the regiment, except the veterans sent home on furlough, encamped at Carrollton, near
New Orleans, till June. An expedition to Morganza was undertaken in June, after which the
26th, with other regiments, was ordered to Bermuda Hundred, Va., where it arrived on July
21. It joined in the strategic movements preceding the battle of Winchester and
participated in that battle and those of Cedar creek and Fisher's hill. It was stationed
for a short time at Washington and then ordered to Savannah, Ga., where it remained till
mustered out. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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