Organizational affiliation Attached to: •
Fort Monroe,
Department of Virginia, to May 1862. • 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department of Virginia, to June 1862. • 1st Brigade, 2nd Division,
III Corps,
Army of the Potomac, to March 1864. • 1st Brigade, 4th Division,
II Corps, to May 1864. • 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps, to July 1864.
List of battles The official list of battles in which the regiment bore a part: •
Seven Days Battles •
Battle of Glendale •
Second Battle of Bull Run •
Battle of Fredericksburg •
Battle of Chancellorsville •
Battle of Gettysburg •
Bristoe Campaign •
Mine Run Campaign •
Battle of the Wilderness •
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House •
Battle of Harris Farm •
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek •
Battle of Cold Harbor •
Siege of Petersburg •
Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road Detailed service 1861 • Left Massachusetts for
Old Point Comfort, Virginia, August 17.
1862 • Garrison duty at Fortress Monroe, Va., September 1, 1862 to May 8, 1862. • Occupation of Norfolk May 10. • Moved to Suffolk May 17, • Joined the Army of the Potomac at Fair Oaks June 13. • Nine-Mile Road, near Richmond, June 18. • Seven Days before Richmond June 25-July 1. • Oak Grove, near Fair Oaks, June 25. • White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30. • Malvern Hill July 1 and August 5. • Duty at Harrison's Landing until August 15. • Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville August 15–26. • Bristoe Station, Kettle Run, August 27. • Battles of Groveton August 29, • Second Bull Run August 30, • Chantilly September 1. • Duty at Fort Lyon and at Fairfax Station, defenses of Washington, until October 30, • Munson's Hill until November 2. • At Fairfax Station until November 25. • Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad November 10–12. •
Battle of Fredericksburg, December 12–15. • Rappahannock Campaign December 1862 to June 1863.
1863 • "Mud March" January 20–24, 1863. • At Falmouth until April 27. • Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. •
Battle of Chancellorsville May 1–5. • Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24. • Battle of Gettysburg, July 1–3. • Wapping Heights, Va, July 23. •
Bristoe Campaign October 9–22. • Advance to the Rappahannock November 7–8. • Kelly's Ford November 7. •
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. • Payne's Farm November 27.
1864 • Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6–7, 1864. • Duty near Brandy Station until May 1864. •
Overland Campaign May–June. •
Battle of the Wilderness May 5–7, • Spotsylvania May 8–12, • Spotsylvania Court House May 12–21. • Assault on the Salient, Spotsylvania Court House, May 12. • Harris' Farm, Fredericksburg Road, May 19. • North Anna River May 23–26. • Ox Ford May 23–24. • On line of the Pamunkey May 26–28. • Totopotomoy May 28–31. • Cold Harbor June 1–12. •
Siege of Petersburg • Before Petersburg June 16–18. •
First Battle of Petersburg June 16-July 11. • Jerusalem Plank Road June 22–23. • Left front for muster out July 11. ==Casualties==