Field and staff officers of the 42nd Massachusetts in 1862 or 1863. Commanding officer, Colonel Isaac S. Burrell, is seated at center.
Active
September 13, 1862 – August 20, 1863 July 14, 1864 - November 11, 1864
Country
United States
Allegiance
Union
Branch
Infantry
Part of
In 1863: 2nd Brigade (Farr's), 2nd Division (Thomas Sherman's), XIX Corps, Army of the Gulf
Engagements
American Civil War
Commanders
Colonel
Isaac S. Burrell
Insignia
XIX Corps (2nd Division) badge
Military unit
Massachusetts U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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The 42nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of infantry that served two tours in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was first formed in September 1862 in response to President Abraham Lincoln's call for 300,000 men to serve for nine months.[1]
^Bowen (1889), p. 617.
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