The 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Formed on June 14, 1861, in Boston, Massachusetts, it was nicknamed the "We
Memorial on the Manassas National Battlefield Park to Colonel Fletcher Webster, original commander of the 12th Massachusetts Infantry
The 39th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
12th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
…skirmishing near Petersburg's outer defenses. By June 25, the regiment's three-year enlistments had expired. Those men who re-enlisted transferred to the 39th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, and the remainder marched back to Boston, arriving July 1. The 12th Massachusetts was officially mustered out on July 8, 1864. Over its service, the…
William Field of Co. A, 39th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in G.A.R. uniform with medals. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress