- Source: 17th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 17th Massachusetts was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
The 17th Massachusetts was organized at Camp Schouler in Lynnfield, Massachusetts and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on July 22, 1861 under the command of Colonel Thomas J.C. Amory.
= 1861 Operations
== 1862 Operations
== 1863 Operations
== 1864 Operations
=Early in 1864 the 17th met with its first serious experience in action. On February 1, an attack was made by the Confederates under MGEN Pickett on the Union outpost at Batchelder's Creek, some eight miles from New Bern, and LTC Fellows with 115 members of the five companies located outside the city and a section of artillery set out for the support of the 132nd New York Infantry, then holding the threatened position.
The bridge across the creek had just been carried by the strong force of the enemy when the 17th detachment arrived, and Fellows placed his command to the front and left of the New York regiment. In that position they repelled the Rebels several times. The enemy's overwhelming numbers began to tell as they carried the bridge at Batchelder's Creek and soon crossed over. As the defenders began to run low on ammunition, COL Peter Claassen, commanding the 132nd New York Infantry, ordered his men back into New Bern. He detailed the 17th to provide cover for the battery and the 132nd made their withdrawal. The order was then given to fall back to the crossing of the Trent road to make another stand, but in heavy fog, the Confederates flanked the party and cut off a large portion of them before they could escape. Three had been killed and three severely wounded during the fighting, and 66 were made prisoners, including Fellows, Surgeon Galloupe, and Adjutant Henry A. Cheever — the latter severely wounded.
Those that made good their escape made their way back to New Bern and assisted in manning the works and picketing the approaches while the city was attacked over the next three days.
= 1865 Operations
=The 17th Massachusetts mustered out of service on July 11, 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina.
Affiliations, battle honors, detailed service, and casualties
= Organizational affiliation
=Attached to:
Dix's Command, Baltimore, Maryland, to March 1862.
Foster's 1st Brigade, Burnside's Expeditionary Corps, to April 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department of North Carolina, to December 1862.
Amory's Brigade, Department of North Carolina, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XVIII Corps, Department of North Carolina, to July 1863.
Defenses of New Bern, North Carolina, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, to July 1864.
Sub-District of Beaufort, North Carolina, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, to January 1865.
Sub-District of Beaufort, North Carolina, Department of North Carolina, to March 1865.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Beaufort, North Carolina, Department of North Carolina, to March 1865.
1st Brigade, Division District of Beaufort, to April 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, to July 1865.
= List of battles
=The official list of battles in which the regiment bore a part:
= Detailed service
=Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 172 men during service; 21 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 147 enlisted men died of disease.
Commanders
Colonel Thomas J.C. Amory
Colonel John F. Fellows
Colonel Henry Splaine - commanded at this rank, but not mustered
See also
List of Massachusetts Civil War Units
Massachusetts in the American Civil War
References
= Footnotes
== Citations
== Sources
=Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- 17th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
- 182nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
- 101st Infantry Regiment (United States)
- 58th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
- 61st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
- 17th Vermont Infantry Regiment
- List of Massachusetts Civil War units
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