Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65 on CD

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Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65 is a two volume set published in 1895. It was written by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth; the Massachusetts. General Court; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice,; Wilson, Charles Webster and Jaques, Florence Wyman.

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Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65 is a two volume set published in 1895. It was written by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth; the Massachusetts. General Court; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice,; Wilson, Charles Webster and Jaques, Florence Wyman.

Contents of Volume 1

Preface, iii
Introduction, vii
Preliminary Narrative :
The Outbreak of the War 3
The War Governor, 5
The First Volunteer Company, 8
The Three Months Regiments, 12
The Route through Annapolis, 21
The Occupation of Baltimore, 25
The Three Years Regiments, 27
The Early Major-Generals, 29
The Battles of 1861, 32
Filling up the Regiments, 35
The Naval Service, 40
Operations in North Carolina, 46
The Peninsular Campaign 50
The Department of the Gulf, 56
The Army of Virginia under Pope, .68
The Antietam Campaign, . . 71
The Fredericksburg Campaign, .74
Massachusetts and the Colored Troops, 80
Operations in the Department of the South, 84
The Chancellorsville Campaign 91
The Gettysburg Campaign, 98
The Army of the Cumberland, 104
Shenandoah Campaigns, 107
The Final Campaign in Virginia, 114
Massachusetts Enlistments and Casualties, 131
Massachusetts in the Field, 140
The Return of the Flags, 147
Condensed History of Regiments, 155
List of Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers killed in Action, .328
List of Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers who died of Wounds, 439
List of Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers who died as Prisoners, 496
Statistical Summary of Troops furnished by Massachusetts, 564
List of Regimental Flags preserved at the Massachusetts State House, 569
List of Authorities cited in Preliminary Narrative, 571
Index of Battles mentioned in Preliminary Narrative, 573
Index of Regiments mentioned in this Volume, 576
Index of Persons mentioned in this Volume, 579

Contents of Volume 2

List and Records of Massachusetts Naval Officers (by Capt.fC. W. Wilson),
List and Military History of Massachusetts General Officers,
List and Records of Field Officers in Massachusetts Regiments, .
List and Records of Line Officers in Massachusetts Regiments, .
List and Records of Medical Officers in Massachusetts Regiments,
List and Records of Chaplains in Massachusetts Regiments, .
List and Records of Massachusetts Officers in Regular Army and Staff Corps,
List and Records of Officers in Regiments of Other States,
List and Records of Officers in United States Colored Troops',
List of Massachusetts Officers, Soldiers and Sailors receiving: Medals of Honor
List of Brevets given to Massachusetts Officers, . .
Abstract of Town Reports on the Behavior of Returned Soldiers,
List of Persons sending Representative Recruits, .
Massachusetts Women in the Civil War (by Mrs. Mary A. Livermore),
List of Books relating to Massachusetts History during the Civil War,
Bibliographical Index to Periodical Literature bearing on Massachusetts Services during the Civil War (by Mrs. Florence W. Jaques),
Index

Here is an image of the title page of one of the volumes.

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