The 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, also known as the "Harvard Regiment", was a regiment of infantry in the American Civil War. The regiment was so nicknamed because the officers of the 20th were young Harvard graduates.[1] In addition, some, but not all, of the private soldiers had attended Harvard. The 20th was organized at Camp Meigs in Readville, August 29 to September 4, 1861. After training they left Massachusetts for Washington, D. C., September 4. They would fight until the war's conclusion being mustered out on July 16 and discharged July 28, 1865.[2] Fogel et al's Union Army Data urban sample suggests perhaps as many as two-thirds of the regiment's enlisted were immigrants with Irish immigrants making up half of the regiment's total.[3]
20 Mass. Infantry - Revere, Feirson, Bryant, Lee, Palfrey, Folsom, Hayward, ca. 1859–1870Monument to the 20th Massachusetts Infantry on the Gettysburg battlefield; Roxbury Conglomerate.
Attached to Lander's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861.[4] Lander's Brigade, Stone's (Sedgwick's) Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864.[5] 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.[2]
The 20th regiment lost 17 officers and 243 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and one officer and 148 enlisted men from disease. The total casualties were 409. The regiment ranks first among Massachusetts regiments and fifth among Union regiments in total casualties.[7]
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Miller, Richard F. (2005). Harvard's Civil War: A History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (1st ed.). ISBN9781584655053. OCLC 60515104. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
"20th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (U.S. National Park Service)". nps.gov. U.S. National Park Service. January 19, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
"Union Army Data-Urban (Robert W Fogel, Dora L Costa, Hoyt Bleakley, Louis Cain, Sok Chul Hong, Chulhee Lee, Sven Wilson, Louis Nguyen, Joseph Burton, Noelle Yetter, and Carlos Villarreal)". nber.org. The National Bureau of Economic Research. 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
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Pvt of 20th Mass killed in 1863
Memoir of William Francis Bartlett (1878) at the Internet Archive
The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865 (1906) at the Internet Archive
December 15, 2023
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The 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry also known as the Harvard Regiment was a regiment of infantry in the American Civil War The regiment was so nicknamed because the officers of the 20th were young Harvard graduates 1 In addition some but not all of the private soldiers had attended Harvard The 20th was organized at Camp Meigs in Readville August 29 to September 4 1861 After training they left Massachusetts for Washington D C September 4 They would fight until the war s conclusion being mustered out on July 16 and discharged July 28 1865 2 Fogel et al s Union Army Data urban sample suggests perhaps as many as two thirds of the regiment s enlisted were immigrants with Irish immigrants making up half of the regiment s total 3 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer InfantryActiveAugust 29 1861 July 28 1865Country United States of AmericaAllegianceUnionBranchUnited States ArmyTypeInfantrySize1 978Part ofIn 1863 3rd Brigade Hall s 2nd Division Gibbon s II Corps Army of the PotomacNickname s The Harvard Regiment CommandersNotablecommandersCol Paul J RevereCol William R LeeLt Henry L AbbottInsigniaII Corps 2nd Division badge 20 Mass Infantry Revere Feirson Bryant Lee Palfrey Folsom Hayward ca 1859 1870Monument to the 20th Massachusetts Infantry on the Gettysburg battlefield Roxbury Conglomerate Contents 1 Brigade divisional and corps attachments 2 Battles 3 Casualties 4 Notable members 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksBrigade divisional and corps attachments editAttached to Lander s Brigade Division of the Potomac to October 1861 4 Lander s Brigade Stone s Sedgwick s Division Army of the Potomac to March 1862 3rd Brigade 2nd Division 2nd Army Corps Army of the Potomac to March 1864 5 1st Brigade 2nd Division 2nd Army Corps to July 1865 2 Battles editWith the exception of First Bull Run the 20th participated in all of the major battles and many of the smaller battles fought by the Army of the Potomac Their baptism of fire occurred at Ball s Bluff on October 21 1861 6 Other battles included the Seven Days Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg the Wilderness Spotsylvania Court House the Siege of Petersburg and the Appomattox Campaign 2 Casualties editThe 20th regiment lost 17 officers and 243 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and one officer and 148 enlisted men from disease The total casualties were 409 The regiment ranks first among Massachusetts regiments and fifth among Union regiments in total casualties 7 Notable members editHenry L Abbott 8 William Bartlett 9 Joseph Hayes Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Norwood Pen Hallowell Edward Needles Hallowell William Raymond Lee Francis Winthrop Palfrey Paul Joseph Revere Henry Martyn TremlettSee also edit nbsp American Civil War portalList of Massachusetts Civil War units Massachusetts in the Civil WarReferences editCitations Dyer 1908 p 1254 1255 Miller 2005 p 16 19 a b c NPS 20th Massachusetts NBER Union Army Data Urban Higginson 1896 p 269 Catton 1985 p 115 Miller 2005 p 187 194 Bowen 1889 p 312 313 The Harvard Regiment Retrieved on 2008 02 15 Johnson 1906 Vol I Abbe Browne p 21 Johnson 1906 Vol I Abbe Browne p 225 226 Bibliography Bowen James L 1889 Massachusetts in the War 1861 1865 PDF 1st ed Springfield MA Clark W Bryan amp Co pp 311 326 OCLC 1986476 Retrieved August 8 2015 Catton Bruce 1985 1960 The Civil War American Heritage Library New York American Heritage Inc ISBN 9780828103053 OCLC 11786425 Retrieved August 8 2015 Dyer Frederick Henry 1908 A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion PDF 1st ed Des Moines IA Dyer Pub Co pp 1254 1255 ASIN B01BUFJ76Q Retrieved August 8 2015 Johnson Rossiter ed 1906 Vol I PDF The Biographical Dictionary of America Vol 1 Library ed Boston MA American Biographical Society p 484 OCLC 848266989 13960 t1jh3jn1z Retrieved October 26 2020 Higginson Thomas Wentworth 1896 Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861 65 8 Volumes Boston MA Wright and Potter Printing Co State Printers pp 269 274 OCLC 1049652105 Retrieved February 15 2008 Miller Richard F 2005 Harvard s Civil War A History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1st ed ISBN 9781584655053 OCLC 60515104 Retrieved February 15 2008 20th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry U S National Park Service nps gov U S National Park Service January 19 2007 Retrieved February 15 2008 Union Army Data Urban Robert W Fogel Dora L Costa Hoyt Bleakley Louis Cain Sok Chul Hong Chulhee Lee Sven Wilson Louis Nguyen Joseph Burton Noelle Yetter and Carlos Villarreal nber org The National Bureau of Economic Research 2015 Retrieved April 13 2021 External links editPvt of 20th Mass killed in 1863 Memoir of William Francis Bartlett 1878 at the Internet Archive The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 1865 1906 at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 20th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment amp oldid 1186575026, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
