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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, and mustered in May 25, 1861, mustered out July 11, and discharged at Boston, Mass., July 26, 1865<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>. | 2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Camp Andrew, West Roxbury, and mustered in May 25, 1861, mustered out July 11, and discharged at Boston, Mass., July 26, 1865<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref>. | ||
For more information on the history of 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, see the following: | For more information on the history of 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, see the following: | ||
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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.<br> | ||
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=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:Massachusetts_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Massachusetts_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | ||