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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 33rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Springfield August 6, 1862, and | The 33rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Springfield August 6, 1862, and mustered out June 11 and discharged from service July 2, 1865.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,828 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMA0033RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,828 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMA0033RI Roster]. | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br> | ||
*Underwood, Adin B. (Adin Ballou). ''The three years' service of the Thirty-Third Mass. Infantry Regiment, 1862-1865 : and the campaigns and battles of Chancellorsville, Beverley's Ford, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Chattanooga, Atlanta, the march to the sea and through the Carolinas, in which it took part.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{ | *Underwood, Adin B. (Adin Ballou). ''The three years' service of the Thirty-Third Mass. Infantry Regiment, 1862-1865 : and the campaigns and battles of Chancellorsville, Beverley's Ford, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Chattanooga, Atlanta, the march to the sea and through the Carolinas, in which it took part.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FHL|787033|item|disp=FHL fiche 6083199}} and (Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1987), {{FHL|553297|item|disp=FHL film 1550218}} | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 13 February 2018
Brief History[edit | edit source]
The 33rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Springfield August 6, 1862, and mustered out June 11 and discharged from service July 2, 1865.[1]
For more information on the history of this unit, see:
- The Civil War Archive section, 33rd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 11 July 2012).
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]
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.
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,828 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Other Sources[edit | edit source]
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Massachusetts in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- Massachusetts in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Massachusetts, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- Underwood, Adin B. (Adin Ballou). The three years' service of the Thirty-Third Mass. Infantry Regiment, 1862-1865 : and the campaigns and battles of Chancellorsville, Beverley's Ford, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie, Chattanooga, Atlanta, the march to the sea and through the Carolinas, in which it took part. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), FHL fiche 6083199 and (Washington [District of Columbia] : Filmed by the Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1987), FHL film 1550218
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).