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United States U.S. Military Massachusetts Massachusetts Military Massachusetts in the Civil War 24th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

The 24th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Readville September to December, 1861,and mustered out January 20, 1866.^[1]

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.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

WEBSITES

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 9 Dec. 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).

[cwss-1] National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (accessed 4 January 2011).

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 === Brief History  ===
-The 24th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Readville September to December, 1861,and mustered out January 20, 1866.<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>
+The 24th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Readville September to December, 1861,and&nbsp;&nbsp;mustered out January 20, 1866.<ref name="cwss">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 this unit,see:<br>
-*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmainf3.htm#24th 24th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 11 July 2012).<br>
 === 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.<br>
+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 [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,342 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMA0024RI Roster].
-=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
+<br>
-*''Roster of Company I, 24th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers.'' By Massachusetts Infantry. 24th Regiment,. Boston: E. B. Stillings & co., 1902. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/rosterofcompanyi00mass Internet Archive]
+<br>
-*''The Twenty-fourth regiment, Massachusetts volunteers, 1861-1866.'' By Alfred Seelye Roe. Worcester, Mass.: Twenty-fourth veteran association, 1907. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/twentyfourthregi02roea/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive]
 === Other Sources  ===
-*[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|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).<br>
+WEBSITES
-*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 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. <br>
-*[[Massachusetts in the Civil War|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. <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>
-*Roe, Alfred Seelye. ''The Twenty-Fourth Regiment, Massachusetts volunteers, 1861-1866 : New England guard regiment.'' (Worcester, Massachusetts : Twenty-Fourth Veteran Association, 1907, c1907), {{FSC|91778|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2ra}} and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991),{{FSC|786840|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6083180}}
-*Trumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay). ''The captured scout of the Army of the James : a sketch of the life of Sergeant Henry H. Manning, of the Twenty-Fourth Mass. Regiment.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FSC|786850|item|disp=FS Library film 6083181}}
+*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 9 Dec. 2010) can be searched by soldier's name or by regiment; includes regimental rosters and additional history of the regiment.
-*Images of the [https://www.google.com/search?q=24th+Regiment,+Massachusetts+Infantry&client=firefox-a&hs=sn1&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Hw5zUffvGKOjigLiq4GAAw&ved=0CEkQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=908 24th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry],(accessed 20 April 2013).
+<br>
 === References  ===
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 [[Category:Massachusetts_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]]