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| 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.<br> |
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| The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,144 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMA0012RI Roster]. | | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,144 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMA0012RI Roster]. |
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| | === Regimental History and Roster === |
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| | *''History of the Twelfth Massachusetts volunteers .'' By Benjamin F. Cook. Boston: Twelfth (Webster) regiment association, 1882. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/cu31924030905982/page/n9/mode/2up Internet Archive] |
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| === Other Sources === | | === Other Sources === |
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| *Beale, James. ''Chancellorsville : a paper read before the United Service Club, Philadelphia, Penna. on Wednesday, February 8, 1888.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FSC|786300|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083141}}. | | *Beale, James. ''Chancellorsville : a paper read before the United Service Club, Philadelphia, Penna. on Wednesday, February 8, 1888.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991), {{FSC|786300|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083141}}. |
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| *Bruce, George Anson. ''The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865 : at the request of the officers' association of the regiment.'' (Boston, Massachusetts : Houghton Mifflin, 1906), {{FSC|82420|item|disp=FS Library book 974.4 M2bg}} | | *Bruce, George Anson. ''The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865 : at the request of the officers' association of the regiment.'' (Boston, Massachusetts : Houghton Mifflin, 1906), {{FSC|82420|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.4 M2bg}} |
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| === References === | | === References === |