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(→Brief History: Sources: "Civil War Diary of Sergeant Henry W. Tisdale, Company I, 35th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry" at www.civilwardiary.net and "History of the Thirty-Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers 1862-1865" at https://books.google.com/books/about/History_of_the_Thirty_Fifth_Regiment_Mas.html?id=Dt8KAQAAIAAJ) |
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=== Brief History | ===Brief History=== | ||
The 35th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at | The 35th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Lynnfield, MA on August 1, 1862, and was mustered out June 9, and discharged from service June 27, 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 Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmainf3.htm#35th 35th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 11 July 2012).<br> | The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmainf3.htm#35th 35th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 11 July 2012).<br> | ||
=== 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.<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 2,204 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMA0035RI Roster]. | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,204 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UMA0035RI Roster]. | ||
=== Other Sources | ===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> | *[[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> | ||
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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> | ||
=== References | ===References=== | ||
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[[Category:Massachusetts_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] | [[Category:Massachusetts_-_Military_-_Civil_War,_1861-1865]] |
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