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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 13th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Readville and mustered in for 90 days' service May 16, 1864.Duty at Fort Clark's Point, New Bedford, Mass.<br>They mustered out August 15, 1864.<ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> | The 13th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Readville and mustered in for 90 days' service May 16, 1864.Duty at Fort Clark's Point, New Bedford, Mass.<br>They mustered out August 15, 1864.<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 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry see the following: | For more information on the history of 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry see the following: | ||
The wikipedia article, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Regiment_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry] (accessed 29 September 2011) | |||
=== 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]] | ||