History of the Forty-second Regiment Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862, 1863, 1864

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Author

Bosson, Charles P. (Charles Palfray)

Title

History of the Forty-second regiment infantry, Massachusetts volunteers, 1862, 1863, 1864

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Produced by Wayne Hammond and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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English

LoC Class

E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Subject

United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 42nd (1862-1864)

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Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52079

Release Date

May 16, 2016

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HISTORY OF THE FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY , Massachusetts Volunteers , 1862, 1863, 1864. BY SERGEANT-MAJOR CHARLES P. BOSSON.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. Organization of Regiment—Camp at Readville—Departure for New York.
6. 6.CHAPTER II. En Route—Camp at East New York—On Transports.
7. 7.CHAPTER III. On Board Transports—The Saxon—Quincy—Charles Osgood—Shetucket—Quinnebaug.
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. GALVESTON. Off for Galveston—Landing—Occupation of the City—Action of January First—Loss of the “Harriet Lane”—Deserted by the Navy—Surrender. — The following officers and men of Company D: — “ Headquarters Dept. of the Gulf , “ New Orleans, La. , January 3d, 1863. — “ Headquarters Dept. of the Gulf , “ New Orleans, La. , January 3d, 1863. — “ Headquarters Dept. of the Gulf , “ New Orleans, La. , January 3d, 1863. — LETTER CARRIED TO GENERAL BANKS, BY QUARTERMASTER BURRELL. — STATEMENT OF SERGEANT NICHOLS. — STATEMENT OF PURSER BACH. — “ Headquarters Dept. of the Gulf , “ New Orleans, La. , January 7th, 1863. ( Extract. ) — “ Houston, Texas , January 20th, 1863. “ Colonel I. S. Burrell , “42d Regt. Mass. Vols.: — “ Headquarters Dept. of the Gulf , “ New Orleans , August 5th, 1864.
9. 9.CHAPTER V. At Carrollton—Bound for Galveston—Arrival of Companies—Camp Mansfield—Details. — CHARGE. — FINDING OF THE COURT. — SENTENCE.
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. FEBRUARY—AT BAYOU GENTILLY—MORE DETAILS. — “ Headquarters Dept. of the Gulf , “ New Orleans , January 13th, 1863.
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. Enlisted Men Prisoners at Houston—March for the Federal Lines—Arrival at New Orleans. — “ Headquarters, 42nd Mass. Vols. , “ Camp Farr, Bayou Gentilly, La. , March 6th, 1863.
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. At Bayou Gentilly—March—April. — “CIRCULAR. “ Headquarters Defences New Orleans , “ New Orleans , March 7th, 1863. — “ Headquarters Forty-Second Regt., Mass. Vols. , “ Camp Farr, Bayou Gentilly, La. , April 6th, 1863. — “To Lieutenant George E. Davis , A. A. A. General , “ Second Brigade, Second Division, New Orleans .” — “ Headquarters Forty-Second Regt., Mass. Vols. , “ Camp Farr, Gentilly Station, La. , April 14th, 1863. — “ Headquarters Forty-Second Regt., Mass. Vols. , “ Camp Farr, Bayou Gentilly, La. , April 17th, 1863. — CHARGE FIRST. — CHARGE SECOND. — CHARGE THIRD.
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. At Bayou Gentilly—May. — “ Headquarters 42d Regiment, Mass. Vols. , “ Camp Farr, Bayou Gentilly, La. , May 5th, 1863. — “ To Captain Wickham Hoffman , A. A. General , “ Second Division, 19th Army Corps, New Orleans .” — “ Headquarters Forty-Second Mass. Vols. , “ Camp Farr, Bayou Gentilly, La. , May 12th, 1863. — “ To Major Von Herman , “ commanding Provost-Guard, New Orleans .”
14. 14.CHAPTER X. Bayou Gentilly—June—Farewell to Gentilly Camp—In New Orleans.
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. BRASHEAR CITY. On Active Service—Action of June Twenty-third—Captured—Paroled and Returned to Algiers.
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. Action at La-Fourche Crossing.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. July—In New Orleans—At Algiers. — “ Headquarters 42d Regiment, Mass. Vols. , “ Custom House, New Orleans, La. , July 5th, 1863. — “ Headquarters Forty-Second Regt., Mass. Vols. , “ Lafayette Square, New Orleans , June 21st, 1863. — “ Headquarters Forty-Second Regt., Mass., Vols. “ Camp at Algiers, La. , July 27th, 1863. — “ To Lieut.-Col. R. B. Irwin , A. A. General , “ 19th Army Corps .”
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. Companies C and H on Detached Service at Camp Parapet.
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. Company K in Charge of Pontoons—Baton Rouge—Teche Campaign—Siege of Port Hudson—Donaldsonville—Return to Regiment. — “ Headquarters 19th Army Corps , “ Before Port Hudson , June 15th, 1863.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. August—At Algiers—Bound North—On Board “Continental”—Arrival Home.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. Adventures of Corporal Wentworth and Private Hersey. — STATEMENT OF PRIVATE HERSEY. — “BRIGADIER-GENERAL LIDDEL, “Per ——, A. A. A. G. ”
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. Officers in Confederate Prisons—Houston—State Prison—Camp Groce—Camp Ford—En-Route Home—At Home.
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. In Service for One Hundred Days—Organization—Readville—Off for Washington—At Alexandria—At Great Falls—Return Home. — “ Headquarters Company B, 42d Mass. Vols. , “ Great Falls, Md. , October 19th, 1864. — “ Headquarters Military Governor , “ Alexandria, Va. , October 15th, 1864. — Transcriber's Note:

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