The Civil War was not fought in Massachusetts. According to wikipedia they trained at Camp Meigs in Readville which is now a part of Boston.
Yes, they did and died for the union cause. The 54th Massachusetts volunteer infantry regiment was one of the first official black units. The movie GLORY is about this unit with Denzal Washington as the star. It is worth watching.
Yes. The 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment mobilized on April 29, 1898, and deployed on May 12, 1898 to fight in the Spanish-American war. See related links for more information.
the 304thJust wonderingWho is "Henry"? And what is 304th---infantry regiment, fighter squadron, field artillery??----------------------If he means the US 304 Infantry Regiment, then that was part of the US 76 Infantry Division."Henry" refers to Henry Fleming, the main character in the novel "Red Badge of Courage". I don't think we know what unit he was in. Remember this book is fiction. It is reported that the author, Stephen Crane, interviewed veterans of the 124 New York Volunteer Regiment to assist with writing of his book.
An infantry regiment that fought in the American Civil War and was one of the first official black units in the United States armed forces - Wikipedia.On the Union Army was the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the first official black unit that was commanded by white officers. This Infantry Regiment led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw made history fighting very hard in the failed attempt to capture Fort Wagner, where Shaw and more than half of the Regiment died. This heroic feat triggered the recruitment of many black soldiers into the Union Army, which was an important step forward in their integration. - Quhist .com link below.
President William McKinley served in the US Civil war starting as a private and eventually rising to the rank of major. He fought throughout the war, most of it with 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry regiment. Source: The American Presidents, Whitney, David C., 1975, p. 209.
She fought in the revolutionary war in Massachusetts 4th Regiment of the Continental army.
I appears not. The 13th Ohio Volunteers seems to have been engaged further south in the areas of Tennesee, Mississippi and Georgia.
1st US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, AKA the "Rough Riders"
African American soldiers and a white commanding officer
The infantry are the soldiers of an army which travel and fight on foot.
Ulysses Grant entered the Union army as a captain of volunteers with the 21st Illinois Infantry Regiment in May 1861. When the regiment was mustered into Federal service in June of that year he was promoted to colonel. He would serve the Union throughout the war which ended in 1865.
he could fight with another regiment