History and Complete Roster of the Massachusetts Regiments, Minute Men of '61 Who Responded to the First Call of President Abraham Lincoln, April 15,

Nason, George W. (george Warren) 1834-1

ISBN 10: 1363283723 / ISBN 13: 9781363283729

Edité par Wentworth Press, 2016

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• Titre: History and Complete Roster of the Massachusetts Regiments, Minute Men of '61 Who Responded to the First Call of President Abraham Lincoln, April 15,
• Éditeur: Wentworth Press
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1363283723
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781363283729
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: As New

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To the fact that Massachusetts had for years maintained a military force known as Volunteer Militia, the members of which were somewhat accustomed to the use of arms, and inured in some degree to the discomforts of the tented field, may be accredited the salvation of the nation in the early spring of the year 1861. There can be no question that the appearance of the Sixth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in Washington, and the arrival of the Third and Fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry at Fortress Monroe, saved those important points fiom attempted capture by the disloyal men whose creed was slavery and States rights before freedom and Union. The prompt arrival of the Eighth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry preserved the Naval Academy and the frigate Constitution at A nnapolis, Md., and opened the way to the succor of the nations caritol, obstructed in other directions. The gallant conduct of the Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry at Bull Run farther demonstrated that the slight military training of that day was, in some strong degree, a factor in the Union sdefence! It is the province of the following pages to tell, as best they may, the story of that time and supplement the history of the nation, and give due credit to the deeds of those Minute Men of 61, who so promptly responded to their Commander s Special Order, No.-14, of A pril 15, 1861. It is well to note here that while our pages treat only of three months of the doings of these men, yet the greater part of them continued their service of patriotism to the erd of the rebellion, and that the names of some of them appear on the rolls of most of the battles of the Civil War. We give here such data as we have been able to gather from the files and authorities of that time and such memoranda of their whole service which they or their comrades have been able to furnish at this late day. The men
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