45th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:	45th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Country:	United States
Allegiance:	Union
Branch:	Union Army
Type:	Infantry
Battles:	American Civil War Battle of Kinston
Notable Commanders:	Charles R. Codman John G. Foster Thomas J.C. Amory

45th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. The regiment trained at Camp Meigs in Readville, Massachusetts before traveling to North Carolina, where they fought in the Battle of Kinston in December 1862, and in skirmishes in and around New Bern, North Carolina in the spring of 1863. They suffered heavy casualties in battle and due to fever. In June they returned to Boston, where they patrolled the streets to quell any draft riots, and were discharged on July 21. They were commanded by Colonel Charles R. Codman (1829-1918).^[1]

See also

• List of Massachusetts Civil War units
• Battle of New Bern (1862)
• Battle of New Bern (1864)
• Massachusetts in the Civil War

References

Sources

• Book: Bowen, James L. Massachusetts in the War 1861 - 1865. Clark W Bryer + Co. Springfield, MA. 1889. 1986476 .
• Book: Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Dyer Pub. Co.. Des Moines, IA. 1908. B01BUFJ76Q.
• Book: Hall, Charles Winslow. Regiments and Armories of Massachusetts. An Historical Narration of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. With Portraits and Biographies of Officers, Past and Present, etc. . 1 . 1900. Boston, MA. W.H. Potter & Co. . 559765857.
• Book: Headley, Phineas Camp . Massachusetts in the Rebellion: a Record of the Historical Position of the Commonwealth, and the Services of the Leading Statesmen, the Military, the Colleges, and the People, in the Civil War of 1861-65. Walker, Fuller & Co. Boston, MA. 1866. 8406829.
• Book: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (State Historian . Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65, 8 Volumes. Wright and Potter Printing Co, State Printers. Boston, MA. 1896. 1049652105.
• Book: Nason, George W. . History and Complete Roster of the Massachusetts Regiments, Minute Men of '61. Smith & McCance. Boston, MA. 1910. 57590583.
• Book: Schouler, William . A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War . E.P. Dutton & Co . Boston, MA . 1868 . 978-1-58218-001-4 . 2662693 .
• Book: Stevens, Jesse F . Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, in 8 Volumes. Norwood Press. Norwood, MA. 1931. B000UH94DC.
• Book: War Department, U.S. . The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, DC. 1880. 857196196.

External links

• Acton Memorial Library Civil War Archives: Forty-Fifth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (Infantry) Nine Months
• NPS, Battle Unit Details: 45th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Militia)
• Civil War Index: 45th Massachusetts Infantry in the Civil War
• Accessible Archives: The Cadet Regiment's Band

Notes and References

1. Book: Charles E. . Hubbard . The Campaign of the Forty-Fifth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia . J. S. Adams . Boston . 1882 .