62nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment explained

Unit Name:	62nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Dates:	March 1865 to 5 May 1865
Country:	United States of America
Allegiance:	Union
Branch:	United States Army
Type:	Infantry
Size:	405
Commander1:	Ansel D Wass
Commander1 Label:	Colonel

The 62nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment being raised to serve in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The war ended before the unit was complete.

History

Returning from his command of the 60th Massachusetts Infantry, Colonel Ansel D Wass began to raise another infantry regiment at Readville, Massachusetts for one year's service. With the last companies of the 61st Massachusetts Infantry leaving camp in early March 1865, new recruits began forming another regiment. Between March and 11 April 1865, four companies had been mustered in when General Lee's surrender stopped the organization.^[1] The volunteers remained in camp until 5 May, when they were mustered out of service.

Casualties

From a complement of 405 men, two died from disease, while eight others deserted.

See also

• List of Massachusetts Civil War Units
• Massachusetts in the American 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 . Thomas Wentworth Higginson . Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861-65, 8 Volumes. Wright and Potter Printing Co, State Printers. Boston, MA. 1866. 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 . 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

62nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry

Notes and References

1. Bowen, pg 722