Massachusetts 24th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
1861-11-01
Organized - Massachusetts 24th Volunteer Infantry - Massachusetts
1862-02-07
Battle - Roanoke Island - Roanoke Island, North Carolina; Croatan Island, North Carolina
1862-03-14
Battle - New Bern - Craven County, North Carolina
Hatteras Island, on the outer shore of North Carolina, fell to Union forces in August, 1861. Roanoke Island, just to the north, was captured on February 8, 1862. Elizabeth City on the mainland followed days later. With the freedom to navigate unmolested through Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's command looked for other strategic targets of opportunity. The city of New Bern was a significant target, as the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad that connected the coast with the in…READ MORE
1862-06-05
Battle - Tranter's Creek - Pitt County, North Carolina
1862-06-16
Battle - Secessionville - Charleston, South Carolina
In early June 1862, the Union divisions of Brig. Gens. Horatio G. Wright and Isaac I. Stevens, under the overall command of Brig. Gen. Henry Benham, landed on James Island just southwest of Charleston, South Carolina. Benham entrenched at Grimball's Landing near the southern end of the Confederate defensive line around the city. On June 16th, Benham's 6,500 men from the 3rd New Hampshire, 8th Michigan, 7th Connecticut, 28th Massachusetts, and 79th New York "Highlanders" infantry regiments advanced toward C…READ MORE
1862-09-07
Battle - Washington (September 7, 1862) - Washington, North Carolina
1863-04-30
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
1863-07-16
Battle - James Island, South Carolina
1863-07-18
Battle - Second Fort Wagner - Morris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
1864-07-27
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Francis A. Osborn
ColonelFrancis A. Osborn
1864-07-27
Battle - First Deep Bottom - Henrico County, Virginia
Two weeks after Union forces arrived to invest the Confederate defenders of Petersburg, the battle lines of both sides settled into a stalemate. Since Cold Harbor, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was reluctant to mount a large frontal attack against well-entrenched Confederates. By late June, Grant's lines covered most of the eastern approaches to Petersburg, but neither side seemed ready to risk an offensive move. Determined to break the stalemate, Grant agreed to plans to blow up part of the Confederate def…READ MORE
1864-10-07
Battle - Darbytown and New Market Roads - Henrico County, Virginia
1864-10-13
Battle - Darbytown Road - Sandston, Virginia
1865-04-09
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
1866-01-20
Mustered Out - Massachusetts 24th Volunteer Infantry - Massachusetts
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