United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts
The 16th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 16 officers and 134 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 93 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
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1861
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| June 29 | Organized at Camp Cameron, Cambridge, under the common of Colonel Powell T. Wyman. |
| August 17 | Left State for Old Point Comfort, Va. and attached to Fortress Monroe, Dept. of Virginia |
| September 1 | Garrison duty at Fortress Monroe, Va. |
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1862
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| May | Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Virginia |
| May 10 | Occupation of Norfolk |
| May 17 | Moved to Suffolk |
| June 13 | Joined Army of the Potomac at Fair Oaks, attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| June 18 | Nine-Mile Road, near Richmond |
| June 23 | Captain Gardner Banks of Company H was promoted to major. He was the brother of Major General Nathaniel Banks |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| June 25 | Oak Grove, near Fair Oaks |
| June 30 |
White Oak Swamp and GlendaleColonel Powell was killed. |
| July 1 & August 5 | Malvern Hill |
| July 14 | 1st Lieutenant Thomas R. Tannatt, USA, was appointed colonel of the 16th Massachusetts. |
| August 10 – 15 | Duty at Harrison’s Landing |
| August 15-26 | Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville |
| August 27 | Bristoe Station, Kettle Run |
| August 29 | Battles of Groveton |
| August 30 |
Bull Run |
| September 1 | Chantilly |
| September 2 | Duty at Fort Lyon and at Fairfax Station, Defenses of Washington |
| September 30 | Major Banks was promoted to lieutenant colonel. |
| October 30 | At Munson’s Hill |
| November 2 | At Fairfax Station |
| November 10-12 | Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
| December | Rappahannock Campaign |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
| December 29 | Colonel Tannatt transferred to command of the 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. Lieutenant Colonel Banks was promoted to colonel. |
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1863
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| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| January – April | At Falmouth |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
| June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe 16th Massachusetts was commanded at Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel Waldo Merriam until he was wounded on July 2. Capt. Matthew Donovan then took over the regiment. The regiment brought 307 men to the field, losing 15 killed, 53 wounded and 13 missing. |
| July 23 | Wapping Heights, Va, |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| September 2 | Colonel Banks was discharged for disability due to inflammatory rheumatism, chronic diarrhea, and malarial poisoning. |
| November 7-8 | Advance to the Rappahannock |
| November 7 | Kelly’s Ford |
| November 26- December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
| November 27 | Payne’s Farm |
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1864
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| February 6-7 | Demonstration on the Rapidan |
| March | Assigned to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps |
| February – May | Duty near Brandy Station |
| May | Assiged to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps |
| May-June | Rapidan Campaign |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spottsylvania Court House |
| May 12 | Assault on the Salient, Spottsylvania Court House |
| May 19 |
Harris’ Farm (Fredericksburg Road) |
| May 23-26 | North Anna River |
| May 23-24 | Ox Ford |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
| June 16-18 | First Assault on Petersburg |
| June 16-July 11 | Siege of Petersburg |
| June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road |
| July 11 | Left front for muster out. Veterans and Recruits transferred to the 11th Massachusetts Infantry. |
| July 27, | Mustered out |