37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

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The 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment lost 4 officers and 165 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 92 Enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. The regiment is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

1862
August 30 The 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was organized at Pittsfield under the command of Colonel Oliver Edwards.
September 7 Left Massachusetts for Washington, D.C. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac and duty at Downsville, Md.
October 20 –
November 19		 Movement to Stafford Court House, Virginia
December 5 To Belle Plains
December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg
1863
January 20-24

“Mud March”
March Attached to 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Corps, Army of the Potomac
April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign
April 29-May 2 Operations at Franklin’s Crossing
May 3

Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg
May 3-4

Salem Heights
May 4

Banks’ Ford
July 2-4

Battle of Gettysburg

The 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was commanded by Colonel Oliver Edwards. It brought 593 men to the field. Although it was in reserve behind the lines during Pickett’s Charge it was under artillery fire, losing two men killed, 26 wounded and 19 missing.
July 30 –
October 17		 Detached for duty at New York City and duty at Fort Hamilton, in New York Harbor.
October 17 Rejoined the Army of the Potomac at Chantilly, Virginia
November 7-8 Advance to line of the Rappahannock
November 7

Rappahannock Station
November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

At Brandy Station
1864
May-June

Rapidan Campaign
May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness
May 8-21

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

May 12

Assault on the Salient
May 23-26

North Anna River
May 26-28 Line of the Pamunkey
May 28-31

Totopotomoy
June 1-12

Cold Harbor
June 16-18

Before Petersburg

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps
July 9

Jerusalem Plank Road
July 9-11 Moved to Washington, D.C.
July 11-12

Repulse of Early’s attack on Fort Stevens
August

Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign
August 21-22 Near Charlestown
September 19

Battle of Winchester (Opequan)
September 20 Assigned to provost duty at Winchester.
December 13-16 Moved to Petersburg, Virginia.
1865
March 28

Appomattox Campaign
April 2

Assault on and fall of Petersburg

The regiment captured the flag of the 37th North Carolina Infantry Regiment.
April 3-9 Pursuit of Lee
April 9

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.
April 23-27 Moved to Danville, Va.
May 3 Moved to Wilson’s Station
May 18-June 2 march to Washington, D.C.
June 8 Corps Review
June 22-23 Moved to Readville, Mass.
June 30 The 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment mustered out