United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts > 51st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 51st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment lost 44 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1862
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| September 25 – October 30 | The 51st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was organized at Worcester for twelve months service. |
| November 25-30 | Moved to Boston, then to New Berne, North Carolina and attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department of North Carolina |
| December | Assigned to Amory’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina |
| December 11-20 |
Foster’s Expedition to Goldsboro |
| December 14 |
Kinston |
| December 16 |
Whitehall |
| December 17 |
Goldsboro |
| December | Duty at New Berne |
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1863
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| January | Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Department of North Carolina |
| January 17-21 |
Expedition to Trenton, Pollocksville, Young’s Cross Roads and Onslow |
| March 2 to May 4 | Companies A, B, C, D, H, I, K were assigned to guard and outpost duty by detachments on railroad between Newberne and Morehead City. Companies A and C at Morehead City, B, D, H and I at Newport. K at Evans’ Mills. E and F at Beaufort and G at Brice’s Ferry with Headquarters at Beaufort. |
| March 30 to May 5 | Company C was assigned to Fort Macon, Companies B, D, H and I to Newport, K to Evans’ Mills. E and F to Beaufort and G to Brice’s Ferry. Headquarters was at Beaufort, North Carolina. |
| May 4 | Moved to New Berne |
| June 24-28 | Attached to 8th Corps, Middle Deptartment. Moved to Fort Monroe, Va., thence to White House |
| June 29-July 1 | Moved to Baltimore, Maryland |
| July 6-7 | Continued to Monocacy Junction, Frederick and Sandy Hook |
| July 8 | Occupation of Harper’s Ferry |
| July 12-13 | March to Funkstown, Md. and temporily joined 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac |
| July 15-17 | Pursuit of Lee. March to Berlin. |
| July 17-21 | Moved to Worcester, Mass. |
| July 27 | The 51st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment mustered out |