United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts
The 26th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 3 officers and 61 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 182 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| August 28 | Organized at Camp Cameron, Cambridge |
| September 23 | Moved to Camp Chase, Lowell |
| November 19 | To Boston |
| November 21 | Sailed on Steamer Constitution to Ship Island, Miss. |
| December 3 | Arriving Ship Island, and occupation duty there |
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1862
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| March | 2nd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf |
| March 8 | Skirmish at Mississippi City |
| April 15-18 | Movement to the passes of the Mississippi River |
| April 18-28 | Operations against Forts St. Phillip and Jackson |
| April 28 | Occupation of Forts St. Phillip and Jackson |
| July | Moved to New Orleans, La., and duty there |
| September 13-15 | Expedition to Pass Manchac and Ponchatoula (1 Company) |
| September 14-15 | Ponchatoula (1 Company) |
| October | Defenses of New Orleans, Dept. of the Gulf |
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1863
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| January | 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
| June 20 | Moved to LaFourche Crossing |
| June 20-21 | Action at LaFourche Crossing, Thibodeaux |
| June 26 | Moved to Bontee Station |
| June 30 | To Jefferson Station |
| July 15 | Moved to New Orleans and Provost duty there. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
| August 28-29 | Moved to Baton Rouge |
| September 4-11 | Sabine Pass Texas Expedition |
| September 12 -16 | At Algiers |
| September 16 | Moved to Brashear City and Berwick City |
| September 23 | To Camp Bisland |
| October 3- November 30 |
Western Louisiana “Teche” Campaign |
| December | At New Iberia |
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1864
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| January 7-9 | Moved to Franklin and duty there |
| February 24 | Moved to New Orleans and duty there. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
| March 22 | Camp at Carrollton. Veterans on leave. |
| May 20 | Veterans return from leave |
| June 8 | Moved to Morganza and duty there. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
| July 3-4 | Moved to New Orleans |
| July 11-21 | To Fortress Monroe and Bermuda Hundred, Va. |
| July 22-28 | On the Bermuda Hundred front |
| July 28-30 | Demonstration on north side of the James |
| July 28-29 | Deep Bottom |
| July 30-August 1 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| August 1 | To Tennallytown |
| August | Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, 19th Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester (Opequan) |
| September 22 |
Fisher’s Hill |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar CreekNon-Veterans left front. |
| November 7 | Non-Veterans mustered out. Provost duty at Headquarters of Middle Military Division and Army of the Shenandoah at Winchester |
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1865
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| January | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah |
| April | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah, then 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Washington, 22nd Army Corps |
| May 1 -2 | Moved to Washington, D.C. and camp there |
| June 3 – 7 | Moved to Savannah, Ga. and Provost duty there. Attached to Dept. of the South. |
| August 26 | Mustered out |
| September 12-18 | Moved to Boston, Mass. and discharged from service |