3rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War

The 3rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 17 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1861
April 17	Left Boston on steamer S. R. Spaulding for Fortress Monroe, Virginia for three months service.
April 20	Arrived at Fortress Monroe and was ordered on board the United States Sloop of War Pawnee. Moved to Norfolk to destroy the navy yard.
May 13	Expedition to Hampton, Virginia.
May 14 – July 1	Fatigue and garrison duty at Fortress Monroe assigned to Butler’s Department of Virginia.
July 2 – 16	At Hampton, Virginia.
July 16	Ordered home to muster out.
July 22	Mustered out at the expiration of its term.

1862
September	Reorganized at Lakeville for nine months service under the command of Colonel Silas P. Richmond.
October 22	Moved to Boston and embarked on the Steamers Merrimac and Mississippi for New Berne, N.ort Carolina.
October 26	Arrived at New Berne and duty there. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of North Carolina
November 30	Co. “I” was detached at Plymouth and Elizabeth City.
December	Assigned to Heckman’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina
December 10	Action at Plymouth (Co. “I”)
December 11-22	Foster’s Expedition to Goldsboro
December 14	Action at Kinston
December 16	Whitehall
December 17	Goldsboro
December	Duty at New Berne
1863
January	Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, 18th Corps, Department of North Carolina
March 6-10	Expedition to Trenton, Pollocksville, Young’s Cross Roads and Swansborough
March 15-16	Reconnoissance to Pollocksville
April	Assigned to Jourdan’s Independent Brigade, Defences of Newberne, Dept. of North Carolina
April	Co. “I” was reunited with regiment
April 7-10	Expedition to relief of Little Washington
April 16-21	Expedition toward Kinston
May 23-24	To Batchelor’s Creek
June 11-16	Moved to Boston
Juno 26	The 3rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment mustered out