United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts
The 3rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 17 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| April 17 | Left Boston on steamer S. R. Spaulding for Fortress Monroe, Va. for three months service |
| April 20 | Arrived and ordered on board United States Sloop of War Pawnee. Moved to Norfolk and destruction of navy yard. |
| May 13 | Expedition to Hampton |
| May 14 – July 1 | Fatigue and garrison duty at Fortress Monroe assigned to Butler’s Department of Virginia. |
| July 2 – 16 | At Hampton |
| July 16 | Ordered home |
| July 22 | Mustered out, expiration of term. |
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1862
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| September | Reorganized at Lakeville under Colonel Silas P. Richmond for nine months service |
| October 22 | Moved to Boston, embarked on Steamers “Merrimac” and “Mississippi” for New Berne, N. C. |
| October 26 | Arrived New Berne and duty there; attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of North Carolina |
| November 30 | Co. “I” detached at Plymouth and Elizabeth City |
| December | Heckman’s Brigade, Dept. 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 |
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1863
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| January | 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
| March 6-10 | Expedition to Trenton, Pollocksville, Young’s Cross Roads and Swansborough |
| March 15-16 | Reconnoissance to Pollocksville |
| April | Jourdan’s Independent Brigade, Defences of Newberne, Dept. of North Carolina |
| April | Co. “I” reunites 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 | Mustered out |