United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts > 59th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 59th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment lost 7 officers and 83 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 93 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. The regiment was one of four “Veteran Regiments” recruited in Massacusetts whose members were required to have at least nine years experience in another Civil War unit.
1863
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December 3 | The 59th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment was organized at Reedville in Boston, under the command of Colonel Jacob P. Gould, former major of the 13th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. |
1864
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January 14 – April 18 | Eight companies were individually mustered in. |
April 26-28 | Moved to Washington, D.C. ubder the command of Colonel Jacob P. Gould |
April 29-May 2 | To Rappahannock Station, Virginia and attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Corps, Army of the Potomac |
May 3-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the WildernessThe regiment lost 12 men killed, 27 men wounded and 5 men missing. Colonel Gould was forced to turn over command to Lieutenant Colonel Hodges due to serious illness. |
May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court HouseThe regiment lost 11 men killed, w5 wounded, and 3 men missing. First Lieutenant George J. Morse was killed. |
May 10 | Ny River |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient |
May 24 |
North Anna RiverThe regiment fought at Ox Ford, losing 2 men killed, 20 wounded and 16 missing. Lieutenant George C. Burrill was killed. |
May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda ChurchThe regiment lost two men killed, 15 wounded, and another 15 missing. |
June 17 |
First Assault on PetersburgThe regiment lost 13 men killed, 49 wounded, and 8 missing. Captain Samuel A. Bean was mortally wounded. |
June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, PetersburgThe regiment lost eight men killed, 25 wounded, and 47 men prisoners in the disasterous attack. Lieutenant Colonel Hodges and First Lieutenant Dunlap were killed. Major Colburn was promoted to lieutenant colonel and took command of the regiment. |
August 19 |
Weldon RailroadAdjutant Warren was mortally wounded. |
Late August | Colonel Gould was mortally wounded by a gunshot wound to his right leg while in command of the brigade. |
September | Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Corps |
September 29- October 2 |
Poplar Springs Church or Peeble’s FarmThe regiment lost one man killed, eight wounded, and two missing |
October 8 | Reconnaissance on Vaughan and Squirrel Level Road |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run |
1865
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February | Lieutenant Colonel Colburn resigned, and Major Ezra P. Gould assumed command of the regiment. |
March 25 |
Fort StedmanThe regiment was at Battery XI on the left flank of Fort Stedman and was almost captured. It would maintain its position in the trenches between the fort and the battery until the fall of Petersburf. |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 3 | Occupation of Petersburg |
April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee and guarding Southside Railroad. |
April 20-28 | Moved to City Point, thence to Alexandria |
May 23 | Grand Review |
May 26 | Consolidated with 57th Massachusetts Infantry. The officers and men were mustered out and paid off as part of the 57th. |