The Civil War in the East

39th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

 

Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 91 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 183 Enlisted men by disease. Total 279.

 

Timeline of the 39th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

August 13 to
Septembr 2, 1862

Organized at Lynnfield

September 6

Left State for Washington, D.C. Duty in the Defences of Washington from Fort Tillinghast to Fort Craig and attached to Grover's Brigade, Defences of Washington

September 14

Guard Potomac from Edward's Ferry to Conrad's Ferry and Seneca Creek

October 20

At Muddy Branch

November 10

At Offutt's Cross Roads, Md.

December 21

At Poolesville, Md.,

February, 1863

Jewett's Independent Brigade, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

April 15-17

Moved to Washington, D.C. and guard and patrol duty there

May

District of Washington, 22nd Army Corps

July 9-10

Moved to Harper's Ferry and Maryland Heights. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac

July 12-13

To Funkstown, Md.

July 14-27

Pursuit of Lee

July 28

Duty along the Rapidan

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 7

Rappahannock Station

November 26-
December 2

Mine Run Campaign

December

Duty on Orange & Alexandria Railroad

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan

March, 1864

1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps

May-June

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8

Laurel Hill

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

May 12-21

Spottsylvania C. H.

May 12

Assault on the Salient

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 23

Jericho Ford

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor. Attacherd to1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

June 1-3

Bethesda Church

June 13

White Oak Swamp

June 16-18

Before Petersburg

June 16

Siege of Petersburg begins

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve)

August 18-21

Weldon Railroad

September 15

Reconnoissance toward Dinwiddie C. H. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

December 7-12

Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad

February 5-7, 1865

Dabney's Mills

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 29

Davis Farm near Gravelly Run

March 31

White Oak Road

April 1

Five Forks

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 9

Appomattox C. H. Surrender of Lee and his army

April 10 - May 1

At Black and White Station

May 1-15

Moved to Manchester, then march to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June 1, 1865

Mustered out