51st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 51st lost 44 enlisted men to disease.
Timeline of the 51st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
September 25 - October 30, 1862 |
Organized at Worcester |
November 25-30 |
Moved to Boston, then to Newberne, N. C. and attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of North Carolina |
December |
Amory's Brigade, Dept. North Carolina |
December 11-20 |
Foster's Expedition to Goldsboro |
December 14 |
Kinston |
December 16 |
Whitehall |
December 17 |
Goldsboro |
December |
Duty at Newberne |
January, 1863 |
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
January 17-21 |
Expedition to Trenton, Pollocksville, Young's Cross Roads and Onslow |
March 2 to May 4 |
Companies A, B, C, D, H, I, K guard and outpost duty by detachments on railroad between Newberne and Morehead City. Companies A and C at Morehead City, B, D, H and I at Newport. K at Evans' Mills. E and F at Beaufort and G at Brice's Ferry with Headquarters at Beaufort. |
March 30 to May 5 |
Co. C at Fort Macon |
May 4 |
Moved to Newberne |
June 24-28 |
Attached to 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept.. Moved to Fort Monroe, Va., thence to White House |
June 29-July 1 |
Moved to Baltimore, Md. |
July 6-7 |
To Monocacy Junction, Frederick and Sandy Hook |
July 8 |
Occupation of Harper's Ferry |
July 12-13 |
March to Funkstown, Md. and temporily join 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac |
July 15-17 |
Pursuit of Lee. March to Berlin. |
July 17-21 |
Moved to Worcester, Mass. |
July 27, 1863 |
Mustered out |
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