The Civil War in the East

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