17th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

17th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Brothers Private Henry Luther and First Sergeant Herbert E. Larrabee of Company B, 17th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment LOC 5228598139.jpg 250px Brothers Private Henry Luther and First Sergeant Herbert E. Larrabee of Company B, 17th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment July 22, 1861 - July 11, 1865 United States Union Infantry Battle of New BernCarolinas campaignBattle of Wyse Fork Thomas J.C. AmoryDyer 1908 1253 Federal Publishing Company 1908 175 Colonel John F. FellowsDyer 1908 1253 Federal Publishing Company 1908 175 Colonel Henry SplaineDyer 1908 1253 Federal Publishing Company 1908 175 Lieutenant Colonel 120px 1st Division, XVIII Corps 120px 3rd Division, XXIII Corps Massachusetts U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 16th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment 18th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment The 17th Massachusetts was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 17th Massachusetts was organized at Camp Schouler in Lynnfield, MassachusettsSchouler 1861 44-45The camp was located in fields next to the South Reading Branch of the Eastern Railroad. and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on July 22, 1861 under the command of Colonel Thomas J.C. Amory. 1861 Operations 1862 Operations 1863 Operations 1864 Operations Early in 1864 the 17th met with its first serious experience in action.Bowen 1889 278 On February 1, an attack was made by the Confederates under MGEN Pickett on the Union outpost at Batchelder's Creek, some eight miles from New Bern,Union forces had captured New Bern during Ambrose Burnside's North Carolina Expedition in March 1862 and had been under Union control ever since. In 1864 the Union garrison was a brigade-sized force commanded by Brig. Gen. Innis N. Palmer. MGEN George E. Pickett commanding the Rebel army units coordinated an attack against New Bern with a detachment of Confederate Marines and sailors led by Commander John T. Wood. Pickett launched a three-prong attack without success and withdrew in defeat February 4. and LTC Fellows with 115 members of the five companies located outside the city and a section of artillery set out for the support of the 132nd New York Infantry, then holding the threatened position. The bridge across the creek had just been carried by the strong force of the enemy when the 17th detachment arrived, and Fellows placed his command to the front and left of the New York regiment.Bowen 1889 278 In that position they repelled the Rebels several times. The enemy's overwhelming numbers began to tell as they carried the bridge at Batchelder's Creek and soon crossed over.Headley 1866 245 As the defenders began to run low on ammunition, COL Peter Claassen, commanding the 132nd New York Infantry, ordered his men back into New Bern. He detailed the 17th to provide cover for the battery and the 132nd made their withdrawal. The order was then given to fall back to the crossing of the Trent road to make another stand, but in heavy fog, the Confederates flanked the party and cut off a large portion of them before they could escape. Three had been killed and three severely wounded during the fighting, and 66 were made prisoners, including Fellows, Surgeon Galloupe, and Adjutant Henry A. Cheever — the latter severely wounded. Those that made good their escape made their way back to New Bern and assisted in manning the works and picketing the approaches while the city was attacked over the next three days. Bowen 1889 278 1865 Operations The 17th Massachusetts mustered out of service on July 11, 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina. Affiliations, battle honors, detailed service, and casualties Organizational affiliation Attached to: Dix's Command, Baltimore, Maryland, to March 1862.Dyer 1908 1253 Foster's 1st Brigade, Burnside's Expeditionary Corps, to April 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Department of North Carolina, to December 1862.Dyer 1908 1253 Amory's Brigade, Department of North Carolina, to January 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XVIII Corps, Department of North Carolina, to July 1863.Dyer 1908 1253 Defenses of New Bern, North Carolina, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, to July 1864.Dyer 1908 1253 Sub-District of Beaufort, North Carolina, Department of Virginia and North Carolina, to January 1865.Dyer 1908 1253 Sub-District of Beaufort, North Carolina, Department of North Carolina, to March 1865.Dyer 1908 1253 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, District of Beaufort, North Carolina, Department of North Carolina, to March 1865.Dyer 1908 1253 1st Brigade, Division District of Beaufort, to April 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XXIII Corps, to July 1865.Dyer 1908 1253 List of battles The official list of battles in which the regiment bore a part:Dyer 1908 1253 Higginson 1896 226 40em Battle of New BernBowen 1889 278-279 Carolinas campaign Battle of Wyse Fork Detailed service 40em 1861Dyer 1908 1253 Left Massachusetts for Washington, D.C., August 23 Duty at Baltimore, Md., until March 1862. 1862Dyer 1908 1253 Ordered to New Bern, N.C., March 12, Duty there until December. Reconnaissance toward Trenton May 15–16. Trenton Bridge May 15. Trenton and Pollocksville Road May 22 (Company I). Expedition to Trenton and Pollocksville July 24–28. Demonstration on New Bern November 11. Foster's Expedition to Goldsboro December 11–20. Kinston December 14. Whitehall December 16. Goldsboro December 17. 1863Dyer 1908 1253 Provost duty at and near New Bern until April 1863. March to relief of Washington, N.C., April 7–10. Blount's Creek April 9. Expedition to Washington April 17–19. Expedition toward Kinston April 27-May 1. Wise's Cross Roads and Dover Road April 28. Expedition to Thenton July 4–8. Quaker Bridge July 6. Raid on Weldon July 25-August 1. Duty at New Bern until February 1864. 1864Dyer 1908 1253 Operations about New Bern against Whiting January 18-February 10, 1864. Skirmishes at Beech Creek and Batchelor's Creek February 1–3. Expedition to Washington April 18–22. Washington April 27–28. Duty at New Bern and vicinity until July 27, and at Newport Barracks until September 23. Veterans on furlough until November 10. Duty at Newport Barracks November 20, 1864 to March 4, 1865. 1865Dyer 1908 1253 Moved to Core Creek. Battle of Wyse Fork March 8–10, 1865. Occupation of Kinston March 15. Occupation of Goldsboro March 21. Advance on Raleigh April 9–14. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Duty at Greensboro May 5-July 11. Mustered out of service on July 11, 1865 at Greensboro, North Carolina Casualties The regiment lost a total of 172 men during service; 21 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 147 enlisted men died of disease. Commanders Colonel Thomas J.C. Amory Colonel John F. Fellows Colonel Henry Splaine - commanded at this rank, but not mustered See also American Civil War United States List of Massachusetts Civil War Units Massachusetts in the American Civil War References Footnotes 40em Citations Sources 50em Bowen James L Massachusetts in the War 1861–1865 1889 Springfield, MA Clark W. Bryan & Co 274–280 1st en PDF https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_K0tLhkfW1wwC August 8, 2015 registration 02014318 1986476 Dyer Frederick Henry Frederick H. Dyer A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Dyer Pub. Co. Des Moines, IA 1908 8697590 09005239 https://archive.org/details/08697590.3359.emory.edu/page/1769/mode/2up?view=theater en PDF August 8, 2015 25, 158, 279, 353, 354, 357, 161, 393, 1253 B01BUFJ76Q registration Federal Publishing Company Military Affairs and Regimental Histories of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, And Delaware Federal Publishing Company The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal States, 1861–65 – Records of the Regiments in the Union army – Cyclopedia of battles – Memoirs of Commanders and Soldiers. I 1908 Madison, WI https://archive.org/details/unionarmyhistory01madi/page/60/mode/2up 694018100 PDF 176 Hall Charles Winslow Regiments and Armories of Massachusetts. An historical narration of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. With portraits and biographies of Officers, past and present, etc. I 1900a Boston W.H. Potter & Co. 559765857 https://archive.org/details/regimentsarmorie02hall en PDF August 8, 2015 registration Hall Charles Winslow Regiments and Armories of Massachusetts. An historical narration of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. With portraits and biographies of Officers, past and present, etc. II 1900b Boston W.H. Potter & Co. 559765857 https://archive.org/details/regimentsarmorie02hall en PDF August 8, 2015 registration Headley Phineas Camp Massachusetts in the Rebellion: a Record of the Historical Position of the Commonwealth, and the Services of the Leading Statesmen, the Military, the Colleges, and the People, in the Civil War of 1861–65 Walker, Fuller & Co Boston, MA PDF 1866 8406829 https://archive.org/details/massachusettsin01headgoog en August 8, 2015 242–246 registration Higginson Thomas Wentworth (State Historian Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861–65 I Wright and Potter Printing Co, State Printers Boston, MA 1896 1049652105 34, 50–55, 72–79, 92–103, 115–130, 137, 147–151, 230–231, 565–569 https://archive.org/details/massachusettsina01higg/page/230/mode/2up en PDF August 8, 2015 registration Higginson Thomas Wentworth (State Historian Massachusetts in the Army and Navy During the War of 1861–65 II Wright and Potter Printing Co, State Printers Boston, MA 1895 02014316 1049652105 176, 183–184, 226, 235 https://books.google.com/books?id=kyETAAAAYAAJ en PDF August 8, 2015 registration Johnson Rossiter Rossiter Johnson Vol. I The Biographical Dictionary of America 1906 1 484 Boston, MA American Biographical Society https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict01johnuoft/page/n9/mode/2up 13960-t1jh3jn1z 848266989 Library en PDF October 26, 2020 Johnson (1906), Vol. I, Abbe–Browne Johnson Rossiter Rossiter Johnson Vol. IV The Biographical Dictionary of America 1906 4 484 Boston, MA American Biographical Society https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict04johnuoft/page/n12/mode/1up 13960-t78s4qp47 848266989 Library en PDF October 26, 2020 Johnson (1906), Vol. IV, Ericsson–Gwinnett Kirwan, Thomas. 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Dutton & Co Boston, MA 1868 190, 310, 316, 337, 387, 508, 536, 619, 649 02014327 2662693 1st en PDF https://archive.org/details/ahistorymassach01schogoog August 8, 2015 registration Stevens Jesse F Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War Norwood Press Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War in Eight Volumes 2 1st 1931 Norwood, MA 409–491 31027863 11485612 en PDF https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/50883 December 15, 2021 Category:Military units and formations established in 1861 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 Category:Units and formations of the Union army from Massachusetts