42nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 42nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was a regiment of Infantry in the American Civil War, infantry that served two tours in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The unit was first formed in September 1862 in response to President Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's call for 300,000 men to serve for nine months. 9 months term Organized and mustered in at Camp Meigs in Readville, Massachusetts, just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, the 42nd Massachusetts did not depart for the south until November 11, 1862 due to a slow recruiting process and the reassignment of some company (military unit), companies to other units. The regiment was assigned to the Army of the Gulf commanded by Major General (United States), Major General Nathaniel P. Banks and saw action in Texas and Louisiana. On January 1, 1863, three companies of the 42nd Massachusetts, led by Col. Burrell, took part in the Battle of Galveston. These companies were forced to surrender to Confedera ...
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Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War, the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States led by President Abraham Lincoln. It was opposed by the secessionist Confederate States of America (CSA), informally called "the Confederacy" or "the South". The Union is named after its declared goal of preserving the United States as a constitutional union. "Union" is used in the U.S. Constitution to refer to the founding formation of the people, and to the states in union. In the context of the Civil War, it has also often been used as a synonym for "the northern states loyal to the United States government;" in this meaning, the Union consisted of 20 free states and five border states. The Union Army was a new formation comprising mostly state units, together with units from the regular U.S. Army. The border states were essential as a supply base for the Union invasion of the Confederacy, and Lincoln realized he could not win the war without control of them, especially Maryla ...
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