~ CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS ~
A brief history of the Companies and Regiments in which Marlborough men served.
CO. F - 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers
The 13th mustered in on July 16, 1861 and musterd out on August 1, 1864. They took part in the battles of Pritchard's Mill on September 1, 1861; Thouroughfare Gap on August 28, 1862; Manassas or Second Bull Run on August 30, 1862; Antiem on September 17, 1862; Chancellorsville on May 4, 1863; Gettysburg on July 1, 1863; Wilderness, May 5, 1864; Spotsylvania on May 8, 1864; Bethesda Church on June 2, 1864; Cold Harbor on June 3, 1864; Petersburg on July 1864. The Regiment lost 4 officers and 117 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 40 enlisted men to disease.
CO. G - 9th Regiment (Irish) Massachusetts Infantry
The Ninth Regiment was one of the first three year Regiments to leave the State. Co. G under Col. Cass, was the Marlborough Company of the Regiment and was from the Irish population from town. It mustered in on June 11, 1861 in Boston and mustered out on June 21, 1864. The Regiment took part in engagements on the Peninsula during McClellan's Campaign before Richmond, the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Bethesda Church, Shady Oak and Cold Harbor. The Regiment lost during it's term, 15 officers and 194 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded; 3 officers and 66 enlisted men died of disease.
Additional information on this regiment which was researched and collected and submitted by Denny Mahoney>>>>
CO. I - 5th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers
Co. I mustered in for a term of nine months in September of 1862 and embarked from Boston on the steamer Mississippi for New Berne, N.C.. They took part in the battles of Kingston, Whitehall, Goldsborough, Gin Swamp and Rawley's Mills. They returned to Boston June 25, 1863 and were mustered out on July 2, 1863. The Regiment lost by disease, 16 men. In 1864 the Regiment was once again called into service for ohe hundred days, Marlborough men made up two companies, E and I. They left in July of 1864 for Baltimore and served in the city on guard duty. The Regiment returned November 8, 1864 and were mustered out on November 16, 1864. They lost nine men to disease.
CO. K - 57th Massachusetts Infantry
The 57th Regiment was mustered into service on April 6, 1864 and mustered out on July 30, 1865. The Regiment took part in the battles of Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna , Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Spring Church and Hatchers Run. The Regiment lost in service 10 officers, 191 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, and 86 enlisted men by disease.
Coronet Band - 13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers
The "Marlborough Coronet Band" an association of young and inexperienced musicians joined this Regiment on the 27th of July for three years.
Unknown Assignment
The list contains names of vetrans that I do not know their assignment. All of these men died serving their country.
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Information regarding the Company Rolls came from Gary Brown , Vetrans Administration for Marlborough. These lists contain only men from Marlborough who served for Marlborough. There are Marlborough men who served for other Regiments and Company's as was there men from other towns who served for Marlborough. According to Gary Brown, these men were "conscripted" to serve for residences of the town who could not serve. They were paid by the families to take the place of those men who could not serve so as each town could meet a quota. The not included "other Marlborough men" will be added.
To the roll of Marlborough men - Co. F
Where they Fought and Died - Images from U.S. Army Archives, most are glass plate images. These images will give you an idea of the conditions these men fought and died in.