37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
37th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | |
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Active | July 1862–April 1865 |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Infantry |
Size | 1,324 |
Massachusetts U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 37th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War.
History
The regiment was formed in September 1862 at Camp Briggs under Major Oliver Edwards and served until the end of the war in April 1865. Companies A, B, and C were Zouaves units known as the "Tremont Zouaves" under the command of Capt. C.S. Bird. Their uniforms consisted of a dark blue jacket with red trim, a long red wool sash, chasseur trousers of dark blue wool, a red stocking fez cap, and white canvas leggings.
The 37th Massachusetts saw action at many battles including
It was formed from volunteers mainly from the far western counties of
During the Battle of Sailor's Creek Virginia, April 6, 1865, Private David Dunnels White of the 37th Massachusetts Regiment, was credited with capturing Confederate Major General George Washington Custis Lee, eldest son of the famed General Robert E. Lee.
References
- ^ "History of the Thirty-Seventh Regiment, Mass. Volunteers in the Civil War of 1861-1865 : with a comprehensive sketch of the doings of Massachusetts as a state, and of the principal campaigns of the war : Bowen, James L. (James Lorenzo), 1842-1919 : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Archive.org. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ "The 37th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment". Mycivilwar.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2012-06-28.