24th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union army during the American Civil War. It was organized around September-December 1861 at Camp Massasoit in Readville, under Col. Thomas G. Stevenson. The regiment served with the Coast Division commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside. The Coast Division was deployed in January 1862 for operations on the coast of North Carolina, and participated in the Battle of Roanoke Island and the Battle of New Bern among other engagements.
| 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | |
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| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | In 1862: 1st Brigade (Foster's), Burnside's Expeditionary Corps In 1863: 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 18th Army Corps, Department of North Carolina |
| Engagements | Battle of Roanoke Island Battle of New Bern Battle of Tranter's Creek Battle of Secessionville Second Battle of Fort Wagner |
| Massachusetts U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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