Massachusetts Civil War Union Artillery Units

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The information in this list of Massachusetts Military Units comes from the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors web site (CWSS). This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier.


 * 1st Battalion, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery 1st Battalion, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Organized April, 1865, from 1st, 2nd and 4th Unattached Companies Heavy Artillery. Mustered out May 25, 1864. Expiration of term.


 * 1st Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Organized as 14th Massachusetts Infantry July 5, 1861. Mustered out June 29, 1865, and discharged at Readville, Mass., July 24, 1865.


 * 1st Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Camp Cameron August 27, 1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., October 3. Mustered out October 19, 1864, expiration of term.


 * 2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Organized at Readville and mustered in: Company "A" July 28, 1863 Company "B" July 29, 1863; Company "C" August 4, 1863; Company "D" August 22, 1863, and left State for New Berne, N. C., September 5, 1863. Company "E" October 5, 1863, Company "F" October 8, 1863. Left State for New Berne, N. C., November 7, 1863. Company "G" December 7, 1863. Company "H" December 7, 1863. Company "I" December 11, 1863. Companies "K" and "L" December 22, 1883. Company "M," December 24, 1863. Mustered out September 23, 1865.


 * 2nd Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Quincy and mustered in July 31, 1861. .Mustered out August 11, 1865


 * 3rd Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Organized for one year August, 1864, by consolidation of 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Unattached Companies Heavy Artillery. Mustered out September 18, 1865.


 * 3rd Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Boston September 5, 1861. Mustered out September 16, 1864.


 * 4th Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Organized November l2, 1864, by consolidation of the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th Unattached Companies Heavy Artillery. Organized August, 1864, for one year's service.. Mustered out June 17, 1865.


 * 4th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Lowell November 17,1861. Mustered out November 10. 1865.


 * 5th Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 5th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Lynnfield and Reedville and mustered in December 10, 1861. Moved to Readville, Massachusetts, June 4-6, and there mustered out June 12, 1865.


 * 6th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Camp Chase, Lowell, and mustered in January 20, 1862. Moved to Readville, Massachusetts, July 21-August 1, and there mustered out August 7, 1865.


 * 7th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Lowell as Richardson's Light Guard; an Independent Infantry Company and mustered in May 21, 1861. Mustered out November 10, 1865.


 * 8th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at North Cambridge for six months' service June 24, 1862. Mustered out November 2, 1862.


 * 9th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Camp Meigs, Readville, and mustered in August 10, 1862. Mustered out at Gallop's Island, Boston Harbor,June 6, 1865.


 * 10th Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 10th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Lynnfield and mustered in September 9, 1862. Mustered out June 9 and discharged from service June 14, 1865.


 * 11th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Readville and mustered in for three years January 2, 1864. Mustered out June 16, 1865.


 * 11th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery (9 months, 1862-63) Organized at Boston and mustered in at Readville for nine months' service August 25, 1862. Moved to Boston May 25-28, and there mustered out May 29, 1863.


 * 12th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Readville and mustered in for 90 days' service. Duty at Long's Point, Provincetown.Mustered out August 15, 1864.


 * 13th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Readville and mustered in December 13, 1862. Mustered out July 28,1865.


 * 14th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Readville and mustered in February 27, 1864. Mustered out June 16, 1865.


 * 15th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Readville and mustered in for 90 days' service July 29, 1864. Stationed at Fort Warren, Boston Harbor. Mustered out November 15, 1864.


 * 16th Independent Battery, Massachusetts Light Artillery Organized at Readville and mustered in for 90 days' service August 6, 1864. Mustered out November 14, 1864.


 * 20th Unattached Company, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit.


 * 29th Company Unattached, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Organized September 20, 1864. Mustered out June 16, 1865.


 * 30th Company Unattached, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Organized September 1, 1864. Mustered out June 16, 1865.


 * Cook's Company, Massachusetts Light Artillery Left State with 5th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia April 21, 1861, for Fortress Monroe, Va., arriving April 23; thence moved to Annapolis, Md., April 23-24. Quartered in Naval School Building till May 4. At Relay House May 6 to June 13. Mustered into United States service May 18, 1861, for three months. Duty at Camp Clare, near Baltimore, Md., and in Monument Square till August Mustered out August 2, 1861.