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The composition of the 32nd Massachusetts was unusual in that it was continually replenished, during the latter months of the war, by men from disbanded regiments who had reenlisted for a second term of service. In all, remnants of seven different regiments were consolidated with the 32nd including
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in May 1862. The Fort Warren Battalion arrived in Northern Virginia in June 1862 and, though it did not yet have a complete regimental roster of 10 companies, it then became known as the 32nd Regiment Massachusetts Infantry. In July 1862, the 32nd was assigned to the
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The story of the Thirty-second Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry: whence it came, where it went, what it saw, and what it did (1880)
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harbor where the original companies of the 32nd Massachusetts, known as the "Fort Warren Battalion," first served.
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Massachusetts Infantries. After the Confederate surrender, the 32nd Massachusetts participated in the
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The regiment took part in 30 battles overall including the
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Units and formations of the Union Army from Massachusetts
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to join its new command at the close of the unsuccessful
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Massachusetts U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865
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The unit was transferred to the battle front following
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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32nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Fort Warren
Boston
United States of America
Union
Union Army
Infantry
Sweitzer's
Barnes's
V Corps
Army of the Potomac
Col.
George L. Prescott
Joseph Cushing Edmands
Lt. Col.
Luther Stephenson
James A. Cunningham
an insignia in the shape of a red maltese cross with a black outline
31st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
33rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
infantry
regiment
Union
American Civil War
battalion
companies
Fort Warren
Boston
Abraham Lincoln

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