Civil War Washington data: Organizations

56th Massachusetts Infantry
Last modified: 2011-08-19 07:45 PM

Category: Military > Regiment > Infantry
Beginning date (not before): 1864-02-01
Beginning date (not after): 1864-02-01
Ending date (not before): 1865-07-12
Ending date (not after): 1865-07-12
Additional Information: The 56th Massachusetts Infantry organized at Camp Meigs, Readville, Massachusetts on February 1, 1864, and was mustered out at Alexandria, Virginia on July 12, 1865.

Sources

"56th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Union)," in The American Civil War Research Database [database online], Alexander Street Press, 2011. 19 August 2011. View source information