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56th Massachusetts Infantry
Last modified:
2011-08-19
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military
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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.
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