Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry TWENTY-SIXTH REGIMENT INFANTRY. What flag is this you carry Along the sea and shore? The same our grandshires lifted up, The same our fathers bore. ” The 25th having failed to supply places for all the surplus companies which had been offered to the Congressional District regiments, the 26th was organized and [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry H. Captain, John H. Sayers, Mason. First Lieutenant, Eli P. Loranger, Williamstown. Second Lieutenant, Henry V. Steele, Mason. I. Captain, Earl W. Avery, Lowell. First Lieutenant, Joseph Wilson, Lowell. Second Lieutenant, Leonard H. Hunt, Lowell. K. Captain, Franklin Johnson, Jackson. First Lieutenant, Frank Standish, Jackson. Second Lieutenant, David H. Patterson, Grass Lake. [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry June 20th, the regiment moved to Yorktown, and formed part of the command of General Keyes, which marched to Bottom’s Bridge, on the Chicka-hominy, and returned to Yorktown July 11th. The day following the return of the expedition from that point, the regiment was ordered to Washington, and thence to the city [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry It took part, with the army, in the movement on Mine Run, crossed the Rapidan at Germania Ford, and advanced to Robertson’s Tavern, arriving on the 27th. On the 29th, in a skirmish with the enemy at Mine Run, it lost nine men wounded. It returned to Stevensburg December 3d, and during [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry On our left General Hancock had moved out at 5 A. M., and had pushed forward, fighting and crowding back Hill, taking many prisoners, nearly two miles across the Brock road on his way to Parker’s store. Here he was stopped by the arrival of Longstreet, who, after a brief lull, charged [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry It also participated in the desperate struggle that followed the assault, and assisted in the capture of a large number of guns, colors, and prisoners. Its loss in this battle was 27 killed, 98 wounded, and 14 missing. The greater portion of the missing are now known to have been killed. Among [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry On May 9th the regiment, in command of Major Saviers, marched to Po river, crossed, deployed as skirmishers, and advanced about two miles, captured a few stragglers, halted, and laid in skirmish line all night, in close proximity to the enemy, who was busy throwing up works. On Tuesday morning the 10th, [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry The 2d corps was selected to make this movement. Soon after midnight, in the darkness and storm, General Hancock changed the position of his corps from the extreme right to the left, filling up the space between Generals Wright and Burnside. It was then near ground well commanded by the enemy and [...]
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Twenty-Sixth Regiment Infantry which sharply contested the advance. Having unavoidably become much broken up, and being opened on by a heavy fire from the woods on the right and left, were obliged to fall back, losing half the ground gained, though the men who thronged their works had been made prisoners and sent to the [...]
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