Project Gutenberg 2016-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 85 Bosson, Charles P. (Charles Palfray) 02014303 History of the Forty-second regiment infantry, Massachusetts volunteers, 1862, 1863, 1864 History of the 42nd regiment infantry, Massachusetts volunteers, 1862, 1863, 1864 Produced by Wayne Hammond and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the Forty-second Regiment Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862…" by Sergeant-Major Charles P. Bosson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the experiences and organization of the Forty-second Regiment during its service in the Civil War, touching on various aspects such as recruitment, training, and early encounters in the conflict. It serves as a detailed reminiscence and a record of military life, emphasizing camaraderie, challenges, and notable events throughout the regiment's service. The opening of this historical account discusses the organization and initial steps of the Forty-second Regiment, as it began to recruit and prepare for duty in late 1862. The author describes the efforts of Colonel Isaac S. Burrell and other officers in establishing the regiment, the trials faced during recruitment due to dissatisfaction with the draft process, and the interactions among various companies as they sought to fill their ranks. The narrative captures the essence of military preparation, detailing daily camp life in Readville, challenges in maintaining discipline, and the experiences of the soldiers as they faced the realities of impending service. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Massachusetts United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 42nd (1862-1864) E456 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 954047 954059 2024-09-21T16:15:17.776562 2023-09-22T12:48:40.215176 text/html text/html 964902 2016-05-15T21:30:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 652586 2016-05-15T21:30:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 727343 2024-09-21T16:15:30.535521 application/epub+zip 732881 2024-09-21T16:15:19.744550 application/epub+zip 407792 2024-09-21T16:15:18.753556 application/epub+zip 989581 2024-09-21T16:15:37.948492 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 935245 2024-09-21T16:15:29.349531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 610504 2022-09-23T18:17:41.650777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 866428 866238 2024-09-21T16:15:15.498100 2023-09-22T12:48:38.175180 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 866620 2016-05-15T21:30:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 310449 2016-05-15T21:30:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18212 2024-09-21T16:15:38.101453 application/rdf+xml 8312 2024-09-21T16:15:18.890560 image/jpeg 1850 2024-09-21T16:15:18.821574 image/jpeg 660740 2024-09-21T16:15:17.863596 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog