. The story of the Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 1861-1864 [electronic resource] . ,5oV _5 >- ■ 3, a_ajca a .y bu o bo a ft-■ - js *> cu a td >y 2 -K • - o S o xj ,q > in to « ^ m cd o a -3 Vi J >> SrS a « J5 JS o da - CD THE FIFTEENTH REGIMENT CHAPTER ORIGIN OF THE REGIMENT. The Union Army was something more than a mere col-lection of men. It was an organism, with one vital spirit,which animated all its parts, as the life spirit animates allparts of the human body. Within this all inclusive organismthere were other units no
. The story of the Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, 1861-1864 [electronic resource] . ,5oV _5 >- ■ 3, a_ajca a .y bu o bo a ft-■ - js *> cu a td >y 2 -K • - o S o xj ,q > in to « ^ m cd o a -3 Vi J >> SrS a « J5 JS o da - CD THE FIFTEENTH REGIMENT CHAPTER ORIGIN OF THE REGIMENT. The Union Army was something more than a mere col-lection of men. It was an organism, with one vital spirit,which animated all its parts, as the life spirit animates allparts of the human body. Within this all inclusive organismthere were other units no less complete in their individualityForemost among these was the regiment. The parts of thebrigade, the division, the army corps, and the special armydid not always act together. During the early years of thewar at least, these organizations were too large, too diversein their origin and too complex in their nature to attract thehearts of the men. But the regiment through similarity ofelements, closeness of association and oneness in action,became the most distinctive unit in the volunteer regimen
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