. Massachusetts in the rebellion. A record of the historical position of the commonwealth, and the services of the leading statesmen, the military, the colleges, and the people, in the civil war of 1861-65 . -WaHaer. I\Mef ^- HISTORY OF THE FIRST REGIMENT. 145 battalion, which afterwards became, by additions, the Twenty-ninthInfantry Regiment, whose record will appear in another place. riRST REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. This regiment was the first to leave the State for tliree yearsservice, and is said to have been tlie first tliree-years regimentin the service of the United Stat
. Massachusetts in the rebellion. A record of the historical position of the commonwealth, and the services of the leading statesmen, the military, the colleges, and the people, in the civil war of 1861-65 . -WaHaer. I\Mef ^- HISTORY OF THE FIRST REGIMENT. 145 battalion, which afterwards became, by additions, the Twenty-ninthInfantry Regiment, whose record will appear in another place. riRST REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. This regiment was the first to leave the State for tliree yearsservice, and is said to have been tlie first tliree-years regimentin the service of the United States. In its original composition, it was made np mainly from theFirst Massachusetts v olunteor Militia, of which Col. Robert Cow-din of Boston was the commander. As soon as the news of the assault on Fort Sumter reached Bos-ton, Col. Cowdin waited upon Gov. Andrew, and offered theservices of himself and command to proceed immediately to thedefence of Washington. He continued daily to urge the claims ofliis regiment until the 27th of April, when he received an orderfrom the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts to prepare his regimentto go to the seat of war, and to report himself in person the nextday at
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