. 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 . of the regiment as licutenant- ; Col. Ward having been at home from disability, and loss b, since the battle of Balls Bluff. the 18th of November, the Fifty-third was ordered to pro-~ew York, and report to Major-Gen. Banks. Col. Kim-ot having arrived, the regiment left the State under com-nd of Barrett; but, before leaving New York toproceed to New Orleans, Col. Kimball joined
. 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 . of the regiment as licutenant- ; Col. Ward having been at home from disability, and loss b, since the battle of Balls Bluff. the 18th of November, the Fifty-third was ordered to pro-~ew York, and report to Major-Gen. Banks. Col. Kim-ot having arrived, the regiment left the State under com-nd of Barrett; but, before leaving New York toproceed to New Orleans, Col. Kimball joined the officers were, — Colonel John W. Kimball. Lieutenant-Colonel .... George H. Barrett. Major James A. Ball. Surgeon James Q. A. MCoUester. Assistant Surgeon .... William M. Barrett. Chaplain Benjamin F. Whittemore. The regiment remained in New York at Franklin Barracks the 17th of January, 1863 ; when it embarked on board ^e Continental, and, after a stormy passage of twelve days, >rleans, and went into camp at Carrollton. It here led to the third brigade, third division, pding. )f March, going on board the steamer Crescent,b Baton Rouge, and went into camp three miles. th of March, it was ordered on a reconnoissance upembarked on two steamers, and, under convoy of theiboat Albatross, moved up the river five miles, where a land-was effected. With an escort of eighteen cavalry-men, it pro-led cautiously across the country about one and a half milesle Bayou Sara Road, where it encountered and drove in thelys pickets. Returning by the Bayou Sara Road, it arrivedat fcaton Rouge the same afternoon, driving in a number of finecattle. On the evening of the 13th, it marched with the division in theexpedition to Fort Hudson, and, on the afternoon of the 14th,arrived at a point within three miles of that place, where it wasordered to bivouac. This was the night of the bombardment andsuccessful passage of a portion of the fleet past the batteries ofPort Huds
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