. 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 . dson, for the purpose of destroying a bridgecrossing that stream ; which being accomplished, the regimentreturned to Baton Rouge, after an absence of about five he On the 12tli of May, the regiment marched from Batonin company with the third brigade for Port Hudson. It arri^Whites Bayou, ten miles south-east of Port Hudson, andwas ordered to remain. It was necessary to hold thatorder to pr
. 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 . dson, for the purpose of destroying a bridgecrossing that stream ; which being accomplished, the regimentreturned to Baton Rouge, after an absence of about five he On the 12tli of May, the regiment marched from Batonin company with the third brigade for Port Hudson. It arri^Whites Bayou, ten miles south-east of Port Hudson, andwas ordered to remain. It was necessary to hold thatorder to prevent a flank movement of the enemy whil^were concentrating and surrounding Port Hudson indiate rear. After our army had effected this, and weredition to attack, the Fiftieth was ordered to the front, and,2Gth of May, marched to a position within range of the enemy^sbatteries. On the 27th, it took part in the assault on the fortress ;and from that day to the 9th of July, when the fort surrendered,the regiment was principally engaged in supporting batteries. On the 8th, it marched within the fortifications, and did garri-son-duty until the 29th, when it took passage on board the steamerOmaha for THE FIFTY-FIRST IN NORTH CAROLINA. 437 On the 3d of August, the steamer grounded near Helena, Ark.;and the men were transferred to tlie G. M. Kennett, and ar-rived at Cairo, 111., on the 5th. Thence it went by railroad toBoston, arriving there on the 11th; and was mustered out of theservice of the United States at Wenham, Aug. 24. FIFTY-FIRST REGIMENT. The Fifty-first Regiment was recruited at Camp John E. Wool,Worcester, of which Col. Ward, of the Fifteenth Regiment, wasappointed commandant. He had lost a leg at the disastrous fightat Balls Bluff, Va., where he had displayed great gallantry. The Fifty-first was a Worcester-County regiment. Col. Spraguewas one of our best militia-officers. He commanded a companyin the Third Battalion of Rifles, under Major Devens, now briga-dier-g
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