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Abstract of History of the Twenty-first regiment; Massachusetts volunteers, in the war for the preservation of the union History of the Twenty-first regiment; Massachusetts volunteers, in the war for the preservation of the union Walcott, Charles Folsom E513.5 21st 1882

This history of the Twenty-First Massachusetts Regiment uses correspondence, diaries, statistics, and maps to document the regiment's journey through the South during the Civil War. The Battle of Roanoke Island is one of the major encounters described and it is accompanied by a map.

Author Biography

Charles F. Walcott was a Captain in the Twenty-First Massachusetts Regiment, Captain in the Twelfth Unattached Co. Massachusetts, and held the positions of Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel in the Sixty-First Massachusetts Volunteers. He was also a Brevet Brigadier General of the U.S.V. He resigned from service April 25, 1863. Walcott compiled the History of the Twenty-First Regiment.

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History of the Twenty-First Regiment