Regimental Histories
Most men from Acton who fought in the Civil War were either members of the 6th Massachusetts Militia, which was called up for duty on three occasions, or part of the 26th Regiment, enlisting for three years. By coincidence, the Acton-based company of each military unit was labeled Company E.
Other men served in a variety of infantry, cavalry, and artillery regiments from Massachusetts as well as from other states. Others served in the U. S. Navy.
Other Massachusetts Regiments in which Acton men served
Infantry
1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
3rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
4th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
5th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
6th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
7th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
8th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
11th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
13th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
15th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
16th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
18th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
19th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Sharpshooters (attached to 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry)
23rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
25th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
26th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
28th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
30th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
32nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
33rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
35th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
36th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
38th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
39th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
40th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
42nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
44th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
45th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
47th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
48th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
53th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Militia)
56th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Veteran)
57th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Veteran)
58th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Veteran)
59th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Veteran)
Unattached Companies Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
9th Unattached Company Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
26th Unattached Company Massachusetts Volunteer Militia (Infantry)
Artillery
1st Battalion Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery
1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery
2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery
3rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery
4th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery
6th Battery Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery
14th Battery Massachusetts Volunteer Light Artillery
Cavalry
1st Regiment Massachuetts Volunteer Cavalry
2nd Regiment Massachuetts Volunteer Cavalry
3rd Regiment Massachuetts Volunteer Cavalry
4th Regiment Massachuetts Volunteer Cavalry
1st Battalion Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry
Units from Other States in which Acton men served
California
7th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry
Connecticut
1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
5th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
7th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
27th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry
District of Columbia
1st Regiment District of Columbia Cavalry
Florida
1st Regiment Florida Volunteer Cavalry
Illinois
50th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
77th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
118th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
133rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Kansas
7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry
Maine
1st Regiment Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery
1st Regiment Maine Volunteer Cavalry
2nd Battery Maine Light Artillery
2nd Regiment Maine Volunteer Cavalry
3rd Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry
8th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry
10th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry
11th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry
17th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry
23rd Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry
Co. E. Coast Guard Infantry
Maine Garrison Artillery
Minnesota
1st Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
4th Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
Missouri
14th Regiment Missouri Home Guard Infantry
New Hampshire
1st New Hampshire Volunteer Heavy Artillery
2nd Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
5th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
6th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
13th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
14th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry
New York
1st Regiment New York Light Artillery, Battery B
5th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry
14th Regiment New York Heavy Artillery
16th Regiment New York Heavy Artillery
47th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
65th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
118th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
142nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
Ohio
9th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
Pennsylvania
21st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Calvary
Vermont
6th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry
7th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry
8th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry
15th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry
17th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry
Wisconsin
2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry
2nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
37th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
43rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
United States Colored Troops
1st Regiment U.S.C.T. Cavalry
3rd Regiment Corps De Afrique Infantry
14th Regiment Corps De Afrique Infantry
18th Regiment U.S.C.T. Infantry
30th Regiment U.S.C.T. Infantry
37th Regiment U.S.C.T. Infantry
80th Regiment U.S.C.T. Infantry
86th Regiment U.S.C.T. Infantry
115th Regiment U.S.C.T. Infantry
Veteran Units
1st Company, 2nd Battalion, U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps
1st Regiment U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps
4th Regiment U. S. Veteran Volunteer Infantry
9th Regiment U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps
10th Company, 2nd Battalion, U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps
10th Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps
12th Regiment U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps
140th Company, 2nd Battalion U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps
see also:
Massachusetts Civil War Research Center (from Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War)
National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System, online at: http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html
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