The Record of the Second Massachusetts Infantry, 1861-65
Boston, MA: James P. Walker, 1867. 1st Edition. Quarto. Very Good. Item #18912
A handsome early history of this storied Union Army Civil War unit, which saw service at both Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg, and contained the likes of Robert Gould Shaw, who would gain immortality as the commanding officer of the famed 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops.
"During the Battle of Antietam, the XII Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. Joseph K. Mansfield supported General Joseph Hooker's advanced through the cornfield during the morning phase of the battle and received heavy casualties including Lieutenant Colonel Dwight, who was mortally wounded. The regiment lost 12 killed and 51 wounded, among the wounded were Captains Francis and Robert Gould Shaw along with Lieutenants Crowninshield and Mills. General Mansfield was also killed in the battle and command of the XII Corps passed to General Henry W. Slocum.
During the Battle of Gettysburg, on July 3, the third day of the battle, it made an attack against the Confederate troops at the base of Culp's Hill, near Spangler Spring. The regiment's commander, 23-year-old Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Mudge, replied to the order to attack, "Well it is murder, but it's the order." In the charge a bullet struck Mudge just below the throat and killed him instantly. The regiment suffered 137 casualties in the assault." - wiki
Three-quarter red pebbled morocco over marbled-paper covered boards. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Eleven engraved portraits. viii, 528 pp Sporadic foxing. Mild rubbing and edge wear to binding.
Price: $175.00