Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Future Camp Cameron regiment, the 11th Infantry, was mustered into service at Ft Warren in Boston Harbor on June 13th, 1861. (1)
After only one day at Camp Cameron the 1st Regiment received its' orders to move to Washington the next day. (2)

(1) Massachusetts in the War, 1861-1865, Bowen, James L., Clark W. Bryan & CO. Springfield, MA. 1889 pg. 146
(2) History of the First regiment Massachusetts Infantry, From the 25th of May of 1861 to the 25th of May 1864, Cudworth, Warren handel, Wakler, Fuller & Co., Boston, 1866 pg 18

DAN SULLIVAN

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