All 1047 men of the First Infantry formed on the Boston Common on June 1 and marched to Fresh Pond in Cambridge, MA. (1) They occupied an old ice house. This location was known as Camp Ellsworth. (2)
(1) Massachusetts Register, 1862 serial Number, Ninety-Four, Adams, Sampson, & Co. Boston. Pg 314
(2) Hardtack & Coffee, The Unwritten Story of Army Life, Billings, John D. 1888, George M. Smith & Co. Boston, PG 45
DAN SULLIVAN
(1) Massachusetts Register, 1862 serial Number, Ninety-Four, Adams, Sampson, & Co. Boston. Pg 314
(2) Hardtack & Coffee, The Unwritten Story of Army Life, Billings, John D. 1888, George M. Smith & Co. Boston, PG 45
DAN SULLIVAN
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