Massachusetts Militia collection, 1783-1856.

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Massachusetts Militia collection, 1783-1856.

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Materials relating to the Massachusetts Militia, particularly its activities in the Worcester, Mass., area.

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Worcester Historical Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 8060448

Worcester Historical Museum

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Massachusetts. Militia

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Ten companies comprised the 12th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia: five from Boston, one from North Bridgewater, one from Abington, one from Weymouth, one from Stoughton, and one from Gloucester. After organization was completed, the regiment was ordered to Fort Warren in Boston Harbor. Three months later it was sent to Harper's Ferry, Va., where it guarded the upper Potomac as part of Bank's division. From the description of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia records, 1861 [ma...