This page will give you a chronology of significant events, movements, and battles for the 25th Mass Volunteer Infantry. Links to pages dedicated to the event are indicated. This section of the site will be continuously expanding, with more pages added monthly. Be sure to check back for updates.


Albumen Photograph of Spring Camp in Virginia
Original Albumen Photo of Spring Camp in Virginia, 25th Mass Volunteer Infantry

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1861 1862 1863 1864 1865






1861

April 20-July 29
Third Battalion of Rifles - Three Month Volunteers
Company A, 3rd Batt. MVM - City Guard, Worcester, MA
Company B, 3rd Batt. MVM - Holden Rifles
Company C, 3rd Batt. MVM - Emmet Guards
Company D, 3rd Batt. MVM - Dodd's "Carver" Rifles, Boston, MA


May-July 29
Occupation of Fort McHenry, MD


August 2
Arrive back in Worcester, MA




Worcester Light Infantry - 6th MVM


September-October
Enlistment and Regimental Muster-In




Company F, 25th Mass Inf., Fitchburg, MA
New Company of the old "Washington Guards"


September 1-October 31
Camp Lincoln, Worcester, MA


November 1-
January 6, 1862

Annapolis, MD




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1862

January 7-February 6
Expedition to Hatteras Inlet, NC
Foster's 1st Brigade, Burnside Expeditionary Corps.


February 6-7
Siege of Roanoke Island, NC


February 7-8
Battle of Roanoke Island, NC
Map of Roanoke Island


March 11-13
Expedition to New Berne, NC


March 14
Battle of New Berne, NC
Map of New Berne


March 16-May 9
Occupation of New Berne, NC




Camp Oliver, NC


May 9 - December
Mixed Pickett, Guard & Outpost Duty


May
Advanced Pickett Duty - "Red House"


May 15-16
Movement to Trenton Bridge, NC


May 9-June 1
Red House, NC


September
Expedition to Plymouth, NC


October
Expedition to Tarboro, NC


November 11
Demonstration New Berne, NC - "Rocky Run"


December 10-20
Foster's Goldsboro Expedition


December 14
Battle of Kinston, NC


December 16
Battle of Whitehall, NC


December 17-18
Battle of Goldsboro, NC
Map of Goldsboro




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1863

January-March
Winter in New Berne, NC


March 6-8
Movement on Kinston, NC


March 7
Engaged Core Creek, NC


March 13
Battle of Deep Gully, NC


March 20-23
Movement on Kinston, NC - "Rocky-hock Creek"


March-April
Occupation of Plymouth, NC


May 3
Return to New Berne, NC


May 22-23
Battle of Gum Swamp, NC


July 17-20
Movement to Swift Creek, NC


July 25-31
Movement to Winton, NC


July-October
At New Berne, NC


October 16-January 22, 1864
At Newport News, VA




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1864

January 22-April 26
At Portsmouth, VA


January
Re-enlistment at Newport News, VA


January-February
Temporary Transfer to 139th NY Infantry


January-February
Veterans Return to Worcester, MA - Furlough


January-February
Attached to Butler/Grant's Army of James


January-February
Petersburg - Richmond Campaign


March 26
General Heckman's Red Star Brigade -
18th Army Corp., Portsmouth, VA


April 26
At Yorktown, VA


April 27-May 4
Expedition to City Point, VA


May 5
Occupation of Bermuda Hundred, VA


May 6
Battle of Port Walthal Junction, VA


May 7
Battle of Chester Station, VA


May 9
Battle of Arrowfield Church, VA


May 12
Engaged Proctor's Creek, VA


May 12-15
Movement on Fort Darling, VA


May 15
Engaged Palmer Creek, VA


May 16
Battle of Drewry's Bluff, VA


May 17-28
Bermuda Hundred, VA


May 21
Cobb's Hill, VA




Movement from White House, VA to
Cold Harbor, VA


May-August
Prisoners of War


June 3
Battle of Cold Harbor, VA


June 3-6
Siege of Cold Harbor, VA


June 15
Battle of Petersburg, VA


June 15-August
Trenches at Petersburg, VA


June 16-30
Siege of Petersburg, VA


June 16
Movement on Petersburg, VA


June 18
Battle of Petersburg, VA


June 30
Movement on Petersburg, VA


July 30
Petersburg Crater, VA


August 25-September 4
Bermuda Hundred, VA


September 5-10
Expedition to New Berne, NC


September 10-
March 1865

Occupation of New Berne, NC


September
Yellow Fever, New Berne, NC


October 5
Non-Veterans Ordered Home


October
Battalion of Four Companies


December 9-13
Movement on Kinston, NC




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1865

March 3-21
Expedition to Goldsboro, NC


March 10
Battle of Wise Forks, NC


March 14
Occupation of Kinston, NC


March 22
Join Forces with Sherman's Army


March 22-April 3
Goldsboro, NC


April 9-13
Expedition to Raleigh, NC


April 14
Occupation of Raleigh, NC


May 3-7
Movement on Greenboro, NC


May 12-13
Movement on Charlotte, NC


May 14-June 13
Occupation of Charlotte, NC


July 13-21
Return to Readville, MA


July 21-28
Final Regimental Muster-out -
Readville, MA




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