31ST MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY MEMBERS BADGE ~ WESTERN BAY STATE REGT
Item #: CWB12799
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NICE REGIMENTAL BADGE WITH RED BACKING RIBBON
The 31st Massachusetts was initially organized by Colonel Benjamin Butler beginning November 20, 1861 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts as the "Western Bay State Regiment". The regiment moved to Boston on February 19, 1862 where it mustered in for a three-year enlistment on February 20, 1862 under the command of Colonel Oliver P. Gooding. The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, Department of the Gulf, to October 1862. Sherman's Division, Department of the Gulf, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to July 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to December 1863. 4th Brigade, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to June 1864. Defenses of New Orleans to September 1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to October 1864. Defenses of New Orleans to March 1865. 1st Brigade, Lucas' Cavalry Division, Steele's Command, Military Division West Mississippi, to April 1865. District of Mobile, Alabama, to September 1865. The 31st Massachusetts mustered out of service on September 9, 1865. The regiment moved to Boston and was discharged on September 30, 1865.
The 31st Massachusetts was initially organized by Colonel Benjamin Butler beginning November 20, 1861 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts as the "Western Bay State Regiment". The regiment moved to Boston on February 19, 1862 where it mustered in for a three-year enlistment on February 20, 1862 under the command of Colonel Oliver P. Gooding. The regiment was attached to 2nd Brigade, Department of the Gulf, to October 1862. Sherman's Division, Department of the Gulf, to January 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to July 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, XIX Corps, Department of the Gulf, to December 1863. 4th Brigade, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to June 1864. Defenses of New Orleans to September 1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, Department of the Gulf, to October 1864. Defenses of New Orleans to March 1865. 1st Brigade, Lucas' Cavalry Division, Steele's Command, Military Division West Mississippi, to April 1865. District of Mobile, Alabama, to September 1865. The 31st Massachusetts mustered out of service on September 9, 1865. The regiment moved to Boston and was discharged on September 30, 1865.
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Item # CWB12799
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