History of the Forty-second regiment infantry, Massachusetts volunteers, 1862, 1863, 1864Front matterReading editionChapter navigation23 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHISTORY OF THE FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY, Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862, 1863, 1864. BY SERGEANT-MAJOR CHARLES P. BOSSON.PREFACE.Chapter I · Organization of Regiment—Camp at Readville—Departure for New York.Chapter II · En Route—Camp at East New York—On Transports.Chapter III · On Board Transports—The Saxon—Quincy—Charles Osgood—Shetucket—Quinnebaug.Chapter IV · GALVESTON. Off for Galveston—Landing—Occupation of the City—Action of January First—Loss of the “Harriet Lane”—Deserted by the Navy—Surrender.Chapter IV · GALVESTON. Off for Galveston—Landing—Occupation of the City—Action of January First—Loss of the “Harriet Lane”—Deserted by the Navy—Surrender. (continued 2)Chapter V · At Carrollton—Bound for Galveston—Arrival of Companies—Camp Mansfield—Details.Chapter VI · FEBRUARY—AT BAYOU GENTILLY—MORE DETAILS.Chapter VII · Enlisted Men Prisoners at Houston—March for the Federal Lines—Arrival at New Orleans.Chapter VIII · At Bayou Gentilly—March—April.Chapter IX · At Bayou Gentilly—May.Chapter X · Bayou Gentilly—June—Farewell to Gentilly Camp—In New Orleans.Chapter XI · BRASHEAR CITY. On Active Service—Action of June Twenty-third—Captured—Paroled and Returned to Algiers.Chapter XII · Action at La-Fourche Crossing.Chapter XIII · July—In New Orleans—At Algiers.Chapter XIV · Companies C and H on Detached Service at Camp Parapet.Chapter XV · Company K in Charge of Pontoons—Baton Rouge—Teche Campaign—Siege of Port Hudson—Donaldsonville—Return to Regiment.Chapter XVI · August—At Algiers—Bound North—On Board “Continental”—Arrival Home.Chapter XVII · Adventures of Corporal Wentworth and Private Hersey.Chapter XVIII · Officers in Confederate Prisons—Houston—State Prison—Camp Groce—Camp Ford—En-Route Home—At Home.Chapter XIX · In Service for One Hundred Days—Organization—Readville—Off for Washington—At Alexandria—At Great Falls—Return Home.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →HISTORY OF THE FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY, Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862, 1863, 1864. BY SERGEANT-MAJOR CHARLES P. BOSSON.All chapters and sections (23)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHISTORY OF THE FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY, Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862, 1863, 1864. BY SERGEANT-MAJOR CHARLES P. BOSSON.PREFACE.Chapters123445678910111213141516171819The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.◇HISTORY OF THE FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY, Massachusetts Volunteers, 1862, 1863, 1864. BY SERGEANT-MAJOR CHARLES P. BOSSON. →