1864

 

Jan. 10Those men who have re-enlisted for another 3 years begin their 30-day furlough

Feb. 23The re-enlistees leave Boston to rejoin the regiment at Tullahoma

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Apr. 4The 12th Corps & 11th Corps are consolidated as the 20th Corps, under the command of MG Joseph Hooker

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May 5In preparation for the campaign against Atlanta, the 2nd MA is reduced to 1 wagon (it left Massachusetts in 1861 with 25)

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May 14BATTLE OF RESACA

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May 19Action at CASSVILLE

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May 25While on detached duty guarding a bridge, the 2nd MA takes no part in the BATTLE OF NEW HOPE CHURCH

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May 28Those men who did not re-enlist are Mustered Out of the 2nd MA

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June 21-22Action at KOLB'S FARM

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June 27BATTLE OF KENESAW MOUNTAIN. The 2nd> MA only lightly engaged

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June 30The 2nd MA enters Marietta, GA

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Aug. 20BATTLE OF PEACH TREE CREEK

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Sept. 2The 12th Corps is the first Union force to enter Atlanta. Col. Cogswell is appointed post commandant and the 2nd MA is chosen to garrison the city

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Nov. 12-13The public buildings in Atlanta are set ablaze

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Nov. 16The 2nd MA leaves Atlanta

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Nov. 23The 2nd MA enters Milledgeville, the capital of Georgia

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Dec. 3Officers of the regiment tour the Confederate prison pen at Millen

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Dec. 13Ft. McAlister, on the outskirts of Savannah, falls

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Dec. 21Savannah falls into Federal hands