# History of the Thirty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. 1862-1865 Author: Burrage, Henry S. (Henry Sweetser), 1837-1926; Hodgkins, William H. (William Henry), 1840-1905; Noyes, Edmund W.; Ranlett, S. Alonzo; White, Alonzo A. Genre: Category: History - American Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50422 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=History+of+the+Thirty-sixth+Regiment+Massachusetts+Volunteers.+1862-1865+Burrage&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Early in July, 1862, when the war of the rebellion had been in progress a little more than a year, President Lincoln issued an order for three hundred thousand volunteers, to serve three years, or during the war. It was a time of sore discouragement and general depression throughout the loyal States. Our army in Virginia, under General McClellan, during a seven days' fight near the Chickahominy, had met with such reverses that it had been compelled to "make a change of base," and fall back to the James river, near Harrison's Landing. Nobly, however, and cheerfully, did the people of the North respond to the President's call for reinforcements. On every hand was heard the chorus:-- ## Chapters - [CHAPTER XXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/31/index.md) - [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/30/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/17/index.md) - [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/24/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/18/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/15/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/22/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/27/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/23/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/29/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/26/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/21/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/28/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/25/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/3/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/history-of-the-thirty-sixth-regiment-massachusetts-volunteers-1-adcd7cf6/chapters/2/index.md)