History of the Thirty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. 1862-1865

CHAPTER I.

ORGANIZATION OF THE REGIMENT.

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 ...