Comments on: 19th Massachusetts Infantry

By: Steve Nitch

Steve Nitch — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:35:41 +0000

My great x3 grandfather, Lt. Colonel Edmund Rice served with the 19th Mass for four years. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his conspicuous bravery at Gettysburg. See my website for more info on this hard fighting unit of the Army of the Potomac.

By: ralph pipkin

ralph pipkin — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:57:07 +0000

If you will google “reminiscences of the 19th mass regiment” you will get acouple of web sites with history of this regiment. If you would like to contact me my email is ralphpipkin@hotmail.com

By: David Stroud

David Stroud — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:46:44 +0000

Could you please eamil the title of the 19th Mass’s Regimental history?

Thank you
David V. Stroud

By: ralph pipkin

ralph pipkin — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:25:31 +0000

I have in my collection an officers sword that was given to william a hill on his being made a Lt. in the 19th mass. vol. inft. the sword is inscribed to him and dated 1862. I also have copies of his military papers. I wonder if any of his family is still in the area. would you have any info

By: Chris Swift

Chris Swift — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:16:39 +0000

Good post.

I never heard of this regiment before.