United States Regiments & Batteries > Massachusetts > 30th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
The 30th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment lost 4 officers and 57 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 341 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| December 31 | Organized as “Eastern Bay State Regiment” at Camp Chase, Lowell, by General Benjamin F. Butler |
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1862
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| January 2 | Moved to Boston. |
| January 4 | The 30th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment mustered into United States service under the command of Colonel Nathan A.M. Dudley. |
| January 13 – 16 | Sailed from Boston on the steamer Constitution for Fortress Monroe, Virginia. |
| February 6 – 12 | Sailed for Ship Island, Mississippi and duty there. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Department of the Gulf |
| March 9 | Company K Joined the regiment. |
| April 15-28 |
Operations against Forts St. Phillip and Jackson, Mississippi River |
| April 28 | Occupation of Fort St. Phillip |
| April 29-30 | Moved to New Orleans |
| May 1 | Occupation of New Orleans |
| May 9-10 |
Expedition to New Orleans & Jackson Railroad |
| May 30-31 | Moved to Baton Rouge |
| June 7-9 |
Expedition from Baton Rouge |
| June 18-July 23 | Williams’ Expedition to Vicksburg, Mississippi and operations in that vicinity |
| June 22 | Ellis Cliff |
| June 24 | Hamilton Plantation, near Grand Gulf |
| July 23-26 | Moved to Baton Rouge and duty there |
| August 5 |
Battle of Baton Rouge |
| August 21-22 | Moved to Carrollton and duty there |
| October | Defenses of New Orleans, and Garrison duty there. |
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1863
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| January 13-14 | Moved to Baton Rouge. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, Department of the Gulf |
| March 7-27 | Expedition to Port Hudson |
| May 12-24 |
Operations against Port Hudson |
| May 18-19 | Monett’s Plantation and on Bayou Sara Road |
| May 24 | Plain’s Store |
| May 24-July 9. |
Siege of Port Hudson |
| May 27 & June 14 |
Assaults on Port Hudson |
| July 9 | Surrender of Port Hudson |
| July 12-13 | Cox’s Plantation, Donaldsonville |
| August 1 – September 2 |
Camp at Baton Rouge |
| August | 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, Department of the Gulf |
| September 4-11 | Sabine Pass Expedition |
| September 16 | Moved from Algiers to Brashear City |
| September 26 | To Berwick and to Camp Bisland |
| October 3 – November 30 |
Western Louisiana (“Teche”) Campaign. At New Iberia |
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1864
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| January 7 | At Franklin |
| February 18- May 3 |
Veterans on leave |
| May 3-16 | Moved to New Orleans |
| June 13 | To Morganza |
| July 2-13 | Moved to New Orleans, then to Fortress Monroe, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Attached to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division |
| July 14-23 | Snicker’s Gap Expedition |
| August – December |
Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester (Opequon) |
| September 22 |
Battle of Fisher’s Hill |
| September 23-24 |
Mount Jackson |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
| October | Duty at Winchester, Kernstown and Stephenson’s Depot |
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1865
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| March | Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah |
| April 21-22 | Moved to Washington, D.C. and attached to Department of Washington |
| May 23-24 | Grand Review |
| June 2-6 | Moved to Savannah, Georgia, and attached to Department of the South |
| June 13 | To Georgetown, S.C. |
| June 27 | To Florence |
| July 9 | To Sumpter and duty in 3rd Sub-District Eastern South Carolina |
| December 1 | The 30th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment mustered out |