Federal Regiment

12th Massachusetts Infantry

"The reorganization of the army in early September, 1862, made Ricketts' Division a part of Hooker's (1st) Corps, and as a part of Hartsuff's Brigade the 12th Regt. joined in the operations which forced the Confederates out of Frederick, Md., and on toward South Mountain. The 12th was engaged in the battle of South Mountain, Sept. 14, suffering only slight loss. On the 17th, at Antietam, it fought in the [Miller's] Bloody Cornfield, losing 224 officers and men, of whom 74, including Major Elisha Burbank and Assistant Surgeon A. A. Kendall, were killed or mortally wounded. Here it came into conflict with the famous Texas Brigade and captured the colors of the 1st Texas Infantry"1.

"The Twelfth Massachusetts had killed and disabled eleven officers of fifteen taken into the field. The loss of this regiment, owing to its position, was by far the most severe in the brigade. Major Burbank commanded at the commencement of the action and was disabled early. He performed his whole duty while in the field. Captain Allen, who next assumed command, was also severely wounded. I cannot express too high an opinion of this officer. He has proved himself one of the most gallant officers in the brigade. The command of this regiment next devolved upon Capt. B. F. Cook, who commanded during the reminder of the action, and brought the regiment off the field."

We have 220 individuals in the AotW database for this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?	Details*
A	Pvt	Burke, Dennis A.	WIA   09/17
A	Pvt	Dwelley, George C.	WIA   09/17
A	Corp	Dyer, Nathaniel H.	KIA   09/17
A	Corp	Ferguson, William	WIA   09/17
A	Pvt	Hinds, Patrick	WIA   09/17
A	Pvt	Kelleher, Patrick	WIA   09/17
A	Corp	Kimball, William L.	WIA   09/17
A	Pvt	Kummer, Henry W.	KIA   09/17
A	Pvt	McCabe, James	WIA   09/17
A	Pvt	McCarthy, Thomas F.	KIA   09/17
A	Pvt	Murdock, George	WIA   09/17
A	Pvt	Norwood, james W.	KIA   09/17
A	Pvt	O'Brien, James	KIA   09/17
A	Pvt	O'Donnell, Michael	KIA   09/17
A	Lt	Orne, George W.	MWIA   09/17
A	Pvt	Seavey, William H.	WIA   09/17
A	Pvt	Sprague, Jr., Samuel	WIA   09/17
A	Sgt	Tinkham, Cornelius Granville	MWIA   09/17
A	Pvt	Tobin, John	WIA   09/17
A	Lt	White, William G.	KIA   09/17
A	Pvt	Whitney, Edmund S.	KIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Baldwin, Joseph H.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Campbell, Patrick	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Cavanaugh, John	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Collins, James	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Cronan, Daniel	AWOL   09/12
B	Pvt	Cushing, Thomas J.	KIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Daley, James	AWOL   09/16
B	Pvt	Davidson, Herbert	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Desmond, Bartholomew	KIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Dobson, William	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Donovan, Patrick	KIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Duran, Alonzo G.	KIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Edmester, Lemuel A.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Fernald, Robert	KIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Foster, Ansel J.	WIA   09/17
B	Sgt	French, George H.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Gorman, James B.	WIA   09/17
B	Sgt	Hough, Palmer W.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Isaac, Alexander	KIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Keefe, John A.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Kelley, Andrew	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Little, Milo G.	WIA   09/17
B	Sgt	Mann, Richard	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Murray, Robert	KIA   09/17
B	Capt	Packard, Charles T.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Porter, George W.	KIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Prescott, Asa D.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Rogers, Nathan A.	MWIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Ryerson, John R.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Sargent, Walter H.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Savage, Miner W.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Smith, Granville H.	Died   10/20
B	Pvt	Tuttle, Joseph P. S.	WIA   09/17
B	Pvt	Wentworth, George C. S.	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Clayton, William H.	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Deere, Elias H.	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Gillespie, Robert	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Hazletine, Moses	MWIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Jenks, John B.	MWIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Kiernan, Felix	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Leatherman, Benjamin R.	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Leonard, James F.	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Lyons, Branch	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	McCaslin, Frank	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	McLaughlin, Michael	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Morrison, George H.	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	O'Toole, Patrick	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Perry, James E.	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Preston, Michael	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Rand, William L.	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Randolph, Joseph J.	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Richardson, Sylvester B.	KIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Ryan, James F.	WIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Simonds, Timothy	MWIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Whitmarsh, John Q.	KIA   09/17
C	Pvt	Whittier, Charles	WIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Casperson, John P.	KIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Dunlop, James	WIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Frost, Edward M.	WIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Frye, Daniel M.	WIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Grant, Thomas	WIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Lewis, James	WIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Parker, Robert	WIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Pierce, Sidney C.	KIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Rollins, Andrew J.	KIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Seymour, Robert J.	WIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Turner, Warren C.	KIA   09/17
D	Pvt	Willey, Charles	WIA   09/17
D	Lt	Williams, Joseph Otis	WIA   09/17
E	Corp	Ayers, Benjamin F.	KIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Bemis, Harry	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Brown, William B.	WIA   09/17
E	Capt	Cook, Benjamin Franklin
E	Pvt	Davis, Franklin	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Driscoll, Patrick	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Ellsworth, Daniel W.	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Fisk, Charles H.	KIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Fitzsimmons, James H.	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Fletcher, Giles E.	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Gale, Josiah B.	KIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Gibbs, Benjamin S.	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Grant, John S.	WIA   09/17
E	Corp	Grover, Hazel L.	MWIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Hicks, Charles H.	AWOL   09/10
E	Pvt	Hoyt, William C.	KIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Judson, Isaac D.	KIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Kidder, Chauncey H.	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Lajoy, Joseph	KIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Maguire, John	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	McFarland, William H.	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Murphy, James B.	MWIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Parker, Clark	KIA   09/14
E	Pvt	Peters, Adam	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Peters, John H.	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Place, John	WIA   09/17
E	Corp	Rice, Sylvester H.	KIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Riva, Charles E.	WIA   09/17
E	Corp	Swarman, Frederick	WIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Thorne, Benjamin F.	KIA   09/17
E	Pvt	Tower, Christopher P.	WIA   09/17
E	Sgt	Wehrum, Charles C.	WIA   09/17
F	Corp	Allen, James A.	WIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Bunker, Eli	WIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Childs, George W.	WIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Dhalberg, F. Malcom	WIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Hurd, Hiram A.	KIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Manchester, Francis A.	WIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Perkins, George A.	KIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Snell, Luther T.	WIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Stevens, Harrison	WIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Stoddard, John S.	WIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Tinkham, George F.	WIA   09/17
F	Pvt	Wall, Thomas W.	WIA   09/17
G	Sgt	Arnold, Moses N.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Birmingham, Michael	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Cobb, Charles H.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Curtis, Benjamin	KIA   09/17
G	Lt	Cushing, Lysander F.	KIA   09/17
G	Corp	Damon, Henry	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Fitts, James	MWIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Foley, Maurice	KIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Ford, Elliott W.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Frisbie, Albert	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Gallagher, James H.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Gilman, George H.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Hooker, Edwin B.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Howland, Charles A.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Jacobs, William F,	KIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Jenkins, Edward P.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Kenney, Rufus J.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Knowles, Charles E.	WIA   09/17
G	Corp	McGill, Florence	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Perry, Jr., Josiah F.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Pool, Elbridge G.	MWIA   09/17
G	Corp	Pool, Francis W.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Porter, Richard	KIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Ramsdell, Seth	WIA   09/17
G	Capt	Reed, Edward Payson	WIA   09/17
G	Corp	Reed, Lewis	WIA   09/17
G	Sgt	Smith, James G.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Walker, William T.	WIA   09/17
G	Pvt	Williamson, Franklin S.	KIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Adlington, Joseph S.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Austin, James H.	KIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Belcher, Edward E.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Bryant, Luther S.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Burnham, Isaac	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Carey, Patrick	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Clark, Joseph I.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Clow, Charles W.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Crockett, Daniel T.	WIA   09/17
I	Corp	Darling, Harvey A.	KIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Dyer, Abram B.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Ferris, Daniel	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Harnett, Garrett	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Hayden, George	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Hayward, James S.	KIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Heath, George E.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Henry, George P.	MWIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Holbrook, Randall J.	KIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Jaques, Charles H.	WIA   09/17
I	Sgt	Johnson, Charles E.	KIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Kimball, Charles H.	MWIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Page, Walter S.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Peach, John	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Peck, Rufus A.	Died   09/23
I	Pvt	Randall, Peleg F.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Rickards, Alden	KIA   09/17
I	Corp	Ripley, Henry W.	POW   09/15
I	Capt	Ripley, John	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Shergold, Nehemiah S.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Sherman, Henry C. R.	KIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Swallow, Alexander	WIA   09/17
I	Lt	Thompson, Warren	POW   09/15
I	Pvt	Wentworth, Henry M.	WIA   09/17
I	Pvt	Wood, William A.	WIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Allen, Edward F.	WIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Allen, Isaac F.	KIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Allen, William	WIA   09/17
K	Capt	Allen, Jr., David	WIA   09/17
K	Corp	Crouse, James T.	MWIA   09/17
K	Sgt	Doten, Edward W.	WIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Driscoll, John O.	WIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Farnsworth, Andrew J.	WIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Forsyth, James	WIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Haskell, Edward	WIA   09/17
K	Corp	Haskell, William B.	WIA   09/17
K	Lt	Hazel, Edwin	WIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Ingersoll, Amos M.	MWIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Maxwell, Charles L.	KIA   09/17
K	Corp	Morey, James N.	KIA   00/00
K	Pvt	Rabardy, Julius	WIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Simonds, John S.	WIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Staten, Henry	KIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Tracy, Charles	KIA   09/17
K	Pvt	Wilson, George	WIA   09/17
F&S	Maj	Burbank, Elisha	MWIA   09/17
F&S	ASrg	Kendall, Albert A.	KIA   09/17
F&S	Sgt	Russell, Charles G.

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Notes

1   Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Adjutant General, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, 8 Vols, Norwood (MA): Norwood Press, 1931-35, Vol 2, pg. 1  [AotW citation 1223]