2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
| 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | |
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The former flag of Massachusetts
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| Active | May 25, 1861 to July 26, 1865 |
| Country |
 United States of America
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| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | In 1863: 3rd Brigade (Ruger's), 1st Division (Williams's), XII Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel | George H. Gordon |
| Colonel | George Leonard Andrews |
| Colonel | William Cogswell |
| Lt. Colonel | Charles R. Mudge |
| Lt. Colonel | Charles Fessenden Morse |
| Insignia | |
| XII Corps badge (First division) |  |
The 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive federal service in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Antietam and the Battle of Gettysburg.
The regiment was organized in May 1861 at Camp Andrew in West Roxbury, Massachusetts south of Boston. The 2nd Massachusetts was commanded by Colonel George H. Gordon, a West Point graduate (Class of 1846), along with Lieutenant Colonel George Leonard Andrews, also a West Point graduate (Class of 1851), and Major Wilder Dwight. On July 8, the regiment left for Maryland where it joined the forces under General Robert Patterson.
In 1861, the regiment served guarding the upper Potomac River and Frederick, Maryland, and in the spring of 1862, the regiment served under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, unsuccessfully opposing Maj. Gen. Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley. In June, the regiment was transferred to the Union Army of Virginia and participated in General Pope"s Northern Virginia Campaign. During this time, Colonel Gordon was promoted to brigadier general and commanded the brigade. Lieutenant Colonel Andrews was promoted to colonel and given command of the 2nd Massachusetts. Major Dwight was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
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