39TH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER MUSTER ROLL, 31 AUGUST 1864 - 31 OCTOBER 1864

Elephant folio printed broadsheet, completed in neat ink manuscript and signed by Captain Charles N. Hunt and Captain George Nelson. Old folds, several fold splits repaired, minor loss. Else Very Good.

The 39th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Camp Stanton in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, August 13 through September 2, 1862, and mustered for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel Phineas Stearns Davis. Originally assigned to the defense of Washington, the Regiment later saw action with the Army of the Potomac at the major (truncated) battles in Virginia. This carefully detailed muster roll was written soon after the Battle at Weldon Railroad in late August 1864. It reflects the consequences of that battle, noting soldiers wounded, ill, and taken as prisoners of war. (Inventory #: 37090)