25th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry

Brief History
The 25th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry was organized at Worcester September 1to October 31, 1861. March, 1864, mustered out July 28, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 25th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 11 July 2012).

 National Archives Catalog
 * Civil War Diary of Captain Joseph Waldo Denny, 1865? - 1930? NAID 2602465

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,073 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Regimental History and Roster

 * The story of company A, Twenty-fifth regiment, Mass. vols. in the the war of the rebellion. By Samuel Henry Putnam. Worcester: Putnam Davis and co., 1886. Online at: Internet Archive

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Massachusetts in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Massachusetts in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Massachusetts, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Stearns, Amos Edward. Narrative of Amos E. Stearns : member Co. A., 25th regt., Mass. Vols., a prisoner at Andersonville. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991),