51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
| 51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry | |
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Massachusetts state flag
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| Active | September 25, 1862 – July 27, 1863 |
| Country |
 United States of America
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| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Engagements | Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsboro (North Carolina) |
The 51st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The Fifty-first Regiment was organized at Worcester September 25 to October 30, 1862, during which time Thomas Wentworth Higginson became a captain in the unit. November 25–30, the unit moved to Boston, and from there to Newberne, North Carolina.
Mustered out July 27, 1863.
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