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Twilight of the 57th Massachusetts: 155th Crater, July 26-28, 2019
A living history commemorating the 155th Anniversary of the Crater will be held from Friday, July 26th to Sunday, July 28th, 2019 at Petersburg NPS. Saturday will be our main effort, and folks can stay through Sunday if desired.
We will portray the 57th Massachusetts Infantry (2nd Massachusetts Veteran Infantry), which was mustered in Worcester, MA on April 6, 1864. Four months later at the Crater, the regiment numbered seven officers and 91 enlisted.
After the Crater, only a single officer and 46 enlisted remained. Entire companies had been erased during the battle.
Additional information is available at the group Facebook page.
Regimental history and 57th MA Uniform & Equipment Standards - 155th Crater.pdf