While we write the closing paragraph of this narrative, the glad news is flying over the land, that a son of Massachusetts Cyrus W. Field, Esq. — has achieved the peaceful victory of science and capital over gigantic difficulties in the way of success; linking together by the electric wire the mother-country and the State which was her first colony in the New World, and the first to resist her arrogant demands. May it be a signal and safeguard to both nations of amity and prosperity! With reluctance we close this record of the Commonwealth, whose people and work for the Republic deserve an abler pen and a larger volume. But her history will never be written perfectly on earth: there will ever remain the unpublished annals of the home and heart, the sacrifice, heroism, charities, and prayer, recorded alone by Him who has been our own, as he was “our fathers' God." APPENDIX. The Battles of the Massachusetts Regiments. The Public Ceremony of depositing the Battle-flags in the State House. - The Roll of the departed Officers of the Regiments. BATTLES OF THE MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENTS. The First Regiment. - Bull Run, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Glendale, and other battles on the Peninsula, Kettle Run, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Locust Grove, Wilderness, Spottsylvania. The Second.-Jackson, Front Royal, Winchester, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Peachtree Creek, Atlanta, Raleigh, Averysborough. The Third.-Plymouth, Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsborough. The Fourth. Bisland and Port Hudson. The Fifth.-Bull Run, near Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsborough, Blount's Creek, Mosely Creek. The Sixth.- Baltimore, Blackwater, Suffolk, Hebron Church. The Eighth. The Seventh. Battles of the Peninsula, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor. Blount's Creek, Expeditions to Carrituk Sound, Elizabeth City. The Ninth. Battles on the Peninsula, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Po River, Bethesda Church, Shady Oak, Cold Harbor. The Tenth. Battles on the Peninsula, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor. The Eleventh. - First Bull Run, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Savage Station, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Bristow Station, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Kelly's Ford, Locust Grove, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor. Petersburg, Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, Poplar-spring Church, Boydton Road. The Twelfth. Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, Petersburg. The Thirteenth. - Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, The Fifteenth.-Ball's Bluff, battles on the Peninsula, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristow Station, Robertson's Tavern, Wilderness. The Sixteenth. · - Fair Oaks, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Kettle Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Locust Grove, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, Petersburg. The Seventeenth. Kinston, Goldsborough, Batchelder's Creek. The Eighteenth. - Battles on the Peninsula, Second Bull Run, Shepardstown, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad. The Nineteenth. — Ball's Bluff, Yorktown, West Point, Fair Oaks, Peach Orchard, Savage Station, White-oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristow Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Deep Bottom, Beaver Station, Boydton Road, Vaughan Road, Farmville. The Twentieth. - Ball's Bluff, Yorktown, West Point, Fair Oaks, Peach Orchard, Savage Station, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Chantilly, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristow Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Po River, Spottsylvania, Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, Ream's Station, Boydton Road, Vaughan Road, Farmville. The Twenty-first. - Roanoke Island, Newbern, Camden, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Blue Spring, Campbell Station, siege of Knoxville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar-spring Church, Hatcher's Run. The Twenty-second. — Battles before Richmond, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Wilderness, Laurel Hill, Spottsylvania, Jericho Ford, Little River, Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Shadygrove Church, Petersburg. The Twenty-third. Roanoke Island, Newbern, Rawle's Mills, Kinston, Goldsborough, Wilcox Bridge, Winton, Smithfield, Heckman's Farm, Arrowfield Church, Kinston 2d, Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and other battles before Richmond. The Twenty-fourth. — Roanoke Island, Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsborough, Tranter's Creek, Newbern, James Island, Morris Island, Fort Wagner, Green Valley, Drury's Bluff, Richmond and Petersburg Railroad, Weir-bottom Church Deep Bottom, Deep Run, Fussell's Mills, siege of Petersburg, Four-mile-run Church, Darby-town Road. The Twenty-fifth. - Roanoke, Newbern, Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsborough, Port Walthal, Arrowfield Church, Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and other battles before Richmond, Wise's Forks. The Twenty-sixth. - Winchester, Cedar Creek, and Fisher's Hill. The Twenty-seventh. Roanoke, Newbern, Washington, Gum Swamp, Walthal, Arrowfield Church, Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, and other battles before Richmond, South-west Creek. The Twenty-eighth. James Island, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bristow Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Po River, Spottsylvania, Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, Ream's Station, Petersburg, Southside Railroad. The Twenty-ninth. Hampton Roads, Gaines's Mills, Savage Station, Whiteoak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Jackson, Blue Springs, Campbell Station, siege of Knoxville, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Fort Stedman. -- The Thirtieth. Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Plains Stores, Port Hudson, Donaldsville, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Fisher's Hill. The Thirty-first. Bisland, Port Hudson, Brashear City, Sabine Cross-roads, Cane-river Crossing, Alexandria, Governor Moore's Plantation, Yellow Bayou, and in the several actions during the siege of Mobile. The Thirty-second. Malvern Hill, Gainesville, Second Bull Run, Chantilly, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Vaughan Road, Dabney's Mills, Boydton Road, White-oak Road. The Thirty-third. — Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Beverly Ford, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and the battles of Gen. Sherman. The Thirty-fourth. - Berryville, Newmarket, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Snicker's Gap, Martinsburg, Halltown, Berryville, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek 2d, Hatcher's Run, Petersburg. The Thirty-fifth. Antietam, Fredericksburg, Jackson, Campbell Station, siege of Knoxville, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Weldon Railroad, South Mountain, Vicksburg, Poplar-spring Church, Hatcher's Run, Fort Sedgewick, Fort Mahone, Petersburg. The Thirty-sixth.- Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, Jackson, Blue Springs, Campbell Station, siege of Knoxville, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Poplar-spring Church, Hatcher's Run. The Thirty-seventh.- Fredericksburg, Mayre's Heights, Salem Heights, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Fort Stedman, Opequan. The Thirty-eighth.-Bisland, Cane River, Mansura, Port Hudson, Opequan, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek. The Thirty-ninth. — Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Dabney's Mills, Gravelly Run, Five Forks. The Fortieth.-Engagements on the Blackwater, bombardments of Forts Sumter and Wagner, siege of Charleston, Olustee, Ten-mile Run, Jacksonville, Drury's Bluff, Cold Harbor, Fort Harrison, Fair Oaks, and the several battles before Petersburg and Richinond. The Forty-first. Irish Bend, guerilla-fights (see Third Cavalry). The Forty-fourth. Kinston, Whitehall, Goldsborough, Washington. The Forty-sixth.- Newbern, siege of Washington, Batchelder's Creek. The Forty-ninth. - Plains Stores, Port Hudson, Bayou Lafourche. The Fifty-first.-White-oak Creek. The Fifty-second. — Port Hudson, Near Jackson Cross-roads. The Fifty-third. Near Pattersonville, Fort Bisland, Port Hudson. The Fifty-fourth.-Fort Wagner, and the several engagements before Charleston, Olustee, James Island, Honey Hill, Boykin's Mills. The Fifty-fifth. Siege of Charleston, James Island, Honey Hill. The Fifty-sixth. Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar-spring Church, Hatcher's Run, siege of Petersburg. The Fifty-seventh. Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar-spring Church, Hatcher's Run. The Fifty-eighth. Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar-spring Church, Fort Sedgewick, Fort Mahone. The Fifty-ninth. Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar-spring Church, Hatcher's Run, Fort Stedman. The Sixty-first.-Petersburg. The First Cavalry Regiment. - Poolesville, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station, Aldie, Upperville, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Culpeper, Auburn, Todd's Tavern, fortifications of Richmond, Vaughan Road, St. Mary's Church, Cold Harbor, Bellefield. The Second. South Anna Bridge, Ashley's Gap, Drainsville, Aldie, Fort Stevens, Fort Reno, Rockville, Poolesville, Summit Point, Halltown, Opequan, Winchester, Luray, Waynesborough, Tom's Brook, Cedar Creek, South Anna, White-oak Road, Berryville, Berryville Pike, Charlestown, Dinwiddie Court House, Five Forks, Saylor's Creek, Appomattox Court House. The Third. Irish Bend, Henderson Hill, Cane River, Port Hudson, Sabine-cross Roads, Muddy Bayou, Piney Woods, Red-river Campaign, Opequan, Fisher's Hill, Snag Point, Winchester, Cedar Creek. The Fourth. Gainesville, Fla., Drury's Bluff, and at several of the engagements in front of Petersburg and Richmond. The Fifth.-Bailor's Farm, Va. Light Batteries. First Light Battery.- West Point, Mechanicsville, Gaines's Mill, Charles-city Cross-roads, Malvern Hill, Bull Run, Crampton Pass, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Sander's House, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Winchester, Fisher's Hill. The Second. Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Sabine Cross-roads, Jackson, Claiborne, Ala., Daniel's Plantation. The Third.-Yorktown, siege of Yorktown, Hanover Court House, Mechanicsville, Gaines's Mills, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Shepardstown, Leestown, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Middleburg, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Laurel Hill, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, siege of Petersburg, Six-mile Station, Weldon Railroad. The Fourth.- Ponchitoula, Baton Rouge, Bonfuca, Bisland, Port Hudson, Virmilion, and the several engagements of the siege of Mobile. The Fifth. Yorktown, Hanover Court House, Mechanicsville, Gaines's Mills, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Bethesda Church, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Hatcher's Run. The Sixth. Biloxi, Pass Christian, New Orleans, Brashear City, Houma, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, Laberdiersville, Bisland, Port Hudson, Bayou Lafourche. The Seventh. Deserted House, South Quay, Somerton, Providence Churchroad, Hollands's House, Mansura, and the several engagements of the siege of Mobile. The Ninth.-Gettysburg, Mine Run, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Bethesda Church, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Hatcher's Run. The Tenth. Kelly's Ford, Mine Run, Po River, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Deep Bottom, Ream's Station, Boydton Road, Hatcher's Run. The Eleventh. Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Fort Stedman. First Regiment of Heavy Artillery.- Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, Poplar-spring Church, Boydton Road, Hatcher's Run, Duncan's Run, Vaughan Road. THE BATTLE-FLAGS IN THE STATE HOUSE. May 15, 1865, it was ordered that volunteer regiments and batteries, on their return to their respective States, when mustered out and discharged, should deposit their colors with the chief United-States mustering-officers, to be by them transferred to the governors of the States. Dec. 13, two State orders were issued: one of which, in accordance with the above, called for the deposit of the flags; the other, in response to the ardent desire expressed by officers to be present when the ceremony transpired, appointed the 22d of the month for a grand procession, over which the old banners would float, and be borne to the Capitol. Gen. Couch, the ranking-officer of the State, accepted the command of the procession; and Brig.-Gen. E. W. Hinks was appointed chief of staff. Lieut.Col. C. C. Holmes commanded the escort of honor, the Independent Corps of Cadets. Records the Adjutant-General: The weather, though cold, was pleasant. The earth was clothed with a slight covering of snow. As an appropriate feature of the exercises, the citizens very generally displayed the "stars and stripes," and the national flag floated proudly on the breeze from every flagstaff and public building in the city. The Old State House was handsomely decorated on the end facing State Street. The national colors were tastefully arranged; and several small arches were inscribed with suitable welcomes to the veterans, and mottoes significant of the present peaceful condition of affairs. The procession which was to escort the flags to the State House was formed |