Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt,
Surprised by unjust force, but not enthralled;
Yea, even that which Mischief meant most harm
Shall in the happy trial prove most glory
DATA AS TO THE TWENTY-FIRST MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT
| Number | |
|---|---|
| Enlisted men leaving Worcester, August 23, 1861 | 1,001 |
| Total enlisted men throughout the war | 1,277 |
| Number | Ages | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emery G. Wilson, Co. K. | 15 years |
| 5 | 17 years | |
| 101 | 18 years | |
| 111 | 19 years | |
| 140 | 20 years | |
| 358 | Total number under 21 years | |
| 170 | at the age of | 21 years |
| 574 | between 22 years and 30 years | |
| 120 | between 30 years and 40 years | |
| 50 | between 40 years and 48 years | |
| 2 | at the age of | 46 years |
| 1 | at the age of | 47 years |
| 2 | at the age of | 53 years |
| 1277 |
Of this number 560 were killed or wounded in battle. The regiment was a member of the ninth-army Corps under General Burnside, a corps that did not lose a color nor a gun.
Membership of the Twenty-first Massachusetts Regiment Association August 23, 1921–61.
Carrie E. Cutter, Daughter, 1861–1862.