Talk:6th Massachusetts Militia Regiment

First Union casualties?
What about the two union dead from the 1st US artillery who died during the surrender of Fort Sumter on April 14th? 217.66.60.124 (talk) 09:49, 19 April 2018 (UTC)kookee
 * Hi. The casualties of the 6th Mass are generally acknowledged to be the first Union casualties in action. The casualties at Fort Sumter took place during a surrender ceremony. Historical Perspective 2 (talk) 10:29, 19 April 2018 (UTC)

Well, in the talks section of the "Battle of Fort Sumter" article four casualties (wounded) during the action are cited – in addition to those suffered by the explosion during the surrender ceremony (First Blood:The Story of Fort Sumter. by W.A. Swanberg. pg 322 "by flying brick or pieces of shell, none of them seriously."). So, this would make the 6th suffer the first fatal casualties. 217.66.60.124 (talk) 10:46, 19 April 2018 (UTC)kookee
 * Fair enough. I'll revise to indicate "killed in action" or something similar.Historical Perspective 2 (talk) 11:38, 19 April 2018 (UTC)