It was among scores of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 as Hundred Days Men, an effort to augment existing manpower for an all-out push to end the war within 100 days.
It was part of a large number of regiments that were raised in the summer of 1864 as Hundred Days Men, an attempt to boost existing manpower for a comprehensive assault to bring an end to the war within a short timeframe.