 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Iyo regiment yakabatanidzwa muhondo 29 uye kukomba mana mumitambo yakasiyana-siyana yehondo. Mushure mekushanda kwavo kwekutanga paFort Monroe muVirginia, yechi29 yakabatanidzwa, muchirimo cha1862, kuArmy yePotomac panguva yePeninsular Campaign sechikamu cheIrish Brigade ine mukurumbira. 29th yakanga ine musiyano wekuva chete regiment yevanhu vasiri vechiIrish kuti vashumire muboka iroro. Muna Ndira 1863, IX Corps kusanganisira 29th Massachusetts yakaendeswa kuKentucky ndokuita mabasa kurwisa maConfederate guerillas. Muzhizha ra1863, IX Corps yakatamiswazve uye yakabatanidzwa mukukombwa kweVicksburg nekukombwa kweJacksonMississippi. Mumatsutso a1863, IX Corps yakatora chikamu muKnoxville Campaign iyo yakaguma nekukundwa kwemauto eConfederate kumabvazuva kweTennessee. Chitubu cha 1864 chakaona IX Corps uye 29th Massachusetts zvakare vakadzokera kubasa neHondo yePotomac, panguva chaiyo yekutora chikamu muOverland campaign nekukombwa kwePetersburg. Munguva yekukombwa kwePetersburg, chikwata chakatambura kurasikirwa kwavo kwakanyanya kwehondo muhondo yeFort Stedman musi waKurume 25, 1865. 