1789, Batl. of Art., 1st Div. Suffolk. 1794, Art. Batl., 1st Bri., 1st Div. (_a_) Aug. 22, 1797, Sub-legion of Art. and (_b_) three companies became Batl. of Art., 1st Bri., 1st Div. (_a_) Mch. 12, 1810, Sub-legion became Batl. Art., 3d Bri., 1st Div. June 26, ’34, Reg. Art., 3d Bri., 1st Div. ’36 Batl. Art., 3d Bri., 1st Div. Apr. 24, ’40, 1st Batl. Art., 1st Bri., 1st Div. (_b_) 1831 companies of Batl. Art., 1st Bri., 1st Div., attached to 1st Reg. Inf., 1st Bri., 1st Div. June 26, 1834, again Batl. Art., 1st Bri., 1st Div. Apr. 24, ’40, 2d Batl. Art., 1st Bri., 1st. Div. June 4, ’44, Batls. united in 5th Reg. Art., 1st Bri., 1st Div. Feb. 26, ’55, 2d Reg. Inf. Jan. 24, ’61, 1st Reg. Inf. 1862, 42d Reg. Inf. May 18, ’66, 1st Reg. Inf., 1st Bri. July 6, ’76, 1st Batl. Inf., 2d Bri. Dec. 3, ’78, 1st Reg. Inf., 1st Bri. Jan. 1, ’97, 1st Reg. Heavy Art. Nov. 1, 1905, Corps of Coast Art. Nov. 15, ’07, Coast Art. Corps. July 17, ’16, “M. V. M.” changed to “N. G., Mass.” Jan. 16, ’17, 1st Coast Defense Command, Mass. Coast Artillery, National Guard. 1st (D)--_Roxbury Art._ organized Mch. 22, 1784, redesignated City Gd. Nov. 24, ’57. 3 cos. in Civil War. Redesignated 1st Company, 1905. 2d (K)--(1) Washington Lt. Gds. or Inf. transferred from G 1st Inf. ’59, disbanded ’59. (2) Chadwick Lt. Inf. organized ’61, disbanded ’64. (3) Ware Oct., ’62, disbanded Nov. 11, ’64. (4) 81st Unat. Co. ’66, disbanded ’76. (5) Boston Light Infantry transferred from A 4th Batl. Inf. ’78, redesignated 2d Company, 1905. 3d (G)--(1) Bay State Art., Cambridge, 1853, dis. 1854. (2) ’55, dis. ’57. (3) Fusiliers from F 1st Inf. Mch. 1, ’59; 7th Unat. Co.; Apr. 13, ’64, 25th Unat. Co. 5 cos. in Civil War. To D 5th Inf. Dec. 3, ’78. (4) Taunton Lt. Gds. from C 3d Inf. ’78, dis. ’84. (5) Natick ’84, to L 9th Inf. ’88. (6) Fusiliers from D 5th Inf. Mch. 26, ’88, to 3d Company, 1905. 4th (E)--(1) Dorchester Art. 1786, dis. 1844. (2) Cowdin Art. 1851. (3) ’54 American Art. (4) ’56 Lafayette Gd. (5) Pulaski Gds. from I 1859, dis. 1864. (6) dis. Nov. 7, ’62. (7) Oct. ’62, dis. Nov. 11, ’64. (8) 1st Unat. Co. 1864, to E ’66, dis. ’76. (9) New Bedford City Gds. from E 3d Inf. Dec. 3, ’78, to 4th Company, 1905. 5th (H)--(1) Shields Art., Dorchester 1853, dis. 1855. (2) Mechanic Rifles from H 1st Inf., dis. ’59. (3) Wardwell’s Tigers ’61, to F 5th Inf. ’61, dis. ’61. (4) Chelsea Volunteers ’61, Apr. 19, dis. ’64. (5) Oct., ’62, dis. Aug., ’63. (6) July 20, ’64, dis. Nov. 11, ’64. (7) _Chelsea Rifles_, 4th Unat. Co., ’63, to H May 18, ’66, to L 8th Inf. Dec. 3, ’78, to H 8th Inf. Dec. 21, ’78. (8) Standish Gds., Plymouth from H 3d Inf., ’78, dis. ’83; (reorganized as D 5th Inf. ’88). (9) Chelsea Rifles from H 8th Inf. June 11, ’83, to 5th Company, 1905.