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Maine was so eager for the cause that it ended up contributing a larger number of combatants, in proportion to its population than any other Union state. [1] About 80,000 men from Maine served in the U.S. military as soldiers and sailors.
The 20th Maine Infantry Regiment was a volunteer regiment of the United States Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), most famous for its defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1–3, 1863.
The 2nd Maine was the first Civil War regiment to march out of the state, and was greeted with accolades by civilians as it made its way to Washington, D.C. [4] It engaged in "eleven bloody and hard-fought battles" including the First Battle of Bull Run, where it was the last regiment to leave the field, and Fredericksburg, where it took its ...
The 22nd Maine Infantry was organized in Bangor, Maine and mustered in October 10, 1862, for nine months' service under the command of Colonel Simon G. Jerrard. [1] The regiment left Maine for Washington, D.C., October 21. Duty at Arlington Heights, Virginia, until November 3.
One of eight regiments raised by Maine in the fall of 1862 under the call for men to serve nine-month terms, the 27th Maine was formed primarily of volunteers from York County, Maine. They went into camp at Portland, Maine , on 10 September, with the officers being mustered into service on the 19th and the enlisted men on the 30th.
Maine had responded to Lincoln and Congress's April 25, 1861, call for ten regiments of infantry of which eight had been organized and left the state by the end of August. [4] That month the federal government had put out a call to Maine for five more regiments of infantry, six batteries of light artillery, a company of sharpshooters, and a ...
May 3, 1864, 17th Maine. At left is the regimental band. In the front is Col. George Warren West of Portland. The photo was taken in Northern Virginia on the day the regiment broke camp to begin its summer campaign. The 17th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 16th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was one of five [1] raised in answer to the July 2, 1862, call by Lincoln for 300,000 volunteers for three years. The state of Maine's quota was 9,609. [2]