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The 20th Maine Infantry Regiment was a volunteer regiment of the United States Army (Union 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 133rd Engineer Battalion of the Maine Army National Guard and the United ...
Family of Andrew Jackson Tozier. Andrew Jackson Tozier (February 11, 1838 – March 28, 1910) was a first sergeant in the 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment and later the color-bearer for the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. [1]
20th Maine Infantry: July 2, 1863 August 13, 1898 "At the crisis of the engagement this soldier, a color bearer, stood alone in an advanced position, the regiment having been borne back, and defended his colors with musket and ammunition picked up at his feet." Wheelock G. Veazey: Colonel 16th Vermont Infantry: July 3, 1863 September 8, 1891
Conspicuous gallantry as color bearer in the assault on Fort Gregg. Charles H McCleary MoH winner: Charles H. McCleary: Army: First Lieutenant: Company C, 72nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry: Battle of Nashville, Tennessee Dec 16, 1864: Capture of flag of 4th Florida Infantry (C.S.A.), while in advance of his lines. —
Presentation of Colours. The Coldstream Guards laying up their old colours and receiving the new colours in October 2013. The regimental colours of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, displaying the battle honours awarded to the regiment. The Presentation of Colours is a military ceremony that marks an anniversary or significant event in ...
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Holman Staples Melcher (/ ˈmɛltʃər /; June 30, 1841 – June 25, 1905) was an American military officer, businessman, and politician active during the Reconstruction Era. A faction of historians and soldiers controversially contend that he led the downhill bayonet charge of Little Round Top during the ...
Company I, 20th Maine Infantry: Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Jul 2, 1863: At the crisis of the engagement this soldier, a color bearer, stood alone in an advanced position, the regiment having been borne back, and defended his colors with musket and ammunition picked up at his feet. Amasa Tracy: Army: Lieutenant Colonel
For extraordinary heroism on 1 April 1865, in action at Five Forks, Virginia. During a rush at the enemy, Lieutenant Fernald seized, during a scuffle, the flag of the 9th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America). Medal of Honor winner John H. Ferrell (April 15, 1829 – April 17, 1900) John H. Ferrell.