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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]
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 ...
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
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 ...
Under a most withering and concentrated fire, voluntarily picked up the colors of his regiment, when the bearer and 2 of the color guard had been killed, and bore them aloft throughout the entire battle. Medal of Honor winner Byron E Pay: Byron E. Pay: Army: Private: Company H, 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Nolensville, Tennessee ...
Everything to Know About King Charles III’s Trooping the Colour Parade. Read article. The annual parade dates back to the reign of King Charles II, who ruled from 1660 to 1685. However, it didn ...
October 22, 2024 at 6:47 PM. Cameron Coulie, 3, waves a flag during the Modesto Veterans Day Parade in Modesto, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. (Andy Alfaro/aalfaro@modbee.com) The Modesto ...
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 ...