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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.
The 20th Maine and its color-bearer Andrew Tozier are the subjects of "Ballad of the 20th Maine", a song by the Maine band The Ghost of Paul Revere; it is the official state ballad of Maine. [8] [9] The song "Dixieland" by Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band is also about the 20th Maine. [10]
Ellis Spear (October 15, 1834 – April 3, 1917) was an officer in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.On April 10, 1866, the United States Senate confirmed President Andrew Johnson's February 24 nomination of Spear for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general to rank from April 9, 1865.
The 20th Maine regiment marched to the Battle of Antietam, but did not participate in the fighting. The brothers fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg , suffering light casualties in the assaults on Marye's Heights, but they were forced to spend a miserable night on the freezing battlefield among the many wounded and dead from other regiments.
Robert Bosch Foundation Germany: Stuttgart: $6 billion €5.3 billion 1964 [36] 36 Children's Investment Fund Foundation United Kingdom: London: $5.9 billion £5.2 billion 2002 [37] 37 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation United States: Westlake Village, California: $5.9 billion 1944 [38] 38 Nemours Foundation United States: Jacksonville: $4.6 billion ...
Dec. 5—HIGH POINT — The latest donations have been received for the 2023 Christmas Cheer Fund totaling $2,625. Today's donors are: —In Memory of Bill and Pat Anderson by Venetia Skahen $150.
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