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2. Andrew J. Tozier - Wikipedia

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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.

3. 20th Maine Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia

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   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]

4. Talk:Buster Kilrain - Wikipedia

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   I had assumed, although, I have seen no reference that suggests this, that Kilrain may have been partly based on Sergeant Andrew J Tozier the other 20th Maine MofH recipient that day. His citation reads ‘At the crisis of the engagement this soldier, a color bearer, stood alone in an advanced position, the regiment having been borne back, and ...

5. Abner O. Shaw - Wikipedia

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   Governor, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 12th instant in reference to the appointment of surgeon of the 20th Maine Vols. I have consulted with the officers of the 20th, and find that they would prefer (so far as I can discover) Dr. Shaw our present assistant surgeon, to any other person except, perhaps, Dr. Martin.

6. United States Colored Troops - Wikipedia

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   During the advance, Carney was wounded but still went on. When the color-bearer was shot, Carney grabbed the flagstaff and planted it in the parapet, while the rest of his regiment stormed the fortification. When his regiment was forced to retreat, he was wounded two more times while he carried the colors back to Union lines.

7. Michigan town refuses to give up a historic flag - AOL

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   The flag-bearers bore the brunt of combat during the battles because the Confederates recognized the easiest way to confuse the Union troops was if the flag goes down, you’ll have a whole ...

8. 133rd Engineer Battalion - Wikipedia

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   The regiment's enlistments ran up in 1863, but about half the unit had signed papers to serve for the three years, so they were amalgamated into the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Also in 1862, the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was raised from the Brewer area. The 20th would become one of the most famous units in the Civil War.

9. List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: T–Z

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   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