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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]
In late 2017 and continuing through to their 2018 tour, the band was joined by pianist and accordionist Ben Cosgrove [5] to make a quartet. On June 7, 2019 The Ghost of Paul Revere song "Ballad of the 20th Maine" became the official state ballad of Maine. [6] The song, written by Griffin Sherry, commemorates the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry ...
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.
The band is based in Cincinnati. According to Bangor Daily News , Maine's Democratic Party chair, Bev Uhlenhake, had chosen an unequivocally Maine song in " Ballad of the 20th Maine ."
As of 2018 this lineage is carried by the 240th Regional Training Institute, Maine Army National Guard, in Bangor. [14] The 10th Maine is also one of the "ancestor" units, along with the famed 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, of the modern day 133rd Engineer Battalion of the Maine Army National Guard. [15]
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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 ...