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Maine in the American Civil War. Flag of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the war. As a fervently abolitionist and strongly Republican state, Maine contributed a higher proportion of its citizens to the Union armies than any other, as well as supplying money, equipment and stores. No land battles were fought in Maine.
30th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. 31st Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. 32nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. 1st Maine Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment. 1st Maine Infantry Battalion. Company of Maine Sharpshooters [Company D, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters] 1st Battalion Maine Sharpshooters.
The 16th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment was one of five [1] raised in answer to the July 2, 1862, call by Lincoln for 300,000 volunteers for three years. The state of Maine's quota was 9,609. [2] It was particularly noted for its service during the 1863 ...
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 ...
The 31st Maine Infantry Regiment (1864–1865) was an infantry regiment of the Union army during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Formed as a volunteer unit in 1864 to supplement the regular army of the North, the regiment engaged in multiple battles against the Confederate army and suffered heavy casualties.
The photo was taken in Northern Virginia on the day the regiment broke camp to begin its summer campaign. The 17th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was particularly noted for its service during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.
The 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment (also known as the Second Maine Regiment, Second Maine Infantry, or The Bangor Regiment) was a Union Army unit during the American Civil War. It was mustered in Bangor, Maine, for two years' service on May 28, 1861, and mustered out in the same place on June 9, 1863. Five of the ten companies of the regiment were ...
It was mustered into the service of the United States on June 24, 1861, and numbered 1,046 men. It was made up entirely of new companies and was raised at a time when a spirit of intense patriotism prevailed throughout the state, so that little exertion was required to fill its ranks. It left Maine for Washington on June 26, fully equipped and ...