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The regiment was composed primarily of re-enlisted veterans of the 10th Maine Infantry, and its full name was the 29th Maine Veteran Volunteer Infantry. The regiment was under the command of Colonel George Lafayette Beal, previously the commander of the 10th Maine Infantry, who also served as their brigade commander from April 19, 1864.
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On December 17, 1863, Beal was commissioned as the colonel of the 29th Maine Infantry, in the XIX Corps, and took part in the Red River Campaign in Louisiana, and later Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley campaign in 1864. He became a brigade commander on April 19, 1864, relieving James W. McMillan, while retaining
29th Regiment or 29th Infantry Regiment may refer to: 29th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry; 29th Field Artillery Regiment; ... 29th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment;
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The first 29th Infantry was constituted on 29 January 1813, and served in the War of 1812.Following this, the regiment was merged with the 6th Infantry.. The second 29th Infantry was constituted on 3 May 1861, as the 3d Battalion, 11th Infantry, one of the nine "three-battalion" regiments of regulars, each battalion containing eight companies of infantry, in contrast to the original ten ...
The 29th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered into service on 17 December 1863, and was transferred to the southern theater, fighting in Louisiana in the Red River Campaign from March to May 1864, and then in Virginia from July 1864 to April 1865. On 29 May 1864, the 10th Maine Battalion was consolidated with the 29th Maine, thus ...