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A Distant War Comes Home: Maine in the Civil War Era (1991) Excerpts; short popular essays; Miller, Richard F. ed. States at War, Volume 1: A Reference Guide for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont in the Civil War (2013) excerpt
The 20th Maine Infantry Regiment was a volunteer regiment of the United States 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.
19th Maine was organized at Bath, Maine and mustered into Federal service for a three-year enlistment on August 25, 1862. The total loss of the 19th Maine in the two days of fighting [at Gettysburg] were 12 officers and 220 men, almost 53% of the 19th. The regiment took into battle on the second day of July 440 officers and men." [1]
The 22nd Maine Infantry was organized in Bangor, Maine and mustered in October 10, 1862, for nine months' service under the command of Colonel Simon G. Jerrard. [1] The regiment left Maine for Washington, D.C., October 21. Duty at Arlington Heights, Virginia, until November 3.
The 32nd Maine Infantry Regiment (1864) was an infantry regiment of the Union army during the American Civil War (1861–1865). [1] It was organized at Augusta, Maine, as a volunteer unit between March 3 and May 6, 1864. Six companies left Maine for Washington, D.C. on April 20, 1864. [2]
The soldiers of the 10th Maine Battalion were absorbed into the 29th Maine (formed in December 1863) in May 1864. Many soldiers who had served in the 10th Maine Regiment re-enlisted in the 29th Maine. This was the basis of the claim that the 1st, 10th and 29th Maine Regiments were, effectively, the same unit. [9]
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.
Eight companies of the 1st Maine were retained in service, with Companies A and D replaced by newly recruited companies. [2] A fraction of the regiment consisted of three-year enlistees, who formed the three-company 10th Maine Infantry Battalion (Cos. A, B, and D) upon the discharge of the two-year enlistees on April 26, 1863. [3]