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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]
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 Regiment. [7] On April 18, 2022, in an Instagram post, the trio announced they will be disbanding following the Ghostland Festival.
The 20th Maine regiment marched to the Battle of Antietam, but did not participate in the fighting. The brothers fought at the Battle of Fredericksburg , suffering light casualties in the assaults on Marye's Heights, but they were forced to spend a miserable night on the freezing battlefield among the many wounded and dead from other regiments.
Ellis Spear (October 15, 1834 – April 3, 1917) was an officer in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.On April 10, 1866, the United States Senate confirmed President Andrew Johnson's February 24 nomination of Spear for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general to rank from April 9, 1865.
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
Maine's governor rolled out legislation on Wednesday she said will prevent dangerous people from possessing weapons and strengthen mental health services to help prevent future tragedies like the ...
The son of sugar magnate John Bundy Brown and Anna Matilda Brown (née Greely), he was born in Portland, Maine on December 14, 1838. [1] [2] He attended Portland Academy, Gould Academy, and Phillips Academy before graduating from Bowdoin College in 1860. At Bowdoin, he was a student of Joshua Chamberlain, who later was his commander during the ...