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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 Ballad of the 20th Maine,’ penned by Griffin William Sherry when he was with The Ghost of Paul Revere, became Maine's state song in 2019. Singer of a band with a Boston-inspired name is ...
1st and 2nd Brigade Marching Bands, Corps d'Afrique (later made into Nos. 1 and 2 Bands, USCT). 1st Regiment of Cavalry (1st Corps d'Afrique Cavalry, later made into the 4th US Colored Cavalry ). 22 Regiments of Infantry (1st–20th, 22nd, and 26th Corps d'Afrique Infantry, later converted into the 77th–79th, 80th–83rd, 84th–88th, and ...
The Maine Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state of Maine. The current adjutant general for the Maine National Guard is Brigadier General Diane Dunn. [1] The Maine Army National Guard is composed of 48 units spread across approximately 29 armories and is present in 26 communities in Maine.
That flag was given by the women of the town to local soldiers marching off to fight in the Civil War 160 years ago. The men carried it through all their battles. When the survivors came home ...
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