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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.
English: Flag used by the 20th Maine Regiment in the American Civil War. Date: 14 August 2009: Source: Own work: Author: ... 20th Maine Infantry Regiment; Flag of Maine;
The future General Joshua L. Chamberlain and the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment played a key role at the Battle of Gettysburg, and the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment lost more men in a single charge during the siege of Petersburg than any Union regiment in the war.
Aug. 18—LEWISTON — A free-ranging talk about Mainers in the Civil War at the Androscoggin Historical Society on Thursday touched on everything from a Confederate soldier's grave in Gray to the ...
List of Maine Civil War units. 1 language. Deutsch; ... US flag 35 stars, In use 4 July 1863–3 July 1865 ... 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment;
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.
Little Round Top is the smaller of two rocky hills south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania—the companion to the adjacent, taller hill named Big Round Top.It was the site of an unsuccessful assault by Confederate troops against the Union left flank on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War.
1861–1865: Rank: Lieutenant colonel: Unit: Company A, 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment Company B, 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment: Battles / wars: American Civil War. Battle of Dranesville; Siege of Yorktown; Battle of Williamsburg; Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) Battle of Gaines' Mill; Battle of Malvern Hill; Second Battle of Bull Run ...