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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]
Governor, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 12th instant in reference to the appointment of surgeon of the 20th Maine Vols. I have consulted with the officers of the 20th, and find that they would prefer (so far as I can discover) Dr. Shaw our present assistant surgeon, to any other person except, perhaps, Dr. Martin.
The Memorial Day parade will form at the American Legion parking lot at 11 a.m. and will step off at 11:30 a.m. sharp. Brief ceremonies will be held at Veterans Memorial Park (former City Hall ...
Melcher was born in the small town of Topsham, Maine, on June 30, 1841.He was born to James and Nancy Melcher. His father, a farmer, [5] was a native of Brunswick, Maine and his mother was the daughter of Captain Nehemiah Curtis of Harpswell, Maine, who traces his lineage to colonizing New Englanders. [6]
The parade commander, a field officer with the rank of major / lieutenant colonel or equivalent, takes up his position in the centre of the parade ground with a three-to-four-man staff, together with the battalion guidon bearer and a command bugler (cornetin de ordenes). As in the Commonwealth, all wear full or service dress uniform.
Ionia VFW Post 12082 quartermaster Shane Houghton, left, and Marine Cpl. Eric Calley of Williamston are reflected in the glass of a case that holds a Civil War battle flag carried by the 21st ...
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.