20th Maine Regiment
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Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Identifier
15-46350-F019-I020
Exact Creation Date
5-24-1863
Language
English
Other Location
Falmouth, Virginia
Recommended Citation
Ames, Adelbert, "1863-05-24 Colonel Ames announces his promotion to US Brigadier General and recommends Chamberlain, Gilmore, and Spear for promotion" (1863). 20th Maine Regiment. 387.
https://digitalmaine.com/chamberlain_corr/387
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Description
Colonel Ames announces his promotion to US Brigadier General and that he will be leaving the regiment. He recommends Joshua Chamberlain assume the role of Colonel of the regiment, and suggests Charles Gilmore, and Ellis Spear for promotion.