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20th Maine Regiment

The 20th Maine Regiment was mustered in at Augusta, Maine, for three years' service on August 29, 1862, and were mustered out on July 16, 1865. Of the 1,621 men enrolled in the regiment, 147 were killed or died of wounds, 146 died of disease, and 15 were in Confederate prisons.

They served in the following engagements:

  • Antietam, MD - September 17, 1862
  • Shepherdstown Ford, VA - September 19 - 20, 1862
  • Fredericksburg, VA - December 13, 1862
  • Chancellorsville, VA - May 1 - 4, 1863
  • Middleburg, VA - June 17, 1863
  • Gettysburg, PA - July 1 - 3, 1863
  • Sharpsburg Pike, MD - July 1863
  • Rappahannock Station, VA - November 7, 1863
  • Mine Run, VA - November 26 - December 1, 1863
  • Wilderness, VA - May 5 - 7, 1864
  • Spotsylvania, VA - May 7 - 20, 1864
  • North Anna, VA - May 23 - 27, 1864
  • Totopotomy, VA - May 26, - 30, 1864
  • Bethesda Church, VA - May 30 - June 1, 1864
  • Cold Harbor, VA - May 31 - June 12, 1864
  • Petersburg, VA - June 1864
  • Jerusalem Plank Road, VA - June 22 - 23, 1864
  • Weldon Railroad, VA - August 18 - 21, 1864
  • Peebles Farm, VA - September 30 - October 2, 1864
  • Hatchers Run, VA - December 8 - 9, 1864
  • Quaker Road, VA - March 29, 1865
  • Gravelly Run, VA - March 29, 1865
  • Five Forks, VA - March 30 - April 1, 1865
  • Appomattox, VA - March 29 - April 9, 1865

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914), is best known for his heroic participation in the Battle of Gettysburg. Lieutenant Colonel Chamberlain led his 20th Maine Infantry in a desperate bayonet charge down Little Round Top on July 2, 1863. Fearing Chamberlain to be near death from wounds at Petersburg in 1864, General Ulysses Grant gave him a field promotion to Brigadier General. Surviving against all odds, Chamberlain received the Confederate surrender at Appomatox Court House, Virginia, in April 1865. Chamberlain served four terms as Maine's governor and later as president of Bowdoin College.
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  • 1863-02-09 Henry C. Merriam requests appointment as Major in the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery by Henry C. Merriam

    1863-02-09 Henry C. Merriam requests appointment as Major in the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery

    Henry C. Merriam

  • 1863-02-09 Lieutenant J.B. Fitch requests a captain's commission from Governor Coburn by Joseph B. Fitch

    1863-02-09 Lieutenant J.B. Fitch requests a captain's commission from Governor Coburn

    Joseph B. Fitch

  • 1863-02-10 Adjutant John Marshall Brown sends copy of the 1862 Annual Return of Alterations & Casualties by John Marshall Brown

    1863-02-10 Adjutant John Marshall Brown sends copy of the 1862 Annual Return of Alterations & Casualties

    John Marshall Brown

  • 1863-02-10 Alexis F. Flagg requests state aid for his wife by Alexis F. Flagg

    1863-02-10 Alexis F. Flagg requests state aid for his wife

    Alexis F. Flagg

  • 1863-02-11 Captain Samuel Keene recommends Sergeant Warren Kendall for promotion by Samuel Keene

    1863-02-11 Captain Samuel Keene recommends Sergeant Warren Kendall for promotion

    Samuel Keene

  • 1863-02-14 William Pitcher and other citizens of Belfast recommend Sergeant Kendall for commission in the USCT by William Pitcher

    1863-02-14 William Pitcher and other citizens of Belfast recommend Sergeant Kendall for commission in the USCT

    William Pitcher

  • 1863-02-16 John H. Quimby recommends Sergeant Russell H. White for promotion by John H. Quimby

    1863-02-16 John H. Quimby recommends Sergeant Russell H. White for promotion

    John H. Quimby

  • 1863-02-16 Lieutenant Elisha Besse, Jr. recommends Captain Alden Miller for promotion by Elisha Besse Jr.

    1863-02-16 Lieutenant Elisha Besse, Jr. recommends Captain Alden Miller for promotion

    Elisha Besse Jr.

  • 1863-02-16 Lieutenant Elisha Besse, Jr. recommends Sergeant Warren Kendall for promotion by Elisha Besse Jr.

    1863-02-16 Lieutenant Elisha Besse, Jr. recommends Sergeant Warren Kendall for promotion

    Elisha Besse Jr.

  • 1863-02-16 Warren L. Kendall writes William Pitcher, Esq. and forwards his personal recommendations by Warren L. Kendall

    1863-02-16 Warren L. Kendall writes William Pitcher, Esq. and forwards his personal recommendations

    Warren L. Kendall

  • 1863-02-18 Captain Samuel Keene recommends Sergeant Hiram Morse for commission by Samuel Keene

    1863-02-18 Captain Samuel Keene recommends Sergeant Hiram Morse for commission

    Samuel Keene

  • 1863-02-18 Major Charles D. Gilmore recommends Alden Miller, Jr. for promotion to lieutenant in the United States Colored Troops by Charles D. Gilmore

    1863-02-18 Major Charles D. Gilmore recommends Alden Miller, Jr. for promotion to lieutenant in the United States Colored Troops

    Charles D. Gilmore

  • 1863-02-19 Lieutenant Elisha Besse, Jr. recommends Sergeant Hiram Morse for promotion to lieutenant by Elisha Besse Jr.

    1863-02-19 Lieutenant Elisha Besse, Jr. recommends Sergeant Hiram Morse for promotion to lieutenant

    Elisha Besse Jr.

  • 1863-02-20 Grenville Baker requests a captain's commission in the USCT by Grenville Baker

    1863-02-20 Grenville Baker requests a captain's commission in the USCT

    Grenville Baker

  • 1863-02-24 Andrew Fuller and citizens of Warren recommend Alden Miller for promotion by Andrew Fuller

    1863-02-24 Andrew Fuller and citizens of Warren recommend Alden Miller for promotion

    Andrew Fuller

  • 1863-02-26 Letter from Joshua Chamberlain to Governor Coburn regarding promotions by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

    1863-02-26 Letter from Joshua Chamberlain to Governor Coburn regarding promotions

    Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

  • 1863-02-26 Special Order 93 mustering out Captain J.L. Bangs, Jr. so he can receive promotion by Adjutant General and War Department

    1863-02-26 Special Order 93 mustering out Captain J.L. Bangs, Jr. so he can receive promotion

    Adjutant General and War Department

  • 1863-02-28 1st Lieutenant Prentiss M. Fogler recommends Sergeant William Bickford for promotion by Prentiss M. Fogler

    1863-02-28 1st Lieutenant Prentiss M. Fogler recommends Sergeant William Bickford for promotion

    Prentiss M. Fogler

  • 1863-03-01 Lysander Hill recommends Sergeant William K. Bickford for promotion by Lysander Hill

    1863-03-01 Lysander Hill recommends Sergeant William K. Bickford for promotion

    Lysander Hill

  • 1863-03-04 S.L. Milliken recommends Sergeant White for promotion by S. L. Milliken

    1863-03-04 S.L. Milliken recommends Sergeant White for promotion

    S. L. Milliken

  • 1863-03-05 E.W. Robinson, Thomaston postmaster, recommends William K. Bickford for promotion by E. W. Robinson

    1863-03-05 E.W. Robinson, Thomaston postmaster, recommends William K. Bickford for promotion

    E. W. Robinson

  • 1863-03-05 William Singer recommends William K. Bickford for promotion by William Singer

    1863-03-05 William Singer recommends William K. Bickford for promotion

    William Singer

  • 1863-03-06 A.P. Gould recommends William Bickford for promotion by A. P. Gould

    1863-03-06 A.P. Gould recommends William Bickford for promotion

    A. P. Gould

  • 1863-03-07 George G. Perceval requests a position as Assistant Surgeon by George G. Perceval

    1863-03-07 George G. Perceval requests a position as Assistant Surgeon

    George G. Perceval

  • 1863-03-07 P. Simonton recommends his son Edward Simonton for a promotion by P. Simonton

    1863-03-07 P. Simonton recommends his son Edward Simonton for a promotion

    P. Simonton

 

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