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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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  • 1864-02-18 Ellis Spear and other officers recommend Sergeant George H. Wood for commission in a new regiment by Ellis Spear

    1864-02-18 Ellis Spear and other officers recommend Sergeant George H. Wood for commission in a new regiment

    Ellis Spear

  • 1864-02-19 Captain W.G. Morrill recommends Sergeant Griffin for promotion by Walter G. Morrill

    1864-02-19 Captain W.G. Morrill recommends Sergeant Griffin for promotion

    Walter G. Morrill

  • 1864-02-19 Henry C. Preble applies for a commission in one of the new regiments being raised by Henry C. Preble

    1864-02-19 Henry C. Preble applies for a commission in one of the new regiments being raised

    Henry C. Preble

  • 1864-02-19 Lieutenant Frederic W. Lane asks why William Griffin was recommended for promotion instead of himself by Frederic W. Lane

    1864-02-19 Lieutenant Frederic W. Lane asks why William Griffin was recommended for promotion instead of himself

    Frederic W. Lane

  • 1864-02-23 Surgeon A.O. Shaw certifies that Lieutenant J. Nichols of Company K is disabled by varicose veins by A. O. Shaw

    1864-02-23 Surgeon A.O. Shaw certifies that Lieutenant J. Nichols of Company K is disabled by varicose veins

    A. O. Shaw

  • 1864-02-25 Frederic Lane writes Secretary of State E. Flint, Jr. to request commission in a new regiment by Frederic W. Lane

    1864-02-25 Frederic Lane writes Secretary of State E. Flint, Jr. to request commission in a new regiment

    Frederic W. Lane

  • 1864-02-29 Special Order 96 transferring Private Canada Stewart from 13th Invalid Corps to 20th Maine by War Department

    1864-02-29 Special Order 96 transferring Private Canada Stewart from 13th Invalid Corps to 20th Maine

    War Department

  • 1864-03-03 Joseph Linscott requests a transfer to the Navy by Joseph Linscott

    1864-03-03 Joseph Linscott requests a transfer to the Navy

    Joseph Linscott

  • 1864-03-04 Lieutenant Addison W. Lewis recommends LaForest P. True for promotion by Addison W. Lewis

    1864-03-04 Lieutenant Addison W. Lewis recommends LaForest P. True for promotion

    Addison W. Lewis

  • 1864-03-04 P.B. Mills recommends George V. Mills of Brooksville for promotion to 2nd Lieutenant by P. B. Mills

    1864-03-04 P.B. Mills recommends George V. Mills of Brooksville for promotion to 2nd Lieutenant

    P. B. Mills

  • 1864-03-05 Captain Prentiss M. Fogler recommends Lieutenant Hiram Morse for promotion by Prentiss M. Fogler

    1864-03-05 Captain Prentiss M. Fogler recommends Lieutenant Hiram Morse for promotion

    Prentiss M. Fogler

  • 1864-03-05 Lieutenant Mattson C. Sanborn writes to Honorable Jonathan M. Burleigh to request a promotion by Mattson C. Sanborn

    1864-03-05 Lieutenant Mattson C. Sanborn writes to Honorable Jonathan M. Burleigh to request a promotion

    Mattson C. Sanborn

  • 1864-03-06 Prentiss Fogler recommends Lieutenant Morse for promotion by Prentiss M. Fogler

    1864-03-06 Prentiss Fogler recommends Lieutenant Morse for promotion

    Prentiss M. Fogler

  • 1864-03-08 Jonathan H. Burleigh recommends Mattson C. Sanborn for promotion by Jonathan H. Burleigh

    1864-03-08 Jonathan H. Burleigh recommends Mattson C. Sanborn for promotion

    Jonathan H. Burleigh

  • 1864-03-10 Chamberlain recommends Lt. James Nichols for a Cavalry commission by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

    1864-03-10 Chamberlain recommends Lt. James Nichols for a Cavalry commission

    Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

  • 1864-03-10 Colonel Isaac Sparrow Bangs recommends LaForest True for promotion by Isaac Sparrow Bangs Jr.

    1864-03-10 Colonel Isaac Sparrow Bangs recommends LaForest True for promotion

    Isaac Sparrow Bangs Jr.

  • 1864-03-11 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Gilmore expresses regret at the loss of Lieutenant James Nichols by Charles D. Gilmore

    1864-03-11 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Gilmore expresses regret at the loss of Lieutenant James Nichols

    Charles D. Gilmore

  • 1864-03-15 Chamberlain recommends Thomas Given for lieutenant by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

    1864-03-15 Chamberlain recommends Thomas Given for lieutenant

    Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

  • 1864-03-19 Major Ellis Spear writes to John Hodsdon regarding petitions for promotions by Ellis Spear

    1864-03-19 Major Ellis Spear writes to John Hodsdon regarding petitions for promotions

    Ellis Spear

  • 1864-03-28 Reverend B. M. Mitchell accepts commission as chaplain by B. M. Mitchell

    1864-03-28 Reverend B. M. Mitchell accepts commission as chaplain

    B. M. Mitchell

  • 1864-03-31 Thomas Given requests a position as lieutenant by Thomas Given

    1864-03-31 Thomas Given requests a position as lieutenant

    Thomas Given

  • 1864-04-02 Special Order 135 discharging Private Albert Ames from service by War Department

    1864-04-02 Special Order 135 discharging Private Albert Ames from service

    War Department

  • 1864-04-05 Special Order 139 transferring Private Thomas Pooney from 22nd Veterans' Regiment to Company E, 20th Maine by War Department

    1864-04-05 Special Order 139 transferring Private Thomas Pooney from 22nd Veterans' Regiment to Company E, 20th Maine

    War Department

  • 1864-04-09 Special Order 143 amends name of Private Thomas Pooney to Thomas Toomey by War Department

    1864-04-09 Special Order 143 amends name of Private Thomas Pooney to Thomas Toomey

    War Department

  • 1864-04-16 Andrew O'Neil of Company B requests a copy of his descriptive list by Andrew O'Neil

    1864-04-16 Andrew O'Neil of Company B requests a copy of his descriptive list

    Andrew O'Neil

 

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