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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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  • 1864-07-22 Colonel Ellis Spear regarding overwhelming paperwork by Ellis Spear

    1864-07-22 Colonel Ellis Spear regarding overwhelming paperwork

    Ellis Spear

  • 1864-07-22 John C. Chamberlain describes visit to gravely wounded brother Joshua Chamberlain by John C. Chamberlain

    1864-07-22 John C. Chamberlain describes visit to gravely wounded brother Joshua Chamberlain

    John C. Chamberlain

  • 1864-07-27 Ellis Spear recommends Sergeant Daniel Keene for promotion by Ellis Spear

    1864-07-27 Ellis Spear recommends Sergeant Daniel Keene for promotion

    Ellis Spear

  • 1864-08-06 Major Ellis Spear updates Governor Cony on numbers of enlisted and absent men by Ellis Spear

    1864-08-06 Major Ellis Spear updates Governor Cony on numbers of enlisted and absent men

    Ellis Spear

  • 1864-08-10 Private J.D. Davis requests date of his enrollment and muster by J. D. Davis

    1864-08-10 Private J.D. Davis requests date of his enrollment and muster

    J. D. Davis

  • 1864-08-11 Special Order 263 discharging Corporal Leighton J. Folsom to accept appointment in the US Colored Troops by War Department

    1864-08-11 Special Order 263 discharging Corporal Leighton J. Folsom to accept appointment in the US Colored Troops

    War Department

  • 1864-08-12 N.H. Bragg inquires about bounty for George Richardson by N. H. Bragg

    1864-08-12 N.H. Bragg inquires about bounty for George Richardson

    N. H. Bragg

  • 1864-08-21 Carrie E. Roney inquires about her missing husband David by Caroline E. Roney

    1864-08-21 Carrie E. Roney inquires about her missing husband David

    Caroline E. Roney

  • 1864-08-23 Adjutant General Hodsdon replies to Caroline Roney asking about her husband's company and regiment by John L. Hodsdon

    1864-08-23 Adjutant General Hodsdon replies to Caroline Roney asking about her husband's company and regiment

    John L. Hodsdon

  • 1864-08-24 Lieutenant A.E. Fernald requests a descriptive list for Joseph D. Gilbert by A. E. Fernald

    1864-08-24 Lieutenant A.E. Fernald requests a descriptive list for Joseph D. Gilbert

    A. E. Fernald

  • 1864-08-25 Captain J.F. Land forwards his photograph per request by J. F. Land

    1864-08-25 Captain J.F. Land forwards his photograph per request

    J. F. Land

  • 1864-08-25 Caroline Roney forwards husband David's company and regiment and inquires about state aid by Caroline E. Roney

    1864-08-25 Caroline Roney forwards husband David's company and regiment and inquires about state aid

    Caroline E. Roney

  • 1864-08-31 Chamberlain to Governor Cony regarding Captain Fogler by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

    1864-08-31 Chamberlain to Governor Cony regarding Captain Fogler

    Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

  • 1864-09-03 Charles Gilmore inquires about filling up the regiment by Charles D. Gilmore

    1864-09-03 Charles Gilmore inquires about filling up the regiment

    Charles D. Gilmore

  • 1864-09-03 John Lynes requests promotion of his son John Lynes, Jr. by John Lynes Sr.

    1864-09-03 John Lynes requests promotion of his son John Lynes, Jr.

    John Lynes Sr.

  • 1864-09-09 Ellis Spear recommends David Overlock for promotion to 1st Lieutenant by Ellis Spear

    1864-09-09 Ellis Spear recommends David Overlock for promotion to 1st Lieutenant

    Ellis Spear

  • 1864-09-12 Aaron C. Rogers inquires about his muster-in date by Aaron C. Rogers

    1864-09-12 Aaron C. Rogers inquires about his muster-in date

    Aaron C. Rogers

  • 1864-09-13 E.W. Stetson accuses Lieutenant Bickford of being "a vile traitor" by E. W. Stetson

    1864-09-13 E.W. Stetson accuses Lieutenant Bickford of being "a vile traitor"

    E. W. Stetson

  • 1864-09-17 Major Ellis Spear inquires about recruiting by Ellis Spear

    1864-09-17 Major Ellis Spear inquires about recruiting

    Ellis Spear

  • 1864-09-21 Major Ellis Spear writes regarding resignation of Captain Clark by Ellis Spear

    1864-09-21 Major Ellis Spear writes regarding resignation of Captain Clark

    Ellis Spear

  • 1864-09-28 Charles Gilmore requests that Joseph Land and Holman Melcher be placed as recruiting officers as they are not fit for field service by Charles D. Gilmore

    1864-09-28 Charles Gilmore requests that Joseph Land and Holman Melcher be placed as recruiting officers as they are not fit for field service

    Charles D. Gilmore

  • 1864-10-11 Mattson Sanborn writes regarding his return to the regiment by Mattson C. Sanborn

    1864-10-11 Mattson Sanborn writes regarding his return to the regiment

    Mattson C. Sanborn

  • 1864-10-14 Colonel H.G. Thomas recommends Ellis Spear for promotion by H. G. Thomas

    1864-10-14 Colonel H.G. Thomas recommends Ellis Spear for promotion

    H. G. Thomas

  • 1864-10-17 Captain J. Land writes General Hodsdon about the death of Samuel Keene and James Horton by J. Land

    1864-10-17 Captain J. Land writes General Hodsdon about the death of Samuel Keene and James Horton

    J. Land

  • 1864-10-19 Major Spear sends recruitment applications by Ellis Spear

    1864-10-19 Major Spear sends recruitment applications

    Ellis Spear

 

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