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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1865-02-10 Colonel Gilmore informs Governor Cony of the death of Sergeant William A. Wentworth and other casualties at Hatcher's Run

Charles D. Gilmore
1865-02-14 Special Order 40 [handwritten] honorably discharging Lieutenant Arad Thompson for disability

Adjutant General
1865-02-18 Lieutenant Hiram Morse requests the descriptive list for David L. Goodwin

Hiram Morse
1865-02-20 Colonel Gilmore receives notice of appointment of Dr. True as surgeon

Charles D. Gilmore
1865-02-21 Mrs. B.A. Bowker inquires about her son Charles, who disappeared at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864

B. A. Bowker
1865-02-23 Captain Land sends order regarding Lieutenant Colonel Gilmore and Surgeon A.O. Shaw

J. F. Land
1865-02-27 Charles Gilmore writes Adjutant General Hodsdon regarding his discharge

Charles D. Gilmore
1865-03-02 Josiah Crosby writes on behalf of Eli L. Prescott of Dexter who wishes to be transferred to Cony Hospital

Josiah Crosby
1865-03-02 Lieutenant William Griffin asks if Andrew O'Neil and George M. Wyman have been mustered out

William Griffin
1865-03-06 Ellis Spear recommends Walter Morrill and Atherton W. Clark for promotion

Ellis Spear
1865-03-08 John McDonald requests a dishonorable discharge

John McDonald
1865-03-16 Charles Gilmore writes Governor Cony about his discharge and requests no promotions be made until he is out of service

Charles D. Gilmore
1865-03-17 Major Dunn requests muster certificate for Private Sumner Warner, Company B

Moncena Dunn
1865-03-18 Brevet Lt. Colonel Ellis Spear recommends George Furbish for promotion

Ellis Spear
1865-03-18 Charles Gilmore inquires about his discharge from service

Charles D. Gilmore
1865-03-18 Charles Gilmore writes about his participation in the trials of substitute brokers

Charles D. Gilmore
1865-03-23 E.H. Ellenwood inquires whether Frank L. Simpson is alive or dead

E. H. Ellenwood
1865-03-23 Special Order 141 mustering Charles Gilmore out of service as Lieutenant Colonel, and mustering him back in as Colonel

War Department
1865-03-23 Special Order 141 [official copy] mustering Charles Gilmore out of service as Lieutenant Colonel, and mustering him back in as Colonel

War Department
1865-03-25 Adjutant General Hodsdon replies to E.H. Ellenwood regarding Frank L. Simpson

John L. Hodsdon
1865-03-25 Special Order 145 honorably discharging Lieutenant D.M. Overlock

War Department
1865-04-21 Hannah Ransom inquires if her son John Ransom is alive, along with Samuel Calef [Califf]

Hannah Ransom
1865-04-25 Lieutenant Colonel Walter G. Morrill recommends promotions

Walter G. Morrill
1865-04-25 William Calef [Califf?] requests an official report regarding the death of Private Samuel Calef [Califf], Company D

William Calef [Califf]
1865-04-28 Captain R.B. Plummer requests descriptive list, pay and clothing account and any other information regarding Charles W. London, a substitute

R. B. Plummer

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20th Maine Regiment

1865-02-10 Colonel Gilmore informs Governor Cony of the death of Sergeant William A. Wentworth and other casualties at Hatcher's Run

1865-02-14 Special Order 40 [handwritten] honorably discharging Lieutenant Arad Thompson for disability

1865-02-18 Lieutenant Hiram Morse requests the descriptive list for David L. Goodwin

1865-02-20 Colonel Gilmore receives notice of appointment of Dr. True as surgeon

1865-02-21 Mrs. B.A. Bowker inquires about her son Charles, who disappeared at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864

1865-02-23 Captain Land sends order regarding Lieutenant Colonel Gilmore and Surgeon A.O. Shaw

1865-02-27 Charles Gilmore writes Adjutant General Hodsdon regarding his discharge

1865-03-02 Josiah Crosby writes on behalf of Eli L. Prescott of Dexter who wishes to be transferred to Cony Hospital

1865-03-02 Lieutenant William Griffin asks if Andrew O'Neil and George M. Wyman have been mustered out

1865-03-06 Ellis Spear recommends Walter Morrill and Atherton W. Clark for promotion

1865-03-08 John McDonald requests a dishonorable discharge

1865-03-16 Charles Gilmore writes Governor Cony about his discharge and requests no promotions be made until he is out of service

1865-03-17 Major Dunn requests muster certificate for Private Sumner Warner, Company B

1865-03-18 Brevet Lt. Colonel Ellis Spear recommends George Furbish for promotion

1865-03-18 Charles Gilmore inquires about his discharge from service

1865-03-18 Charles Gilmore writes about his participation in the trials of substitute brokers

1865-03-23 E.H. Ellenwood inquires whether Frank L. Simpson is alive or dead

1865-03-23 Special Order 141 mustering Charles Gilmore out of service as Lieutenant Colonel, and mustering him back in as Colonel

1865-03-23 Special Order 141 [official copy] mustering Charles Gilmore out of service as Lieutenant Colonel, and mustering him back in as Colonel

1865-03-25 Adjutant General Hodsdon replies to E.H. Ellenwood regarding Frank L. Simpson

1865-03-25 Special Order 145 honorably discharging Lieutenant D.M. Overlock

1865-04-21 Hannah Ransom inquires if her son John Ransom is alive, along with Samuel Calef [Califf]

1865-04-25 Lieutenant Colonel Walter G. Morrill recommends promotions

1865-04-25 William Calef [Califf?] requests an official report regarding the death of Private Samuel Calef [Califf], Company D

1865-04-28 Captain R.B. Plummer requests descriptive list, pay and clothing account and any other information regarding Charles W. London, a substitute

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