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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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  • 1866-03-06 Firm of Butler & Kingsbury requests bounty payment for James Bradley, Company E

    1866-03-06 Firm of Butler & Kingsbury requests bounty payment for James Bradley, Company E

  • 1866-03-09 Charles Waterhouse asks for copy of his discharge papers by Charles Waterhouse

    1866-03-09 Charles Waterhouse asks for copy of his discharge papers

    Charles Waterhouse

  • 1866-03-09 Ellis Spear sends a history of the regiment and Joshua Chamberlain by Ellis Spear

    1866-03-09 Ellis Spear sends a history of the regiment and Joshua Chamberlain

    Ellis Spear

  • 1866-03 Henry C. Merriam requests a copy of the 1865 annual report by Henry C. Merriam

    1866-03 Henry C. Merriam requests a copy of the 1865 annual report

    Henry C. Merriam

  • 1866-04-02 Edward Carver requests aid as he is disabled by Edward Carver

    1866-04-02 Edward Carver requests aid as he is disabled

    Edward Carver

  • 1866-04-05 Mr. Lothrop requests assistance in obtaining pay owed him by Mr. Lothrop

    1866-04-05 Mr. Lothrop requests assistance in obtaining pay owed him

    Mr. Lothrop

  • 1866-07-07 Law firm of Baker & Weeks writes on behalf of widow of J.W. Lincoln

    1866-07-07 Law firm of Baker & Weeks writes on behalf of widow of J.W. Lincoln

  • 1866-07-12 Attorney for James Bradley requests state aid

    1866-07-12 Attorney for James Bradley requests state aid

  • 1866-08-01 Joseph Walker, Jr. requests a copy of his discharge papers by Joseph Walker Jr.

    1866-08-01 Joseph Walker, Jr. requests a copy of his discharge papers

    Joseph Walker Jr.

  • 1866-08-09 Joseph Walker, Jr. requests a date of discharge on his certificate by Joseph Walker Jr.

    1866-08-09 Joseph Walker, Jr. requests a date of discharge on his certificate

    Joseph Walker Jr.

  • 1866-09-20 Request for information on time and place of death of David Roney by Caroline E. Roney

    1866-09-20 Request for information on time and place of death of David Roney

    Caroline E. Roney

  • 1866-11-29 Chamberlain letter to General Hodsdon by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

    1866-11-29 Chamberlain letter to General Hodsdon

    Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

  • 1867-07-09 Special Order 345 revoking discharge of Captain Prentiss M. Fogler, as he was previously mustered out in June 1865 by War Department

    1867-07-09 Special Order 345 revoking discharge of Captain Prentiss M. Fogler, as he was previously mustered out in June 1865

    War Department

  • 1867-07-31 Special Order 386 regarding Lieutenant Frank S. Russell by War Department

    1867-07-31 Special Order 386 regarding Lieutenant Frank S. Russell

    War Department

  • 1882 - Chamberlain to Rev. Theodore Gerrish regarding his recollections of Gettysburg by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

    1882 - Chamberlain to Rev. Theodore Gerrish regarding his recollections of Gettysburg

    Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

  • Pension of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (SC-96956) - National Archives File

    Pension of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (SC-96956) - National Archives File

  • Undated (August 28 circa 1861 or 1862) Dr. Nahum A. Hersom inquires about his commission as surgeon by Nahum Alvah Hersom

    Undated (August 28 circa 1861 or 1862) Dr. Nahum A. Hersom inquires about his commission as surgeon

    Nahum Alvah Hersom

  • Undated (circa 1861) - Adelbert Ames writes to Joseph Fitch requesting a commission by Adelbert Ames

    Undated (circa 1861) - Adelbert Ames writes to Joseph Fitch requesting a commission

    Adelbert Ames

  • Undated (circa 1862) - Captain Ellis Spear requests descriptive rolls by Ellis Spear

    Undated (circa 1862) - Captain Ellis Spear requests descriptive rolls

    Ellis Spear

  • Undated (circa 1862) - Mrs. A.C. Harris recommends Mr. Ames as colonel by Mrs. A. C. Harris

    Undated (circa 1862) - Mrs. A.C. Harris recommends Mr. Ames as colonel

    Mrs. A. C. Harris

  • Undated (circa 1863) James McKeen writes to Governor Coburn regarding Lieutenant Lufkin by James McKeen

    Undated (circa 1863) James McKeen writes to Governor Coburn regarding Lieutenant Lufkin

    James McKeen

  • Undated (circa 1863) - Nathaniel Dustin and citizens of Dexter recommend Edward B. Fifield for lieutenant of cavalry by Nathaniel Dustin

    Undated (circa 1863) - Nathaniel Dustin and citizens of Dexter recommend Edward B. Fifield for lieutenant of cavalry

    Nathaniel Dustin

  • Undated (circa 1864) - Colonel Joseph B Fitch writes to Governor Cony regarding Morrison C. Sanborn by Joseph B. Fitch

    Undated (circa 1864) - Colonel Joseph B Fitch writes to Governor Cony regarding Morrison C. Sanborn

    Joseph B. Fitch

  • Undated (circa July 1862) fragment of "Extracts from Col. G.W. Getty's report - Col. G[etty] Commanding 2nd Brigade Artillery Reserve" by G. W. Getty

    Undated (circa July 1862) fragment of "Extracts from Col. G.W. Getty's report - Col. G[etty] Commanding 2nd Brigade Artillery Reserve"

    G. W. Getty

  • Undated - Colonel Adelbert Ames' roster of officers by Adelbert Ames

    Undated - Colonel Adelbert Ames' roster of officers

    Adelbert Ames

 

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