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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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  • Undated - J.A. Milliken recommends A.K.P. Wallace for field or staff officer position by J. A. Milliken

    Undated - J.A. Milliken recommends A.K.P. Wallace for field or staff officer position

    J. A. Milliken

  • Undated - J.A. Ross and others recommend E.K. Hall for promotion to 1st Lieutenant by J. A. Ross

    Undated - J.A. Ross and others recommend E.K. Hall for promotion to 1st Lieutenant

    J. A. Ross

  • Undated - J.B. Fitch and commissioned officers of the regiment recommend Sergeant H. Long for promotion by J. B. Fitch

    Undated - J.B. Fitch and commissioned officers of the regiment recommend Sergeant H. Long for promotion

    J. B. Fitch

  • Undated - J.L. Smith recommends Mr. Bailey for commission by J. L. Smith

    Undated - J.L. Smith recommends Mr. Bailey for commission

    J. L. Smith

  • Undated - John Marshall Brown requests a meeting by John Marshall Brown

    Undated - John Marshall Brown requests a meeting

    John Marshall Brown

  • Undated letter from C.D. Gilmore to unknown general acknowledging receipt of annual reports by Charles D. Gilmore

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    Charles D. Gilmore

  • Undated - List of men who belonged in the 20th Regiment Maine Volunteers and were mustered out on single muster-out rolls by Adjutant General

    Undated - List of men who belonged in the 20th Regiment Maine Volunteers and were mustered out on single muster-out rolls

    Adjutant General

  • Undated - List of names of volunteers in a 20th Maine company by Adjutant General

    Undated - List of names of volunteers in a 20th Maine company

    Adjutant General

  • Undated - Sidney Perham recommends Sergeant Randall R. Morton for promotion to 2nd Lieutenant by Sidney Perham

    Undated - Sidney Perham recommends Sergeant Randall R. Morton for promotion to 2nd Lieutenant

    Sidney Perham

  • Undated - William Emery recommends B.F. Hamilton for appointment as Quartermaster by William Emery

    Undated - William Emery recommends B.F. Hamilton for appointment as Quartermaster

    William Emery

 

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