2nd Maine Regiment
The 2nd Maine Regiment was mustered in on May 28, 1861 and mustered out on June 9, 1863. The regiment was comprised of Company A - Bangor Light Infantry, Company B-Castine Light Infantry, Company C-Brewer Artillery, Company D - Milo Artillery, Companies E & F - Bangor Company, Company G - Bangor Tigers, Company H - Gymnasium Company, Company I - Grattan Guards, and Company K - Old Town Company.
They served in the following engagements:
- First Manassas (First Bull Run) - July 21, 1861
- Yorktown, VA - April 5- May 4, 1862
- Hanover Court House, VA - May 27, 1862
- Gaines Mill, VA - June 27-28, 1862
- Malvern Hill, VA - July 1, 1862
- Second Manassas (Second Bull Run) - August 29-30, 1862
- Antietam, MD - September 17, 1862
- Fredericksburg, VA - December 13, 1862
- Chancellorsville, VA - May 1-4, 1863
By the time the regiment mustered out, there were 69 killed or dead of wounds, 70 dead from disease, and 15 mutineers.
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1861-11-02 Correspondence between James G. Blaine, Governor Washburn, and Lieutenant Colonel George Varney
James G. Blaine and George Varney
![1861-10-27 W. H. McGillis [Mills?] informs Adjutant General Hodsdon of the recruitment of more men by William H. McGillis](https://digitalmaine.com/cw_me_2nd_regiment_corr/1182/thumbnail.jpg "1861-10-27 W. H. McGillis [Mills?] informs Adjutant General Hodsdon of the recruitment of more men by William H. McGillis")
![1861-11-01 Joseph Taney[?] writes to Adjutant General Hodsdon about dissolution of the Grattan Guards by Joseph Taney](https://digitalmaine.com/cw_me_2nd_regiment_corr/1186/thumbnail.jpg "1861-11-01 Joseph Taney[?] writes to Adjutant General Hodsdon about dissolution of the Grattan Guards by Joseph Taney")
