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3rd Maine Regiment

 

The 3rd Maine Regiment was mustered in at Augusta, Maine, for three years' service on June 4, 1861, and were mustered out on June 28, 1864. Veterans who had re-enlisted and those recruits still liable to serve were transferred to 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The regiment included Company A (Bath City Grays). Of the 1,586 men enrolled in the regiment, 134 were killed or died of wounds, 140 died of disease, and 33 were in Confederate prisons.

They served in the following engagements:

  • First Manassas (First Bull Run, VA) - July 21, 1861
  • Bailey's Crossroads, VA - August 28, 1861
  • Yorktown, VA - April 5 - May 4, 1862
  • Williamsburg, VA - May 4, 1862
  • Seven Pines, VA - May 31, 1862
  • White Oak Swamp, VA - June 30, 1862
  • Malvern Hill, VA - July 1, 1862
  • Second Manassas (Second Bull Run, VA) - August 29-30, 1862
  • Chantilly, VA - September 1, 1862
  • Fredericksburg, VA - December 13, 1862
  • Chancellorsville, VA - May 1-4, 1863
  • Gettysburg, PA - July 1-3, 1863
  • Wapping Heights, VA - July 21-23, 1863
  • Catlett's Station, VA - October 14, 1863
  • Kelly's Ford, VA - November 7, 1863
  • Orange Grove, VA - November 26, 1863
  • Mine Run, VA - November 30, 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
  • Cold Harbor, VA - May 31-June 12, 1864

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  • 1861-04-17 Dumont Bunker writes Governor Washburn to volunteer for service by Dumont Bunker

    1861-04-17 Dumont Bunker writes Governor Washburn to volunteer for service

    Dumont Bunker

  • 1862 - B.H. Cushman recommends Warren Cox for promotion by B. H. Cushman

    1862 - B.H. Cushman recommends Warren Cox for promotion

    B. H. Cushman

  • 1863-01-01 Historical Sketch of the Third Maine Regt. Since Organization at Augusta, Maine, May 1861 by Moses B. Lakeman

    1863-01-01 Historical Sketch of the Third Maine Regt. Since Organization at Augusta, Maine, May 1861

    Moses B. Lakeman

  • Undated - Captain Moses Lakeman and others recommend Lieutenant John Wiggins for promotion by Moses B. Lakeman

    Undated - Captain Moses Lakeman and others recommend Lieutenant John Wiggins for promotion

    Moses B. Lakeman

  • Undated (circa 1861) - A. Davis recommends Dr. J.D. Watson for surgeon by A. Davis

    Undated (circa 1861) - A. Davis recommends Dr. J.D. Watson for surgeon

    A. Davis

  • Undated (circa 1861) - Dr. Daniel McRuer recommends Lieutenant Joseph S. Smith for promotion to Brigade Commissary by Daniel McRuer

    Undated (circa 1861) - Dr. Daniel McRuer recommends Lieutenant Joseph S. Smith for promotion to Brigade Commissary

    Daniel McRuer

  • Undated (circa 1861) - Members of Company F requesting honorable discharge due to incapacity from exposure and lack of food and water

    Undated (circa 1861) - Members of Company F requesting honorable discharge due to incapacity from exposure and lack of food and water

  • Undated (circa 1861) - Members of Company K petition for honorable discharge due to incapacity from exposure

    Undated (circa 1861) - Members of Company K petition for honorable discharge due to incapacity from exposure

  • Undated (circa 1861) - Petition of H.N. Jarvis and others recommending officers by H. H. Jarvis

    Undated (circa 1861) - Petition of H.N. Jarvis and others recommending officers

    H. H. Jarvis

  • Undated (circa 1863) - Petition from citizens of Bath in favor of promotion of Sergeant Charles Hooper

    Undated (circa 1863) - Petition from citizens of Bath in favor of promotion of Sergeant Charles Hooper

  • Undated (circa August 1862) - Alphabetical List of Persons Absent From the 3rd Maine Regiment Volunteers

    Undated (circa August 1862) - Alphabetical List of Persons Absent From the 3rd Maine Regiment Volunteers

  • Undated (circa August 1862) - Captain William Morgan recommends William Dunlap for promotion by William Morgan

    Undated (circa August 1862) - Captain William Morgan recommends William Dunlap for promotion

    William Morgan

  • Undated (circa August 1862) - List of men absent from the 3rd Maine Regiment from Sagadahoc County

    Undated (circa August 1862) - List of men absent from the 3rd Maine Regiment from Sagadahoc County

  • Undated - Lieutenant E. Burt requests descriptive rolls be sent to him at Camp Hamlin by E. Burt

    Undated - Lieutenant E. Burt requests descriptive rolls be sent to him at Camp Hamlin

    E. Burt

  • Undated - Major E. Burt recommends Jonathan Bigelow of Company G for captain by E. Burt

    Undated - Major E. Burt recommends Jonathan Bigelow of Company G for captain

    E. Burt

  • Undated - Petition for honorable discharges due to incapacitation from exposure and lack of food and water by Woodbury Hall

    Undated - Petition for honorable discharges due to incapacitation from exposure and lack of food and water

    Woodbury Hall

  • Undated - Reverend John H. Ingraham recommends William McDavitt for lieutenant by John H. Ingraham

    Undated - Reverend John H. Ingraham recommends William McDavitt for lieutenant

    John H. Ingraham

 
 
 

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