The Civil War in the East

29th Maine Infantry Regiment

Thr 29th Maine Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 40 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded, and 4 officers and 191 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1863

December 17

Organized at Augusta and mustered in. Cos. A and D transferred from 10th Maine Battalion.

1864

January 31

Left State for New Orleans, La.

February 16

Arrived New Orleans and attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf

February 20

Moved to Brashear City, La.

February 21

To Franklin

March 10-May 22

Red River Campaign

May 30

10th Maine Battalion joined

March 14-26

Advance from Franklin to Alexandria

April 8

Battle of Sabine Cross Roads

April 9

Pleasant Hill

April 23

Monett's Bluff, Cane River Crossing

April 25-May 13

At Alexandria

April 30-May 10

Construction of dam at Alexandria

May 13-22

Retreat to Morganza

May 16

Mansura

May-June

Duty at Morganza

July 2-13

Moved to New Orleans, then to Washington, D.C.

July 14-23

Snicker's Gap Expedition

August 7-
November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division

August 21

Berryville

September 3-4

Berryville

September 19

Battle of Opequan, Winchester

September 22

Fisher's Hill

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October 18

Mustered out Company A

October 20

Duty near Middletown

November 9

At Newton

December 30

At Stevenson's Depot

1865

March

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army Shenandoah

April 22

Moved to Washington, D. C. and attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Washington

May 23-24

Provost duty during Grand Review

June 1-5

Moved to Savannah, Ga. and attached to District of South Carolina. Dept. South

June 14-15

To Georgetown, S.C.

June

Duty at various points in South Carolina, with headquarters at Darlington

1866

March 27

Moved to Hilton Head, S.C. Detachments at Helena and Seabrook Islands.

June 21

Muetered out