The 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment lost 4 officers and 65 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 70 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1861 |
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Organized at Bangor for three months' service. |
May 14 |
Left State for Willett's Point, N.Y. under Colonel Charles D. Jameson and Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Roberts |
May 28 |
Mustered into U.S. service for two and three years |
May 30 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. and Camp on Meridian Hill. Attached to Keyes' Brigade, Tyler's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeastern Virginia |
July 1 |
Moved to Fails Church, Va. |
July 16-21 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
July 17 |
Occupation of Fairfax C. H. |
July 21 |
Battle of Bull Run
Commanded by Colonel Jameson, the regiment lost 47 killed and wounded. |
August |
Assigned to Fort Corcoran, Division of the Potomac for duty at Arlington Heights, Va., and at Fort Corcoran |
September |
Colonel Jameson was promoted to Brigadier General and Lieutenant Colonel Roberts was promoted to colonel and command of the regiment. |
October |
At Hall's Hill, Defenses of Washington assigned to Martindale's Brigade, Fitz-John Porter's Division, Army Potomac |
1862 |
March |
Attached to 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac |
April 5 |
Moved to the Peninsula March. Warwick Road and near Lee's Mills |
April 5-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown |
May |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps |
May 24 |
New Bridge |
May 27 |
Hanover C. H. |
May 27-29 |
Operations about Hanover C. H. |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 26 |
Battle of Mechanicsville |
June 27 |
Battle of Gaines' Mill |
June 29 |
Battle of Peach Orchard and Savage Station |
June 30 |
Battle of Turkey Bridge or Malvern Cliff |
July 1 |
Battle of Malvern Hill |
July-August |
At Harrison's Landing |
August 16-27 |
Retreat from the Peninsula and movement to Centreville |
August 27-
September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 29 |
Battle of Groveton |
August 30 |
Second Battle of Bull Run
Commanded by Colonel Roberts |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam |
September 19 |
Shephardstown Ford |
September 20 |
Shephardstown |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
December 29-30 |
Expedition to Richards and Ellis Fords |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February-April |
At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
May 20 |
Ordered home. Three-year men transferred to 20th Maine Infantry |
June 9 |
Mustered out |
