United States Regiments & Batteries > Maine > 19th Maine Infantry Regiment
The 19th Maine Infantry Regiment lost 3 officers and 189 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 182 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
The regiment is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
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1862
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| August 25 | The 19th Maine Infantry Regiment was organized at Bath and mustered in under the command of Colonel Frederick D. Sewell. |
| August 27 | The regiment left Maine for Washington, D.C.; Attached to Defenses of Washington |
| September 30- October 4 | Moved to Harper’s Ferry, W. Va. |
| October | Attached to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| October 30 – November 9 |
Advance to Warrenton, Va. |
| November 15-17 | March to Falmouth |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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1863
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| January 20-24 |
“Mud March” |
| January – April | At Falmouth |
| February 19 | Colonel Sewell resigned. Francis E. Heath was promoted to colonel. |
| April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May 3 |
Maryes Heights, Second Fredericksburg |
| May 4 |
Salem Heights, Banks Ford |
| June 13 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
| June 25 |
HaymarketPrivate Israel D. Jones was killed by an exploding shell in a skirmish with Stuart’s cavalry and horse artillery, the first man of the regiment to be killed. |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe regiment was commanded by Colonel Francis E. Heath, who was wounded on July 3rd. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Whitman then took over. Text from the monument:In the evening of July 2 this regiment at a position on the left of Batty. G 5th U.S. helped to repel the enemy that had driven in Humphrey’s Division, taking one battle flag and re-capturing four guns. On July 3, after engaging the enemy’s advance from this position, moved to the right tot he support of the 2d Brigade and joined in the final charge and repulse of Pickett’s command. Effective strength July 2d, 405; killed & mortally wounded, 55; wounded not fatally, 137; missing 4. < See Colonel Heath’s Official Report on the 19th Maine Infantry at Gettysburg > |
| July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee |
| October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
| October 14 |
Bristoe Station |
| November 4 | Colonel Heath resigned. Selden Connor was promoted to colonel. |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26 – December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
| December 1 | Colonel Selden Connor was promoted to brigadier general. James Welch was promoted to colonel. |
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1864
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| February 6-7 | Demonstration on the Rapidan |
| February 6-7 | Morton’s Ford |
| May 3 – June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8 |
Laurel Hill |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 9-10 | Po River |
| May 12 |
“Bloody Angle,” Assault on the Salient |
| May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | Line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
| June 16-19 |
Before Petersburg |
| June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg |
| June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road |
| July 27-28 |
Deep Bottom, north of the James |
| July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
| August 13-20 | Demonstration north of the James |
| August 14-18 | Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom |
| August 25 |
Ream’s Station |
| October 27-28 | Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run |
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1865
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| February 5-7 |
Dabney’s Mills, or Hatcher’s Run |
| March 28 |
Appomattox Campaign |
| March 30-31 | Boydton Road |
| April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
| April 6 |
Battle of Sailor’s Creek |
| April 6-7 |
High Bridge |
| April 7 |
Farmville |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army |
| April 11 – May 2 | At Burkesville |
| May 2-15 | March to Washington, D.C. |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| May 31 | The 19th Maine Infantry Regiment mustered out. Recruits transferred to 1st Maine Heavy Artillery |
| June 7 | The regiment was discharged |