United States Regiments & Batteries > Maine > 22nd Maine Infantry Regiment
The regiment lost 180 men during the Civil War: 1 officer and 8 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 169 enlisted men to disease .
1862
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October 10 | The 22nd Maine Infantry Regiment organized at Bangor, Maine and was mustered in for nine months’ service under the command of Colonel Simon G. Jerrard. |
October 21 | Left Maine for Washington, D.C. |
October 22 | Duty at Arlington Heights, Virginia as part of the defences of Wahsington. |
November 3 | Moved to Fortress Monroe, Virginia. |
December 2-15 | Transported to Ship Island, Mississippi, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Attached to Grover’s Division, Department of the Gulf. |
1863
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January 16 | Moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Assigned to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps |
March 7-20 |
Operations against Port Hudson, Louisiana |
March 26 | Moved to Donaldsonville. |
April 9-May 14 | To Brashear City. Operations in Western Louisiana. |
April 11-20 |
Teche Campaign |
April 13 | Porter’s and McWilliams’ Plantations at Indian Bend |
April 14 | Irish Bend |
April 15 | Moved to Franklin |
April 17 | Bayou Vermillion |
April 25 | Moved to New Iberia |
May 6 | To Washington, Loiusiana. |
May 11-27 | To Brashear City |
May 28 | Moved to Port Hudson |
June 1-July 8 |
Siege of Port Hudson |
June 14 |
Assault on Port Hudson |
July 8 | Surrender of Port Hudson |
July 24 | Ordered to return to Maine. |
August 14 | The 22nd Maine Infantry Regiment mustered out with the expiration of its term of enlistment. |