United States Regiments & Batteries > Maine > 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment
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 (Manassas)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. |
September 13 | Captain Daniel Chaplin of Company F was promoted to major. |
September 26 | At Hall’s Hill, Defenses of Washington assigned to Martindale’s Brigade, Fitz-John Porter’s Division, Army Potomac |
1862
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March | Attached to 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac |
April 5 |
Peninsula CampaignMoved to the Virginia Peninsula. Marched to 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 Court House |
May 27-29 | Operations about Hanover Court House |
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 |
July 11 | Major Chaplin was transferred to the newly formed 18th Maine Infantry to become its colonel. |
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 (Second Manassas) |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam |
September 19 – 20 |
Shephardstown FordAlso known as Boteler’s and Blackford’s Ford. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
December 29-30 | Expedition to Richards and Ellis Fords |
1863
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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 were transferred to 20th Maine Infantry |
June 9 | The 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment mustered out |