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
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
March Attached to 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac
April 5

Peninsula Campaign

Moved 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)

The regiment was commanded by Colonel Roberts.

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

September 19 – 20

Shephardstown Ford

Also known as Boteler’s and Blackford’s Ford.

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 were transferred to 20th Maine Infantry
June 9 The 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment mustered out