United States Regiments & Batteries > Maine > 13th Maine Infantry Regiment


The 13th Maine Infantry Regiment lost 1 officer and 13 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 178 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1861
Organized at Augusta
December 13 The 13th Maine Infantry Regiment was mustered in under the command of Colonel Neal Dow.
1862
February 8 Moved to Boston and attached to Butler’s Expeditionary Corps
February 20 Companies A, B, E and I embarked on Steamer Mississippi for Ship Island, Mississippi.
February 21 Balance of the regiment moved to New York.
February 27 Regiment embarked on Steamer Fulton for Ship Island, Mississippi.
March 8 Regiment arriveed at Ship Island, Mississippi.
March 20 Companies A, B, E and I arrive Ship Island, Mississippi.
March

Duty at Ship Island, Mississippi.

Attached to 3rd Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf

April 28 Colonel Dow was promoted to brigadier general.
June 3 Henry Rust, Jr. was promoted to colonel.
July Attached to Department of the Gulf as an independent command
July 5 Companies D and F remained at Ship IslandCompany C moved to Fort Pike, then to Fort Macomb
Company K moved to Fort Macomb
July 8 Company A moved to quarantine station and duty thereCompanies G, H and I moved to Fort Jackson
July 11 Companies B and E moved to New Orleans, then to Fort St. Phillip July 15
August 7 Company A moved to Fort St. Phillip
August 24 Companies G, H and I moved to Fort St. Phillip
December Assigned to Defenses of New Orleans, Louisiana, Department of the Gulf
1863
January 23 Companies D and F moved to Forts Jackson and St. Phillip
February 8-11 Pass Manchac (Detachment from Companies G, H & I)
August 1 The regiment was assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 19th Army Corps, Department of the Gulf.
Companies D and F moved to New Orleans
August Company A, B, E, G, H & I moved to New Orleans
August 30 Companies C, K moved to New Orleans
October 27-December 2

Expedition to the Rio Grande, Texas

November 3-6 Advance on Brownsville, Texas
November 6 Occupation of Fort Brown
November 17 Expedition to Aransas Pass, Capture of Mustang Island
November 25-27 Fort Esperanza
December Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 13th Corps, Dept. Gulf
December 29-30 Matagorda Bay
1864
January Attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 13th Corps, Department of the GulfCompanies C, H and K duty at Pass Cavallo, Matagorda Island
February 12-16 Moved to Franklin, Louisiana. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, Department of the Gulf
March 15-May 22

Red River Campaign

March 15-26 Advance from Franklin to Alexandria
March 26-April 2 To Natchitoches
April 8

Battle of Sabine Cross Roads

April 9 Pleasant Hill
April 23 Cane River Crossing
April 25-May 13 At Alexandria
May 13-22 Retreat to Morganza
May 16 Mansura
May Duty at Morganza
July 1-13 Moved to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, then to Washington, D.C.
July 13-23

Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Expedition to Snicker’s Gap, Virginia.

August-September The 13th Maine Infantry Regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division. Veterans on furlough to Maine, Non-Veterans on duty at Harper’s Ferry
October 5 The regiment was ordered to Martinsburg, West Virginia
December 25 Non-Veterans left front the to muster out. Veterans and Recruits were consolidated to a Battalion and transferred to 30th Maine Infantry
1865
January 5 The 13th Maine Infantry Regiment mustered out