United States Regiments & Batteries > Maine
The 16th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 9 officers and 172 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 257 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. The regiment is honored by a moument at Gettysburg.
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1862
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| August 14 | Organized at Augusta and mustered in |
| August 19 | Left State for Washington, D.C. and camp at Arlington Heights |
| September 6 | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac |
| September 6-16 | March into Maryland |
| September 13 | The regiment was detached from the brigade as railroad guard and missed the Battle of Antietam. |
| September 18 – October 28 |
Duty near Sharpsburg, Md. |
| October 28 – November 7 |
Moved to Warrenton, Va. |
| November | Transferred to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Corps |
| November 11 | Forced march to Rappahannock Station |
| November 19 | At Brooks Station |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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1863
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| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| February – April | At Falmouth and Belle Plains |
| April 27 – May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| April 29-30 | Fitzhugh’s Crossing |
| May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
| June 13-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe 16th Maine was commanded by Colonel Charles W. Tilden, who was captured with most of the regiment when it acted as the rear guard for the division on July 1st. Captain Daniel Marston then took over command of the survivors. From the monument: July 1st, 1863, fought here from 1 o’clock until 4 p.m. when the division was forced to retire, by command of General Robinson to Col. Tilden, the regiment was moved to the right near the Mummasburg Road, as indicated by a marker there, with orders ‘to hold the position at any cost.’ July 2d & 3d, in position with the division of Cemetery Hill. Casualties: Killed 2 officers 9 men; Wounded 9 officers 54 men; Captured 11 officers, 148 men. Strength of regiment, 25 officers, 250 men. |
| July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee |
| October 9-23 |
Bristoe Campaign |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26 |
Mine Run Campaign |
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1864
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| February 6-7 | Demonstration on the Rapidan |
| March | Assigned to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Corps |
| May 3 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8 | Laurel Hill |
| May 8-21 |
Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 23-26 | North Anna River |
| May 23 | Jericho Ford |
| May 26-28 | Line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June | Assigned to the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Corps |
| June 1-12 | Cold Harbor |
| June 1-3 | Bethesda Church |
| June 13 |
White Oak Swamp |
| June 16-19 | First Assault on Petersburg |
| June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg |
| June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road |
| July 30 | Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
| August 18-21 |
Weldon RailroadColonel Tilden and over a hundred members of the regiment were captured. Col. Tilden escaped and returned to the regiment on the 23rd. |
| August 23 | Colonel Tilden returned to the regiment after escaping from his captors. |
| September | Assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Corps |
| September 15 | Reconnaissance toward Dinwiddie C. H. |
| September – December | Garrison Fort Wadsworth |
| December 7-12 | Warren’s Hicksford Raid |
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1865
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| February 5-7 | Dabney’s Mills |
| March 28- April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
| March 29-30 |
White Oak Road |
| March 31 | Gravelly Run |
| April 1 |
Five Forks |
| April 6 |
Sailor’s Creek |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army |
| April 21-May 1 | At Black and White Station |
| May 1-12 | Moved to Manchester, then marched to Washington, D.C. |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| May 24 – June 5 | Duty at Ball’s Cross Roads |
| June 5 | Mustered out. Recruits transferred to 20th Maine Infantry |