United States Regiments & Batteries > Maine > 29th Maine Infantry Regiment
The 29th Maine Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 40 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 191 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1863
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| December 17 | Organized at Augusta and mustered in under the command of Colonel George Beale, former colonel of the 10th Maine Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Emerson and Major William Knowlton. A number of men who had enlisted for three years transferred in from that regiment, whose two year term of enlistment was up. |
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1864
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| January 31 | The 29th Maine Infantry Regiment left Maine for New Orleans, Louisiana. |
| February 16 | Arrived New Orleans and attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
| February 20 | Moved to Brashear City, La. |
| February 21 | To Franklin |
| March 10-May 22 |
Red River Campaign |
| May 30 | Companies A and D were transferred from the 10th Maine Battalion |
| March 14-26 | Advance from Franklin to Alexandria |
| April 8 |
Battle of Sabine Cross Roads |
| April 9 | Pleasant Hill |
| April 23 | Monett’s Bluff, Cane River Crossing |
| April 25-May 13 | At Alexandria |
| April 30-May 10 | Construction of dam at Alexandria |
| May 13-22 | Retreat to Morganza |
| May 16 | Mansura |
| May-June | Duty at Morganza |
| July 2-13 | Moved to New Orleans, then to Washington, D.C. |
| July 14-23 | Snicker’s Gap Expedition |
| August 7- November 28 |
Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley CampaignAttached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division |
| August 21 | Berryville |
| August 27 | Lieutenant Colonel Emerson returned to Maine due to disease. |
| September 3-4 | Berryville |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of WinchesterMajor Knowlton was mortally wounded. |
| September 22 |
Battle of Fisher’s Hill |
| October 18 | Company A mustered out and was replaced by a company of new recruits. Captain George H. Nye was promoted to major. |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
| October 20 | Duty near Middletown |
| November 9 | At Newton |
| November 28 | Colonel Beale was promoted to brigadier general. |
| December 17 | Major George H. Nye was promoted to colonel. |
| December 30 | At Stevenson’s Depot |
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1865
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| March | Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army Shenandoah |
| April 22 | Moved to Washington, D. C. and attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Washington |
| May 23-24 | Provost duty during Grand Review |
| June 1-5 | Moved to Savannah, Ga. and attached to District of South Carolina. Dept. South |
| June 14-15 | To Georgetown, S.C. |
| June | Duty at various points in South Carolina, with headquarters at Darlington |
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1866
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| March 27 | Moved to Hilton Head, S.C. Detachments at Helena and Seabrook Islands. |
| June 21 | The 29th Maine Infantry Regiment mustered out. |