United States Regiments & Batteries > Maine
The 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 4 officers and 65 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 70 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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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 RunCommanded 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 |
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1862
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| March | Attached to 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac |
| April 5 | Moved to the Peninsula March. 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 and as 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 |
| September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam |
| September 19 | Shephardstown Ford |
| September 20 | Shephardstown |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
| December 29-30 | Expedition to Richards and Ellis Fords |
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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 transferred to 20th Maine Infantry |
| June 9 | Mustered out |