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United States Regiments & Batteries > Maine > 30th Maine Infantry Regiment

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The regiment lost 3 officers and 31 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 254 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1864
January 8	The 30th Maine Infantry Regiment organized at Augusta and mustered in, commanded by Colonel Francis Fessenden.
January 31	The regiment left Maine for New Orleans, La.
February 16	Arrived New Orleans, Louisiana Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf
February 16-18	Duty at Algiers, La.
February 18	Moved to Franklin
March 15-May 22	Red River Campaign
March 15-26	Advance to Alexandria
March 29-April 2	To Natchitoches
April 8	Battle of Sabine Cross Roads
April 9	Pleasant Hill
April 23	Cane River Crossing
April 30-May 10	Construction of dam at Alexandria
May 12	Colonel Fessenden was promoted to brigadier general. Thomas H. Hubbard was promoted to colonel.
May 13	Retreat to Morganza
May 16	Mansura
May 20	At Morganza
July 2-18	Moved to New Orleans, then to Fortress Monroe and Bermuda Hundred, Virginia.
July 18	Duty at Deep Bottom.
July 31	Moved to Washington, D.C.. then to Harper’s Ferry, W. Va.
August 7- November 28	Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign Assigned to Third Brigade, First Division, 19th Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division
August – October	On detached duty, guarding trains, stores, etc.
October 25	Bunker Hill
	Duty near Middletown
November	At Newtown
December	Assigned to garrison of Winchester, Virginia, Army of the Shenandoah
1865
January	At Winchester and Stevenson’s Depot
April 20	Moved to Washington, D.C. and Dept. of Washington
May 23-24	Provost guard during Grand Review
June 30-July 7	Moved to Savannah, Ga. and assigned to District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. of the South
July 23	Colonel Hubbard resigned. Royal E. Whitman was promoted to colonel.
August 20	The 30th Maine Infantry Regiment mustered out