United States Regiments & Batteries > Maine
The 3rd Maine Battery lost 3 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 14 to disease during the Civil War.
1861
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Organized at Augusta | |
December 11 | Mustered in |
December | Duty at Augusta |
1862
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March 19 | At Portland, Me. |
April 1-8 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
April 8 | Camp at Capital Hill |
April 14 | Assigned to duty as Pontooneers, McDowell’s Dept. of the Rappahannock. Duty with Pontoon Train at Falmouth, Va., Washington. D.C., and at Alexandria, Va. |
June | Assigned as Pontooneers, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia |
August 16-September 2 |
Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 30 |
Second Battle of Bull Run |
September | To Fort Lincoln, attached to 1st Brigade, Haskins’ Division, Defences of Washington |
1863
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February | Battery assigned to 1st Maine Heavy Artillery as Company M |
March 28 | In the Defences with 1st Maine Heavy Artillery attached to Haskins’ Division, 22nd Army Corps |
1864
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January-February | On Veteran furlough |
February 23 | Detached from 1st Maine Heavy Artillery and reorganized as 3rd Battery |
March 25 | Moved to Camp Barry, Defences of Washington, 22nd Corps |
July 5-9 | Moved to City Point, then to Petersburg front |
July 9 | Siege of Petersburg. Attached to Artillery, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
August | Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
October 25 | Moved to City Point, Va. |
1865
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May 3 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
May 17 | At Fairfax Seminary |
June 2 | Ordered to Augusta, Me. |
June 17 | Mustered out |