The Portland daily press., 1885-06-22

States service ON the list Of September tbeV en-,
barked for Maine; and on the 2Sth were paid and |
ColonelsaF; S. Niekerson, t. W. Porter and |
Albion X. BOlan.
Lieut. COlOnelS-E. Milliken, c. s. BickmOre
and j. X. Laing.
Maor-J. M. Wiswe
AdIutants-J III. Metcalf, w. L. Dolloff and A. !
j. Chapman.
Fifteenth Infantry.
like the 18th, 18TH 14th, and the First Maine
Battery, was organized in the fall and winter of |
1861, as portion of the command assigned to |
Gen. Butler for operations against New Orleans |
1t was originally designed and has sometimes been
termed 1.-THE AroOstook Regiment" from the fact |
that well.known Aroostook lumberman Holm
McClusky, undertook to recruit the regiment from
that county, which was given the greater portion
of the field and staff officers in the general organ
ization. OF the ten companies, however. but four
were from Aroostook; the remaining companies
being recruited from Washington, Cumberland,
Penobscot and Sagadahoc. The first Colonel was
John McClusky of Houlton; Lieut. Colonel Isaac
Dyer of Skowhegan; Major, BENJAMIN Halves of
Aroostook; Adjutant, James Rowland Of Ashland;
The regiment was mustered in December of SG1.
left Augusta, via Portland, for Ship Island ON the
ship Great Republic, in February, 1862 and upon |
the passage of the forts at the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi by the naval forces under Admiral Farra
gut, constituted a portion of the army of occupa
ton with which Gen. Butler restored the cty and
its surroundings to its allegiance to the govern
ment. During the summer of 1862 at Camp
Parapet, the regiment became much reduced IN
malarial disease, incident to the climate and the
death loss was appalling. On this account the
regiment was sent to Pensacola Fla in the fall of
1862, where it remained until the summer of
1858, doing but little active service. While at
the latter place, the original field officers gave
place to Isaac Dyer of Skowhegan as COlonel
y. b. Murray, Jr, Lieutenant Colonel; and +. NJ
Drew as Major, under whose administration the
regiment rapidly improved in discipline and
efficiency returning to New Orleans in the sum
mer OF 1868 in very excellent condition and full
ranks. 1t engaged in the various unimpOrtant
movements Of the troops in that department. par
ticpating in the expedition to the Texas coast
under Gen Banks; in the fateful Red River expe-
dltion, doing splendid service in the battles of
Pleasant Hl Sabine Cross Roads, Cane Crossing
ana Other minor engagements in Florida, Texas
and Louisiana. In the summer Of 1854 the regiment
was ordered to the Potomac arriving at Fortress
Munroe at the critical juncture when the Nation
al capital was threatened by the early raid. 1t
Jolned;the pursuing column up the valley, and did
signal service in that brief but exciting campaign
The regiment having re-enlisted while in Texas it
received its veteran furough in August of 1864,
and upon its return to the field was assigned to
Sherdan'S command in the Shenandoah Valley,
and upon the surrender of Lee was marching Iip0n
Lynchburg with that army, then commanded by
Gen. Hancock. Upon the close OF the war it par
tleipated In the grand review of the armies at
Washington; but, instead of being mustered out
was despatched to the South again where it re-
manned until July of 1866 engaged in the excit-
ing and arduous duties incumbent upon the mill
tary forces in Georgia and South Carolina during
fine troons from the Sonth ana fbo snttt O W
the reconstruction problem The regiment was
nnhroken ree9enta, eI2 tt;yii,pettng an
years aud seven months, the longest term of any
Col Isaac DveE Who commended tho raoir,o,+
Tor the greater portion OF its term retired in 1865
and was succeeded by Col. b. b. Murray, Jr., an
COLONEL since Nav OF ssS and Who aS a IN ca
mand Of the regiment at the date Of its muster
for gallant and mertoriops servses durn IN
"a Ti;s ro,,,,o,,. nil, o,,o, .ou,.,.o, ,..,..
ters on the cam MN o upnn SanGa @ i
expee 70 he able 70 hold resimenfa, renneen o
Thyrsdsy " hut few 70 - i th aeuo on
fine muster ont in 1eee ' 0i nave iie' sinoe
Sixteenth Regiment Infantry
was organized at Augusta. Aup. ID 1862 to
serve three years. In December they took an
honorable part i'm the battle of Fredericksburg
losing nearly fifty per cent. of their number en-
gagged They also took part in the Chancellors-
| Vile camuaien On the 1st of InIv tbev arrived
| at Gettvsburp where thev were engraved with tba
,o - ?, II -, 49,, 80, ~,
on0iuy osely udy Until tne 4til. Al tne close OF
lne 4th all mat renamed for duty OF two hundred
anu iorty-eishe onlcers ana ehlistea men, were
IVY 85 oltSIs ana niteen enlS5ea men On the 4th
near WjideTness Church on t6e 5th Gth and
9TH they engaged the enemy at that place; on the
0sr ae " an Nourt rouse ana on the lOtn
Laurel Hill losing heayily at ali three paees az
They took an active part in the attack and cap
tte 81 ~ IN Sne WGGol nallr9a9, IN tne meantime
Augusta Sept 90 1864 TO serve one YEAR Joined
the regiment. On the 9th and 7th of February
t ny p ne a. me ne at Hatcners
on the Isl Of April in the cantrre of the eSemWs
works near South Side Railroad; and on the I'd
@ Car III te ops utSue Oh Lees I9reeS 10 Appomat-
mustered ont Of the II service Ieavipo y once
for Augusta where they were paid and finally dis
sarse d,d at on;r SAN anu men en- whose term OF
transferred to the goth Maine Volunteers
ColonelsIA. w Wildes and G: w. Tilden
NJ 1aaIg;1s @ d, rar1ain'
Ad1utant-C F. Lothrop.
c.nn
inis esniion' ooNpoS S u foiunIeeIS nalily
I'm 'ns ooui.ies VI Nui,ioeiidnu, hoIA' OAloru
l11 1Ai,S anuei 'e iesiuen's can loI
Soo,ooo ouly = ioo4' was mustered IiIo united
oea'e1 $500. august 10 hooA' "' camp MINK
n. "a,d : VI 'i' nai ~
It. ColonelM yr1fI;S les R r Martin
Major-George w. West
They started for Washington, August 21st Ar
irving there, temporarily manned forts on east
branch of Potomac, and drilled in artillery and
infantry tactics.
October 7th, 1862 they left Washington and
Joined Gen. Hiram G. Berry's BRIGADE Binnev,s
5p;, MI, - = - 81 80 ,1'.--.1y
kIrefiously rnii. Mccartney ), VINO 1eHatChalnllly)
Division, Third Army Corps, Army of the Poto-
mac TO which ii was ASSIGNED This division ,vos
known in the army as Kearnev,s Red patch D,vis
"o" III 'ii0 amy do Mccartney D heu atcu biNis-
ion, as he required all to wear red patches on
their hats; an idea afterward adopted tbrouphout
tle Irpion ,;os q, ~, -
.ne onon ARMIES III tne various corps badges,
the original red diamond patch being retained by
this division of which thereafter the 17th Maine
,yas a mort
"do d part
The regiments first fighting was at Frederlcks-
burg December 9th 1862 taking into action
cor y ,,,,s,,o+ ~ a. ~ - IS -. -.
-' HusAe''' oii 'iie cA'ienie leie Vi Union hnes'
Casualties score. General Berry eomplimented
its behavior in orders.
ar 60 g. -. !, ~, Nm,
AT the Oeuars anu ChahcenorsVlle, May "a ana
Sd, it took in about 400 officers and men, and in
the two DAVIS lost over fourth of ito numhers
IT, s,'t,os ,,,ns ~ 30 20,
us duties uurlng the terrlnc onslaugnts OF the
enemy on the Sd, were very trying, its brigade
beine in sunnort of n battery on an omen 6eld
-, 80. -. ~ - S, - -, r. ~. ~"
slopmg 10 the enemy, exposed tor hours TO min
les and the shells of two batteries at short range
When the foe at last breaking through the ex-
49, - si, - ~ ~, 80 I s-ii0Ue 'i ga
hautseu front me, ihaue u rush ior our battery,
the brigade, with Gen Dan Sickles Corps Com