The Portland daily press., 1885-06-22

TO Heavy Artillery and was designated "a the lat
Regiment Heavy Artillery Of Maine Volunteers
COlonel-D Chaplin.
Lieut.. -COlonel-T. II. Talbot
Maior-Chares Hamlin
Adjutant-R. b. Shepherd.
Gql0nel-George NJ. Atwood.
Lieut.. Colonels-C. T. Bean and f. Hutchinson.
MajOr-William HolbrOOk.
Adlutants-Geo L. Atwood and c. c. Kinds.
Nineteenth Regiment.
The 10th Regiment of Maine Infantry Volun-
teers was raised principally in the counties Of
Sagadahoc, Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo and
Knox, and went into camp at Bath. where It was
mustered into the United States service Aug. 25,
1862. Two days afterwards it was ordered to
Washington, where it was divided and assigned
to duty for month in forts Greble, Baker. Ellis
worth, Mahan and Snyder in the defenees NJ
Washington. Sept. 30, 1862, it Joined the Army
of the Potomac near Harper's Ferry. Va. and be-
came part OF the first brigade, second division.
Second Army Corps. It ever after belonged 10
that Brigade division and corps, and participated
in all the engagements of that command BY gem
eral orders from the War Department 1t was au-
horized to inscribe upon its cOlors or gidons the
names of the battles it which it bore meritorious
part, as follows: Fredericksburg ChaneellOrs-
vile, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station. Mine RIM
Wilderness, Spotylvana, River Pc, North Anna.
Telephony, Cold Harbor, Petersburg Jerusalem
Road Deep Bottom, Strawberry Plains Reams
Station, B0yntOn Road, Hateher's Run, High
Bridge, Farnville and AppomatOx.
Upon the muster out Of the 4th Maine Regiment
IN June, 1864 the re-enlisted men and recruits of
that regiment were transferred TO this regiment
and the next Fall the 9th unassigned company OF
infantry was merged in this regiment. BY reason
OF these additions and other recruits there appear
of Nff.fa
another the names OF more than eighteen hundred
men, OF whom 10 were killed or mortally wound
ed ~ action, IA others We're wounded 1872 died
OF disease 80 were taken prisoners and 4S1 dis
charged. Others were transferred to the navy
aaa veteran reserve corps, aud at the musterout
were transferred to the First Maine Heavy Ar
tillery Regiment
The following officers were commissioned az
Colonel Of the regiment in the order named: f. ID.
Sewall, r. f. Heath, Selden ConnOr, J. W. WEIGH
w II. Fogler and l. W. Starbird. All of these
officers, except the first named were wounded
while commanding the regiment, Gov. Common re-
eeiylng the terrible wound which placed him on
crutcheS for life.
The regiment came home under command of
~ Col D. w. Spaulding, aud was finally paid and
alscharged az Augusta, June T. 1865. Colonel
Spauldlng and Major Parsons were the only com
missioned officers who returned with The regiment
VINO went out with il as commissioned officers be-
Ilg theh Young heutenants. Col. Starbird was the
only other officer then upon the rolls who went
out as an officer, and he was left in the hospital
with a dangerous and painful wound received at
lAi6H AilNSO hhN ud1s DtiOIt LIt surrender OF
Lee.
Twentieth Maine Infantry.
The Twentieth Regiment Maine Volunteer In
fantry was the last of the three years regiments
raised in pursuance Of the requisition and author
ity of the President OF the United Stated, dated
juno p 1862, and was organized from detatch-
ments enlisted for the 10th, 1Tth 18th and 10th
Maine regiments but afterwards found unneees-
sary to complete these organizations, and were
by General Order, No. 20 Adjutant Generals
office, Augusta, Aug. 7, 1862 assigned for the
formation of the Twentieth regiment of Maine
Volunteers and ordered to rendezvous at Island
Park near Portland now known as the Portland
Rolling Mills grounds. On the 18th of August
in accordance with this order squads of recruits
began to arrive in camp afterwards known as
"Camp Mason" and in a few days the ranks OF the
goth regiment were full
Adebert Ames Of RocSland graduate Of West
Point was commissioned COlOnel-Joshua L.
Chamberlain of Brewer-Professor of modern
languages in Bowdoin College, Lieut. Colonel;
Chas. ID. Gilmore Of Bangor, Capt Co. c. 18th
Maine; Major John Marshall Brown OF Portland;
AdIutant, Moses w. Brown of Brownville Quar-
termaster and Nahum p Munroe OF Belfast sur
geon.
The regiment was mustered into the United
States service Aug. 20 numbering at that time
965 officers and men.
On the morning of September I'd, camp was
broken and the regiment started for the seat of
war by rail to Boston, thence by steamer Merri-
mac direct TO Alexandria, Va where it arrived
Sept. and was at once assigned to Butterfeld's
famous Light Brigade" OF MOrrilPs Division.
POrter's Corps and on th0,A2th Of September be-
gun forced march to Antietam where it arrived
in time to take part in that great battle ON tire
l7th and was also engaged in the persuit OF the
enemy at ShepardstOwn Ford, Sept. 10. After
this the regiment went into camp near the Antie-
tam Iron Works, but it was some time before they
received any shelter tents and the exposure 10 fine
weather, together with the forced march they had
made, told fearfully on the health Of the men, as
shown in the long list Of siek" borne on the rolls,
long time-many never.
The goth was with the Army OF the Potomrc In
the advance into Virginia that fall and on the
18TH OF December made q brilliant charge on
Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg and was one
Of the regiments that covered the retreat Of Burn
cross the river.
Going into pertinent camp at Stoneman's
switch near Falmouth, the winter was spent In
drill and picket duty and under the dieipline of
Col; Ames the regiment was brought up to the
high standard OF efficiency that fitted ii to win The
fame that it subsequently did
Col. Ames having been promoted to Brigadier-
General, May goth, 1868; Lieut. COLONEL Cham
berlain was commissioned Colonel and under his
command the regiment went into the battle of
Gettysburg and by the peculiar position it held
and the heOric and overwhelming charge on Lit
tie Round Top saved the key OF the position 10
the Union Army and won for itself imperishabie
honors, though at fearful sacrifice in killed and
wounded.
In ali the subsequent movements Of the Armv
OF the Potomac, the goth took an active part and
having won the reputation of being brave and
Ie iid was always put into positions that re
ment in the Wilderness and at Spottsylyania were
very heavy and also at Petersburg and at PEBBLES
Farm, where it captured a rebel fort part OF a
battery and 40 prisoners. At the battle Of Five
Forks In the following spring the goth captured
rebel nag and large number of prisoners, and at
Of fna rntrfpa e t1.a rtl
corps designated to receive the formal surrender
OF Lees Army.
The veterans of the regiment whose term of
service expired before Oct list were mustered
out June D. 1865. Subsequently the 18TH Maine
Infantry and the first battalion of SharpshOOters
were consolidated with the Twentieth and the
regiment assigned to the Provisional Corps. On
the hnal mastering out of the Army the goth
proceeded to Portland where it was DISCHARGED
July 18th, 1863 on the same ground on which It
was mustered into the service after three wears
less one month and four days of very active duty.
Inc regiment was engaged in 81 battles and 2
skirmishes and while its losses i'm battle were
heavy, It was particularly fortunate in losing but
few IN captured to suffer the horrors of the rebel
prisons. Though mot as famous and popular as
some Maine regiments during the first wear of rs
service, no regiment stood higher In the conf
few returned at the close of the war hearing great
er hOn0rs.
Twenty First Regiment Infantry.
This regiment was organized at Augusta. Oct.
on the 21st. They were quartered at East New
York. where they remained two months, then pro-
eeeded to New orleans, arriving in that city on
the LIST day of February, 1868. They then pro-
eeeded to Baton Rouge and were assigned to the
LIST brigade, LIST division, 10th Army Corps At
Baton Rouge they were occupied in doing picket
duty and IN protecting the city from repeated at
lacks OF guerillas. On the 14th of March they
We're among the first TO approach the works Of
Port Hudson to cooperate with the fleet which
passed those works on that memorable night on
the 2lst OF May they met the enemy on Port Hud-
son Plains, where they fought against superior
numbers They took part in the siege Of Port
HUDSON, and IN the assaults on the 9th OF Nav
ana on the l4th of June, losing heavily In these
engagements During this siege their term OF
service had expired, but they volunteered TO re-
nam until the taking OF the place was accom-
Pllshed, which was done on July 9, 1868 when
they were assigned to the I'd brigade Of the post
force. On the 25th Of July they embarked for
Name and arrived at Augusta on the 9TH Of Aug
llst, Wnen they were mustered out and discharged
nom the U. 5. service Aug. 27th.
Colonel-E. d. johnson.
Lteut.-ColOnel-N. Stanley
MajOr-B. G. Merry.
Adjutant-J. T. Woodward
TVlnfy- SaNonH Ran,iv.,a.& 10000.