The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-14
The Eleventh Maine.

The Veteran Association Of the Eleventh
Regiment Of Maine Volunteers, holds IT,
annual reunion at skowhegap, Tuesday
next. the 18th. inst and it seems propeI
that We should print extracts from a his
torical and statistical sketch written by Q
member, SO that our readers may know
something of the partitaken by this Regi-
ment In the War Of the Rebellion.
The 18th, was the First Regiment from
Maine that WAS raised at the direct ex.
pense Of the general government by the
authority Of President Lincoln, under
General Orders No. IS, dated September
18th, 1861.
The Regiment was recuited from all
parts Of the State, and rendezvous ed at
| Augusta, 1t was mustered into the l.. s.
service Nov. 4, and IL, when the organ
ization WAS completed and left for
Washington, the following morning,
Wednesday the 18th, arriving there the
10th, Saturday, and went into camp ON
Meridian Hill. and were brigaded 10 the
| first brigade In General Caseys, Divi-
| sion.
We remained there until March 2sth,
1862. when we moved for the Peninsula,
marching to Alexandra, Va. then by
transport to Newport News, where we
remained until April 9Th, when we were
ordered TO Young's Mills. April the 18th
we advanced to before Yorktown, May
the 4th. We were the first to enter the
Notifications Of that place, the day fol-
lowing. The regiment bore a distin-
guished part In the battle Of Williams
~ CatA
Ing been commissioned q Brig. General,
left US TO assume command Of his bril-
gade. Col. Plaisted assumed command
Of the regiment and was soon after com
missoned Colonel. On the 23rd Of May
we crossed the Chickahoniny River near
Bottom Bridge, Va. by fording, the reb-
els having burned the bridge after they
had crossed. We advanced to the Seven
Pines and on the 81 st, took q prominent
part 10 that battle, occupying the rife
pits until June 4th, when we moved to
the Burnt Chimneys, from thence to Saw
sge Stationlnear Bottom Bridge. Va.
Our loss at the battle of Seven Pines
was about one-half of those engaged
We remained at Savage Station Until the
10Th, OF June when the enemy appeared
upon the south side of the Chickahominy
on our right; We then destroyed the rail-
road bridge and moved of across White
Oak Swamp. On. the 30th, had skirmish
with the "Johnies" and then moved TO
Harrison's Landing on the James River,
where We remained until Aug. 10th. when
we were ordered to Yorktown. Va. at
which place we stopped until Dec. 26th.
when we embarked for North Carolina,
and landed st Morehead City, Jan. LIST,
1868. Jan. 20th. we re embarked and
sailed for Port Royal, S. c., where we
arrived the 3lst aud landed Feb. 10th at
St. Helena Island
On the 4th Of April we re-embarked
and started for Charleston, S. c., and
were present at the attack OF the gun
boats In that city, returning to Beaufort,
s. c., and remained there until June 4th,
when we proceeded to Fernandina, Fla.
Oct. 9Th, we were ordered to Morris Is
land, S. c., where we arrived on the 7th.
While at Fernandina Lieut.. Sellmer, with
detachment of 40 men from companies
c, Z, G, and X were dispatched to Morris
Island, where they bore a most honorable
part In the siege Of Forts Wagner and
Sumpter, they were selec Ted by Gen Gil
more, to man the Swamp Angel Battery
and have the honor Of having fired 1.-THE
first shell into the City of Charleston.
In April 1864, we were assigned to the
3rd, Brigade Ist, Division IUth, Corps,
and Joined Gen. Buffers command at
GloucesterlPoint Va. May 9TH we land.
ed at Bermuda Hundred, and had lively
sklrmlsh with the enemy at Port Walthall
junction, Va. May eth, at Chester Station
May 10th. May IL, ID, IA and 10th, we
lost "a men killed and wounded, on the
18th, we lost 26 men. June the End. In
the rebel attack ON the fortitications at
Bermuda Hundred, we lost Al, killed and
wounded, on the .lG,h, we captured
the Howlet House Battery and the entire
line Of the enemys works | plfront Of
Bermuda Hundred. Also assisted In re-
pelling the rebels attack on the 18th, and
18th. June the 20, we left Bermuda Hun
dred, crossed the James River and march
ed TO Deep Bottom, where we remained
until the latter part Of August. having in
the meanwhile frequent skirmishes with
the enemy, losing many god and valiant
men.
August 26th, we moved to Petersburg,
where we remained until Sept. 2Sth.
assisted In the capture of "Spring HILL"
Oct. It'll, we were engaged on the New
Market Road, and Oct. 18th, on the Oar
by town road, where we lost 10 men kill
ed and wounded. Oct. 9th, we moved
towards Richmond, and on the o0th,
helped recapture the works at the John.
son plantation on the Darby town road.
Nov. End, the three years men whose
term of service had expired, left for
home. The next day the remainder of the
regiment left for New York. having been
selected by Gen. Butler, to assist In keep
ing the peace In that city at the PRECEDENT
ial election, after which we returned to
the front.
During the first three months of 1865,
we were stationed about ten miles from
Richmond on the New Market Road and
formed part of the 3rd, Brigade LIST.
Div. 54th, Army Corps. March 27th, we
moved across the James and Appomattox
Rivers to near Hatchers Run and were
engaged on the 3lst and the LIST, day of
Abril, losing three men killed, officers
and several men wounded, one officer and
10 men taken prisoners. On the 2nd, of
April participated in the assault on Forts
Gregg and Baldwin, losing % men killed
and wounded, and on the Bird, moved
with army in pursuit OF Lees forces,
were engaged at Clover Hill April 9th,
losing 6 men killed, 2.ofilcers and % men
wounded.
From April %, to Nov. 26th, vs. were
encamped near Richmond, were then or
dered to Fredericksburg and remained
there and In Its vicinity until January 1866
when we were ordered TO City Point, Va.
and were mustered out Feb. End, 1866.
by Capt. Remington, and left the next
day for Augusta, Me. where we were paid
and finally discharged.
The whole number of men upon the roll
of the regiment during the war 200s, the
length of time that the regiment served
was years, months and 81 days Dur
ing this time 1872 men were killed and
died Of wounds received, 237 died of dis
ease, and about IS taken prisoners. l26
were reported IS having deserted, the
most of whom left after the war closed
III 1865, and have had this charge remov-
ed by the war department. 955 We're dis
charged by reason of expiration Of term
Of service, SO officers resigned, men
were dishonorably discharged, "a trans.
ferred 70 the veteran reserve corps, 2
transferred to the navy, 3 missing in &C.
ton, 90 absent fsick) not discharged
when the regiment was mustered out
dropped from the rolls by order 4s2 dis
charged for disability.
or the first or original men of the reg
iment l26 re enlisted IS veterans 10 the
deld, ~ Of those who Joined the regiment
At Augusta, 10 Nov. 1861, served continu-
ally with it and returned 70 Maine and
were finally discharged Feb. 9Th, 1866,
OF this number were In the Field and
STAFF, Cos. A, had I; c, /; d, 6; +, s; F,
2; G, 20; H, ILL ;k,7.
The regiment had during Its term of
service, 8 Brigader Generals, 8 Colonies;
Lieut.. Colonies, 6 Majors, Adjutants,
3 Quarter Masters, Surgeons, 4 Asst.
Surgeons, 2 Chaplins, IS Captain 80 LIST.
IIaufauanfanfa 81 0nd IIaufananfa