6th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Service . The 6th Maine Infantry was organized in Portland , Maine and mustered in for a three year enlistment on July 15 , 1861 . The regiment was attached to W . F . Smith ' s Brigade , Division of the Potomac , to October 1861 . 2nd Brigade , Smith ' s Division , Army of the Potomac , to March 1862 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , IV Corps , Army of the Potomac , to May 1862 . 1st Brigade , 2nd Division , VI Corps , to February 1863 . Light Division , VI Corps , to May 1863 . 3rd Brigade , 1st Division , VI Corps , to August 1864 . The 6th Maine Infantry mustered out of service August 15 , 1864 . Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 7th Maine Infantry and soon consolidated to become the 1st Maine Veteran Infantry . Detailed service . Left Maine for Washington , D . C . , July 17 . Duty in the defenses of Washington , D . C . , until March 1862 . Advance on Manassas , Va . , March 10 – 15 , 1862 . Ordered to the Peninsula March 16 . Advance toward Yorktown April 4 – 5 . Siege of Yorktown April 5 - May 4 . Reconnaissance toward Yorktown April 6 . Reconnaissance toward Lee ' s Mills April 28 . Battle of Williamsburg May 5 . Duty at White House until May 18 . Duty near Richmond until June 6 and picket on the Chickahominy until June 25 . Seven days before Richmond June 25 - July 1 . Gaines ' Mill June 26 . Gold - Inn ' s Farm June 27 . Savage Station June 29 . White Oak Swamp Bridge June 30 . Malvern Hill July 1 . Duty at Harrison ' s Landing until August 15 . Retreat from the Peninsula and movement to Centreville August 15 – 27 . In works at Centreville August 27 – 31 . Assist in checking Pope ' s rout at Bull Run August 30 , and cover retreat to Fairfax C . H . September 1 . Maryland Campaign September – October . Sugar Loaf Mountain , Md . , September 11 – 12 . Crampton ' s Pass , South Mountain , September 14 . Battle of Antietam September 16 – 17 . Duty in Maryland until October 29 . Movement to Falmouth , Va . , October 29 - November 19 . Battle of Fredericksburg December 12 – 15 . " Mud March " January 20 – 24 , 1863 . At Falmouth until April . Chancellorsville Campaign April 27 - May 6 . Operations at Franklin ' s Crossing April 29 - May 2 . Maryes Heights , Fredericksburg , May 3 . Salem Heights May 3 – 4 . Banks ' Ford May 4 . Operations about Franklin ' s Crossing or Deep Run Ravine June 5 – 13 . Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9 . Battle of Gettysburg , July 2 – 4 . Near Funkstown , Md . , July 10 – 13 . Bristoe Campaign October 9 – 22 . Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7 – 8 . Rappahannock Station November 7 . Mine Run Campaign November 26 - December 2 . Mine Run November 28 – 30 . Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River May 3 to June 15 , 1864 . Battles of the Wilderness May 5 – 7 ; Spotsylvania May 8 – 12 ; Spotsylvania C . H . May 12 – 21 . " Bloody Angle , " assault on the Salient , May 12 . North Anna May 23 – 26 . On line of the Pamunkey May 26 – 28 . Totopotomoy May 28 – 31 . Cold Harbor June 1 – 12 . Before Petersburg June 17 - July 10 . Jerusalem Plank Road June 22 – 23 . Destruction of Weldon Railroad June 30 . Ordered to rear for muster out July 10 . Volunteered for 30 days ' service in defense of Washington . Repulse of Early ' s attack on Washington July 12 – 13 . Casualties . The regiment lost a total of 255 men during service ; 12 officers and 141 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded , 2 officers and 100 enlisted men died of disease .