2nd Maryland Infantry (U)

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
 
 
 In Brief
Organized at Baltimore, Md., June to September, 1861. Duty at Baltimore, Md., until March, 1862. Attached to Dix's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Department of North Carolina, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to June, 1863. Unassigned, 1st Division, 23rd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to October, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, to June 5, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 9th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Baltimore, Md., until March, 1862. Ordered to North Carolina March. Duty at Roanoke Island, N. C., until June. Battle of Camden South Mills April 19.A researcher e-mailed me regarding the 2nd Maryland's participation in the April 19, 1862 Battle at Camden (South Mills). Upon reviewing the battle reports submitted by the participants, I can find no record of the 2nd Maryland being involved in this fight. If anyone has additional information, please let me know. Expedition toward Trenton May 15-16. Skirmish at Young's Cross Roads May 15. Expedition to New Berne June 18-July 2. Moved to Newport News, Va., July 6-10; thence to Aquia Creek and Fredericksburg, Va., August 2-7. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Battles of Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Chanuntily September 1. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
Stone Bridge September 17. Duty in Pleasant Valley until October 27. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 27-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign ("Mud March") January 20-24, 1863. Moved to Newport News February 11, thence to Lexington, Ky., March 26-April 1. Duty at Frankfort, Ky., until September. Rejoined Corps September 10. March to Knoxville, Tenn., September 12-20. Action at Blue Springs October 10. Operations in East Tennessee until November 14. Knoxville Campaign November 4-December 23. Loudon November 15. Campbell's Station November 16. Siege of Knoxville November 17-December 4. Repulse of Longstreet's assault on Fort Saunders November 29. Pursuit of Longstreet December 5-29. Duty in East Tennessee until March, 1864. Moved to Annapolis, Md., March 30-April 7. 
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, VirginiaListed on unit homepage but not referenced on Dyer summary
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia (detachment, per Dyer summary)
*** May 10, 1864 - Combat at Ny River, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, VirginiaListed on unit homepage but not referenced on Dyer summary
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
*** June 1-3, 1864 - Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865, Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Fort Steadman March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. March to Farmville April 4-10. March to City Point April 20-24, thence moved to Alexandria April 24-28. Grand Review May 23. Duty in the Department of Washington until July. Mustered out July 7, 1865.
 
 
 1861
THIS regiment was organized at Baltimore, Md, from June to September, 1861, to serve three years. On the expiration of its term of service, the original members (except veterans) were mustered out, and the organization, composed of veterans and recruits, retained in service until July 17, 1865, when it was mustered out by reason of close of war. This regiment, like the First Maryland Infantry, was raised under the President's call of May 3d, 1861; a few of the companies were mustered into the service of the United States in June, 1861, but the recruiting of several other regiments at the same time delayed the completion of the organization, and it was not until the month of September, 1861, that the entire regiment was mustered in.
The officers and men were mainly from Baltimore, and on the 8th day of October, 1861. the field officers were appointed by the President, John Sommer, a soldier of the war with Mexico, being commissioned as Colonel. 
Colonel Sommer held this position until April 24, 1862, when he resigned, and the command devolved upon Lieutenant-Colonel J. Eugene Duryee until September 22d, 1862. when he resigned, and Colonel Thomas B. Allard, having been appointed, joined the regiment at Wheatland, Va., in October, 1862, and assuming command, retained it until he resigned at Blair's X Road, Tennessee, January 19, 1863, being succeeded in command by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Howard, who was killed July 30, 1864, at "The Crater" while leading his regiment in the charge. Captain B. F. Taylor, the ranking captain present, assumed command and was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel.
Subsequent to this the regiment had no colonel, its numerical strength greatly reduced by hard service not being sufficient, under the rules of the War Department, to entitle it to an officer of that grade.
 
 
 1862
After the regiment had undergone a preparatory training in drill and discipline for active field service, it was assigned to the 9th Army Corps and joined the command of General A. E. Burnside, in North Carolina, in the Spring of 1862, and did its duty nobly in that glorious and successful campaign- that redeemed the sound coast of the old
North State.
During the Peninsular Campaign the regiment, with Reno's Division, of which it formed a part, was sent to reinforce McClellan before Richmond, but arrived at Fortress Monroe after the battle of Malvern Hill, too late to be of service, and was ordered to join the Army of Virginia under Major-General Pope, near Culpepper, Va., and participated in the campaign leading up to its culmination at the battle of Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862, where the regiment specially distinguished itself in the famous charge resulting in the capture of the Stone Bridge, now known in history as the Burnside Bridge. 
After the battle of Antietam the regiment remained with the Army of the Potomac, participating actively in all of its campaign work in Virginia, especially in the terrible battle at Fredericksburg, Va., December 12 to 15, 1862.
 
 
 1863
The regiment was thence transferred with Burnside's Command to East Tennessee, where it actively engaged in all the battles of the East Tennessee Campaign, and particularly in the siege and splendid defense of Knoxville, Tennessee, November 18 to December 6, 1863.
 
 
 1864
January 1, 1864, the regiment re-enlisted for the war and returned to Baltimore, where it received quite an ovation from the loyal citizens of Maryland, who felt proud of the prowess of this gallant regiment.
After the expiration of the thirty days' furlough, the regiment was again assigned to duty with the Army of the Potomac, and participated in the battle of Spottsylvania, Va., May 12 to 20, 1864; Tolopotomoy, May 31, 1864; Cold Harbor, June 3 and 4, 1864; assault on Petersburg, June 16 and 17, 1864; the Crater, July 30,1864, and the subsequent siege of Petersburg, Va., 1864-65 ; the battle of Weldon R. R., August 18 to 21,1864 ; Hatcher's Run, October 27, 1864 ; storming of Petersburg, April 2, 1865, and the final engagement resulting in the surrender of General Lee's Confederate Army, at Appomattox Court House, Va., April 9, 1865.
 
 
 1865
During its service in the United States Army, the Second Maryland Infantry marched 1847 miles, was transported by rail 1575 miles, and by water 2181 miles, a total of 5553 miles.
The regiment served in Dix's Division, Army of the Potomac, from muster in to March 26, 1862; First Brigade, Second Division, Department of North Carolina, to July 22, 1862; First Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Army Corps, to April, 1863; Department of the Ohio, to June, 1863 ; First Division, Twenty-third Army Corps, to September, 1863; First Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Army Corps, to January, 1864; Second Division, Ninth Army Corps, to March, 1864; First Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Army Corps, to April, 1864; Second Brigade, Third Division, Ninth Army Corps, to June 5, 1864; Second Brigade, Second Division, Ninth Army Corps, to July 17, 1865.
The casualties in the Second Maryland Infantry Regiment during the Civil War for the preservation of the Union were as follows : Killed and wounded, 5 commissioned officers and 84 enlisted men—total, 89 ; died of disease, etc., 3 commissioned officers and 134 enlisted men—total, 137; or an aggregate of 226 men.
After the surrender at Appomattox, the Second Maryland Regiment marched homeward, and was duly mustered out of service at Alexandria, Va., July 17, 1865; transported thence to Baltimore, Md., where the command was paid and finally disbanded. July 25, 1865.
The following is a list of the battles, not inclusive, however, of the numerous skirmishes and actions in which the regiment were engaged, and in which they oftentimes incurred serious loss, viz.: 
* Second Bull Run
* Chantilly
* South Mountain
* Antietam
* Fredericksburg
* Blue Springs
* Campbell Station
* Siege of Knoxville
* Petersburg, Va., June 16 to 17, 1864
* the Crater, July 30, 1864
* Siege of Petersburg
* Weldon Railroad
* Poplar Springs Church
* Hatchers Run
* Assault of Petersburg, April 2, 1865. 
 
 
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== Regimental Roster ==
 
 
 Field and Staff Officers
 
 
 Company A
 
 
 Company B
 
 
 Company C
 
 
 Company D
 
 
 Company E
 
 
 Company F
 
 
 Company G
 
 
 Company H
 
 
 Company I
 
 
 Company K
 
 
 Unassigned
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== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Dyer: Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 84 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 134 Enlisted men by disease. Total 226.
* MD Roster: The casualties in the Second Maryland Infantry Regiment during the Civil War for the preservation of the Union were as follows : Killed and wounded, 5 commissioned officers and 84 enlisted men—total, 89 ; died of disease, etc., 3 commissioned officers and 134 enlisted men—total, 137; or an aggregate of 226 men.
== Legacy ==
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