2nd Maine Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
- Organized at Bangor for three months' service
- Left State for Willett's Point, N.Y., May 14, 1861
- Mustered into U.S. service for two and three years May 28, 1861
- Moved to Washington, D.C., May 30
- Attached to Department of Northeastern Virginia / 1st Division (Tyler) / 1st Brigade (Keyes), July - August, Brigaded with:
- Fort Corcoran, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861
- Martindale's Brigade, Fitz-John Porter's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862
- 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1862
- 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to June, 1863
SERVICE--Camp on Meridian Hill, Defenses of Washington, D.C., until July 1, 1861. Moved to Fails Church, Va., July 1, and duty there until July 16.
- July 16-21, 1861 -
The Manassas Campaign
Duty at Arlington Heights, Va., and at Fort Corcoran until October, and at Hall's Hill, Defenses of Washington, until March, 1862.
- March 17-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
- Warwick Road and near Lee's Mills April 5.
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
- New Bridge May 24.
- May 27-29, 1862 -
Operations about Hanover Court House, Virginia
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 26, 1862 -
Engagement at Beaver Dam Creek, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 -
Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
- June 29, 1862 -
Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
- June 29, 1862 -
Battle of the Peach Orchard, Virginia
- June 30, 1862 -
Engagement at Turkey Bridge, Virginia
- July 1, 1862 -
Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
- June 26, 1862 -
At Harrison's Landing until August 15. Retreat from the Peninsula and movement to Centreville August 16-27. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 27-September 2. Battle of Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30.
- September 3-20, 1862 -
The Maryland Campaign
Shepbardstown September 20. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Expedition to Richards and Ellis Fords December 29-30. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April
- April 27-May 6, 1863 -
The Chancellorsville Campaign
- May 1-5, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- May 1-5, 1863 -
- Ordered home May 20.
- Three-year men transferred to 20th Maine Infantry
- Mustered out June 9, 1863.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 65 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 70 Enlisted men by disease. Total 139.
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 271, 758, 760, 894, 895, 897, 900, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 1219)