27th Maine Infantry Regiment
27th Maine Infantry Regiment | |
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Active | September 30, 1862, to July 17, 1863 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Army |
Type | infantry |
Engagements | None |
Maine U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 | ||||
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The 27th Maine Infantry Regiment was a nine-month regiment raised for service in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Service
One of eight regiments raised by Maine in the fall of 1862 under the call for men to serve nine-month terms, the 27th Maine was formed primarily of volunteers from York County, Maine. They went into camp at Portland, Maine, on 10 September, with the officers being mustered into service on the 19th and the enlisted men on the 30th. After a short furlough home, and the addition of a few later enlistments to complete the regiment, they left for Washington, D.C. on 20 October 1862. The unit was attached to the XXII Corps, first belonging to Casey's Division and later to the division of General John Joseph Abercrombie. They served as pickets in the defenses of the capital through their entire term.
First encamped on East
Volunteer service and the Medal of Honor
On the request of President
Commanders
With Colonel Rufus Tapley leaving the regiment in January 1863, Lieutenant Colonel Mark F. Wentworth resumed command of the unit. He was formerly of the
Complement and casualties
There were a total of 949 men listed on the muster rolls for the 27th Maine. During their service, the regiment lost nineteen men by disease and one was killed by the accidental discharge of his musket.[4]
See also
Bibliography
- Hodsdon, John L, Adj Gen (1863). Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine for the Year Ending 31 December 1863. Augusta, ME: Stevens & Sayward, State Printers.
- Pullen, John J. (1966). A Shower of Stars. Philadelphia: J B Lippincott Co.
- Stone, Lieut.Col. James M (1895). The History of the Twenty-Seventh Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry. Portland, ME: The Thurston Print.
Notes
- ^ 1863 Adj Rep, pg 101
- ^ Pullen, pg 72. At this time of this action, the Medal of Honor (via Acts of Congress on 12 July 1862 and 3 March 1863) could be presented to such non-commissioned officers and privates as shall most distinguish themselves for the gallantry in action and other soldier-like qualities during the present insurrection
- ^ Pullen, pg 139
- ^ 1863 Adj Rep, pgs 748-772