and that Chamberlain himself was abreast of the colors. . Donations to the Trust are tax deductible to the full extent allowable under the law. Acting Field Officer, Captain Atherton W. Clark, Waldoboro, company E. Acting Field Officer, Captain Ellis Spear, Wiscasset, company G. Acting Adjutant, First Lieutenant Thomas D. Chamberlain, Bangor, co. G. Quartermaster, Alden Litchfield, Rockland. The Confederates managed to exploit weaknesses in the Federals deployment, and their attacks caused heavy losses to the Union troops, who were forced to retreat. Infantry, Maine Volunteers, showing the changes which have taken place The 20th Maine regiment was mustered out of service on June 16, 1865. Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. When the regiment came under heavy attack from the Confederate 15th and 47th Alabama regiments (part of the division led by Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood), the 20th Maine ran low on ammunition after one and a half hours of continuous fighting; it responded to the sight of rebel infantry forming again for yet another push up the slope at them by instead suddenly charging downhill with fixed bayonets, surprising and scattering the Confederates, thus ending the attack on the hill and the attempt to flank the hill position and move around the south end of the Federal "fishhook". Colonel Patrick ORorke was also one of the heroes, as his 140th New York reinforced Vincents brigade and saved it from early defeat. Breen, John H., Augusta, Church, Chandler K., Bumham. First Lieutenant, Rufus B. Plununer, Linneus, assigned to G. Second Lieutenant, James H. Stan wood, Waldoboro. As the 20th Maines center began to break and give ground in the face of the Alabama regiments onslaught, Tozier stood firm, remaining upright as Southern bullets buzzed and snapped in the air around him. Stay up-to-date on the American Battlefield Trust's battlefield preservation efforts, travel tips, upcoming events, history content and more. Captain Spear said he never received a formal order to charge he charged only after he saw the colors start forward. 5th U. S. Sergeants: Reuel Thomas, Thomaston, special orderly for Colo- Military Units Participating in 1865 Mobile Campaign. The 20th Maine regiment was mustered out of service on June 16, 1865. Additional Union reinforcements came from Maj. Gens. The men took up a position in a ravine east of Little Round Top. U. S.; William P. Harvey, Bangor, battery C, ist Mass. Instead of shooting them, Chamberlain wisely distributed the 2nd Maine veterans evenly to fill out the 20th Maines ranks and integrate experienced soldiers among the untested 20th Maine. Confederate reports showed that the Union company had been magnified into two regiments. Because Sickle's Third Corps failed to take its assigned position at the left end of the Union line, after the Confederate attack began, four regiments of Vicent's Brigade, including the 20th Maine moved into position at Little Round Top. The mutineers claimed they had only enlisted to fight under the 2nd Maine flag, and if their flag went home, so should they. The 20th maine volunteers regiment at Gettysburg. Second Lieutenant, Joseph Fuller, 2d, Brunswick. The Rev. 6th Maine Infantry Regiment - Wikipedia Personal Correspondence and Diaries. Norton, Hiram, Solon, Rankins, William, Waterville. Both Vincent and ORorke gave their lives at Gettysburg, and if not for those two men and others, Chamberlain probably would be remembered today as only a minor figure in a major Union disaster. Elliott L. Fogg, Priv. Here the 20th Maine Regiment Col. J. L. Chamberlain commanding, forming the extreme left of the national line of battle on the 2nd day of July 1863, repulsed the attack of the extreme right of Longstreet's Corps and charged in turn, capturing 308 prisoners. On Special Duty or Detached Service: Lafayette M. Crosby, But did Chamberlain really deserve the credit he received? Gen. John Buford, who had dismounted and deployed his cavalry on McPhersons Ridge, west of Gettysburg. The lack of credit perhaps helped create the rift that later developed between him and Chamberlain. [citation needed]. 16 p. E475.56.C52. George W. Reynolds, Sidney, Albert M, Clark, Waterville. Commissary-Sergeant, Elmas M. Kalloch, Warren. They mustered out August 25, 1863, with expiration of term. For a moment it looked as though the Confederates might succeed in halting the Unionists and breaking their momentum. Others who merited more credit than they received were Gouverneur Warren, who conducted one of the best reconnoitering jobs of the war, and Strong Vincent, who unhesitatingly put his brigade on Little Round Top and rallied that brigade under intense fire until he fell mortally wounded. A special thanks to the 20th Maine reenactors Co.'s B and F who were present. Frank B. Curtis, Priv. Joshua Chamberlain was promoted to Colonel and commander of the regiment. Show your pride in battlefield preservation by shopping in our store. 16th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment - The Civil War in the East Charles H. Reed, Freedom, David J. Lewis, Waterville. Corporal Coan said the men hesitated when Melcher ordered them forward because they were not sure if the colonel had sanctioned the attack. hospital east of Fiscel house. Strategically, Little Round Top held the key to the developing battle. No county claimed them. Robert E. Lee, with his eerie sense of a battlefield, was hastily assembling a force to attack the Union left, but it would take him the greater part of the day to get his men ready to strike. Chaplain, Luther P. French, East Corinth; at hospital. Edward Alonzo True Correspondence 1860-1864. One story is that he screamed: Bayonet! The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,600 men on its roster for this unit. ]: Organized Aug. 10th, 1876. Many would have been parts of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Maine had not those regiments already had their full compliment of men. Acting Sergeant-Major, Samuel L. Miller, Waldoboro, company E. Color Sergeant, Andrew J. Tozier, Plymouth, company L. Colonels orderly, Reuel Thomas, Thomaston, Sergeant company I. Quartermaster-Sergeant, Howard L. Prince, Cumberland. Duty at Ball's Cross Roads until June 5. Out of a total enlistment of 1,621 men, nine officers and 138 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded and one officer and 145 enlisted men died of disease, for a total of 293 lost.
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