10th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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The 10th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in for two years of service in Portland, Maine
on October 4, 1861. It was mustered out on May 8, 1863. A fraction of the regiment consisted of three year enlistees, who formed the three-company 10th Maine Infantry Battalion. The enlistees were later amalgamated with the 29th Maine Infantry
on November 13, 1863 to form Companies A and D, where they were command by George Lafayette Beal
, former colonel of the 10th Maine.
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
on October 4, 1861. It was mustered out on May 8, 1863. A fraction of the regiment consisted of three year enlistees, who formed the three-company 10th Maine Infantry Battalion. The enlistees were later amalgamated with the 29th Maine Infantry
29th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 29th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 29th Maine Infantry was organized in Augusta, Maine and mustered in December 17, 1863 for three years' service under the command of Colonel George Lafayette...
on November 13, 1863 to form Companies A and D, where they were command by George Lafayette Beal
George Lafayette Beal
George Lafayette Beal was an American politician from the state of Maine who served in the Union forces during the American Civil War.-Early life and background:...
, former colonel of the 10th Maine.
Record
- Jackson's Valley Campaign, May 15 – June 17, 1862
- Battle of Cedar MountainBattle of Cedar MountainThe Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. Union forces under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks attacked Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas J...
, August 9, 1862 - Northern Virginia CampaignNorthern Virginia CampaignThe Northern Virginia Campaign, also known as the Second Bull Run Campaign or Second Manassas Campaign, was a series of battles fought in Virginia during August and September 1862 in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. Confederate General Robert E...
, August 16 – September 2, 1862 - Battle of AntietamBattle of AntietamThe Battle of Antietam , fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000...
, September 17, 1862 - Battle of ChancellorsvilleBattle of ChancellorsvilleThe Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. Two related battles were fought nearby on...
, May 1–5, 1863 - Battle of GettysburgBattle of GettysburgThe Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
, July 1–3, 1863 - Transferred to 29th Maine Infantry, November 1, 1863
Casualties
The regiment lost 8 officers and 74 enlisted men killed in action or dying of wounds received in battle. An additional officer and 53 enlisted men died of disease. Total fatalities for the regiment were 136.See also
- List of Maine Civil War units
- Maine in the American Civil WarMaine in the American Civil WarDuring the American Civil War, the state of Maine was a source of military manpower, supplies, ships, arms, and political support for the Union Army...