1st Maine Veteran Infantry Regiment

1st Maine Veteran Infantry Regiment August 21, 1864, to June 28, 1865 USA 1861United States Union United States Army Infantry 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Shenandoah Battle of Opequon Battle of Fisher's Hill Battle of Cedar Creek Siege of Petersburg Battle of Sailor's Creek Battle of Appomattox Court House 125px VI Corps Badge Maine U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861-1865 32nd Maine Infantry Regiment 1st Maine Infantry Battalion The 1st Maine Veteran Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 1st Maine Veteran Infantry was organized in Charleston, Virginia August 21, 1864, by consolidation of the 5th Maine Infantry, 6th Maine Infantry, and 7th Maine Infantry.Dyer 1908 1219 The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Shenandoah and Army of the Potomac, to June 1865.Dyer 1908 1219 The 1st Maine Veteran Infantry mustered out of service June 28, 1865, in Washington, D.C.Dyer 1908 1219 Detailed service Skirmishes near Charleston, Va., August 21–22, 1864. Demonstration on Gilbert's Ford, Opequart, September 13. Battle of Opequon, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown and vicinity until December. March to Washington, D.C., December 9, then moved to Petersburg, Va. Siege of Petersburg December 12, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25–27, 1865. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Sayler's Creek April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville, Va., and provost duty there until June. Moved to Washington, D.C.. Corps Review June 9. Casualties The regiment lost a total of 86 men during service; 6 officers and 40 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 40 enlisted men died of disease. Notable members Colonel Thomas Worcester Hyde, Commanding Officer - Medal of Honor recipient (as part of the 7th Maine Infantry) for action at Antietam, Maryland, September 17, 1862 Corporal George H. Littlefield, Company G - Medal of Honor recipient for action at Fort Fisher, Virginia, March 25, 1865 See also American Civil War List of Maine Civil War units Maine in the American Civil War References Citations Sources 50em Dyer Frederick H. Frederick H. Dyer A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1019%3Bownerid=13510798899657173-1257 Dyer Publishing Company Des Moines, IA 1908 1219 2027/mdp.39015026937642?urlappend=%3Bseq=1386%3Bownerid=13510798899657173-1257 1403309 09005239 en pdf October 25, 2024 Category:Military units and formations established in 1864 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1865 1st Maine Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment Category:1864 establishments in Virginia