Country United States Branch Infantry | Allegiance Union | |
Active June 4, 1861, to June 28, 1864 Engagements First Battle of Bull Run
Peninsula Campaign
Battle of 2nd Bull Run
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Cold Harbor | ||
The 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Augusta, Maine, for three years' service on June 4, 1861, and were mustered out on June 28, 1864. Veterans who had re-enlisted and those recruits still liable to serve were transferred to 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
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Colonels
Colonel Moses B. Lakeman
Casualties and total strength
The 3rd Maine enrolled 1,586 men during its existence. It lost 10 officers and 124 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds received in battle and an additional 1 officer and 148 enlisted men died of disease. 33 men died in Confederate prisons. Total fatalities for the regiment were 316.
References
3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA