13th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 13th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry | |
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 Maine state flag |
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| Active | December 13, 1861 to January 5, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Sabine Cross Roads |
The 13th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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[edit] Service
13th Maine was organized at Portland, Maine and mustered into Federal service for a three year enlistment on December 13, 1861.
The veterans and recruits of the 13th were consolidated to a single battalion and transferred to 30th Maine on December 25, 1864. Those soldiers who did not reenlist were discharged from service on January 5, 1865.
[edit] Total strength and casualties
The regiment lost 1 officer and 13 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds and 3 officers and 178 died of disease for a total of 195 fatalities from all causes.[1]
[edit] Commanders
[edit] See also
- Maine Units in the Civil War
- Maine in the American Civil War
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/archives/military/civilwar/13meinf.htm State of Maine Civil War Website Page on the 13th Maine
