Military History
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E. Snow accepts position as 1st Lieutenant
- E. Snow of Rockland accepts a position as 1st Lieutenant.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Chamberlain's Gettysburg battle report
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Gettysburg battle report from Lt. Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain to Acting Adjutant General Lt. George Herendeen at Brigade Headquarters describing the actions of his regiment, the 20th Maine, at Little Round Top.
"In the midst of this struggle, our ammunition utterly failed ... As a last, desperate resort, I ordered a charge. The word 'fix bayonets' flew from man to man. The click of the steel seemed to give new zeal to all. The men dashed forward with a shout."
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
John H. Rice recommends Reverend Alfred C. Godfrey for chaplain
- John H. Rice recommends Reverend Alfred C. Godfrey for chaplain
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Special Order 329, honorably discharging Private N.H. DeCoster to enable him to accept appointment in the US Colored Troops
- Special Order 329, honorably discharging Private N.H. DeCoster to enable him to accept an appointment in the US Colored Troops (USCT).
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Elliot Walker recommends Dr. John Benson for surgeon
- Elliot Walker recommends Dr. John Benson for surgeon
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Major Charles Gilmore recommends Joseph F. Land for 1st Lieutenant, Company G
- Major Charles Gilmore recommends Joseph F. Land for 1st Lieutenant in Company G.
Gowen W. Fowles requests a descriptive list for himself and Bela L. Fowles be sent to convalescent camp
- Gowen W. Fowles requests a descriptive list for himself and Bela L. Fowles be sent to convalescent camp
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Colonel Adelbert Ames encloses list of casualties at Fredericksburg
- Colonel Adelbert Ames encloses list of casualties at Fredericksburg.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Corporal Rufus Robertson requests a discharge from service
- Corporal Rufus Robertson requests a discharge from service due to disability from chronic diarrhea.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Alexis F. Flagg requests state aid for his wife
- Alexis F. Flagg requests state aid for his wife.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment