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
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