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John H. Rice recommends P.M. Jeffords for appointment as Captain in the 18th Maine Regiment
- John H. Rice recommends P.M. Jeffords for appointment as Captain in the 18th Maine Regiment
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Samuel H. Dale recommends John McNamara for appointment in the regiment
- Samuel H. Dale recommends John McNamara for appointment in the regiment
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Bartlett Jackson recommends Mr. Fogler for lieutenant
- Bartlett Jackson recommends Mr. Fogler for lieutenant.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Special Order 190 (Extract) giving Adelbert Ames leave of absence to take command of 20th Maine Regiment
- Special Order 190 (Extract) giving Adelbert Ames leave of absence to take command of 20th Maine Regiment.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Chamberlain to Rev. Theodore Gerrish regarding his recollections of Gettysburg
- Fragment of letter describing Chamberlain's Gettysburg battle recollections after the war. Letter likely written circa 1882 to Reverend Theodore Gerrish, who published "Army Life" regarding the exploits of the 20th Maine Regiment. Chamberlain corrects Gerrish's impressions regarding Chamberlain's order to "fix bayonets" in the charge at Little Round Top.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
Richard Tinker of Thomaston recommends Hezekiah Long for recruiting officer
- Richard Tinker of Thomaston recommends Hezekiah Long of Belfast for recruiting officer.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
E. Snow accepts position as 1st Lieutenant
- E. Snow of Rockland accepts a position as 1st Lieutenant.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 20th Maine Regiment
A.A. Wing recommends Dr. Hall Davis for surgeon
- A.A. Wing recommends Dr. Hall Davis for surgeon
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: 16th 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