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Revision as of 16:51, 6 March 2006
The 27th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was organized in Portland, Maine and mustered in for nine months' service; starting September 30, 1862. The 27th left Maine for Washington, D.C. on October 20. Attached to Casey's Division, Defenses of Washington, to February, 1863. And the 1st Brigade, Casey's Division, 22nd Corps, to April, 1863. And the 1st Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, 22nd Corps, to July, 1863. Its commander was Colonel Mark F. Wentworth.
Service
Their duty at Arlington Heights, Virginia, was October 23 to December 12, 1862, and at Hunting Creek until March, 1863. They then moved to Chantilly, Virginia, on March 24, and served duty there until June 23. They were then ordered to rear for muster out on June 26. They then volunteered to remain beyond its time in the defenses of Washington during the Gettysburg Campaign. After that, they left Washington for home on July 4. Then were mustered out on July 17, 1863.
Casualties
During their service, the regiment lost one Officer and twenty-one Enlisted men by disease. That gives a total of twenty-two casualties.
List of people in the regiment
External links
Bibliography
Pullen, John J., Shower of Stars, 1997, Stackpole Books