1st Maine Battalion of Sharpshooters
The battalion lost 7 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 12 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1864 |
October 27 - December 29 |
Organized at Augusta |
November 12 |
Companies A and B left State for City Point, Va. and duty there |
November 28-29 |
Companies C and E organized and moved to City Point, Va. to join other Companies |
December 2 |
Company D organized and moved to City Point, Va. to join other Companies |
December 29 |
Company F organized and moved to City Point, Va. to join other Companies |
1865 |
January 1-5 |
Company C moved to Galloupe's Island, Boston Harbor, thence moved to City Point, Va. |
January 5 |
Battalion ordered to Petersburg front and attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
January 5 |
Siege of Petersburg |
February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 25 |
Fort Fisher, Petersburg |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 29 |
White Oak Road |
March 30 |
Quaker Road |
March 30-31 |
Boydton Road |
April 1 |
Five Forks |
April 5 |
Amelia C. H. |
April 6 |
High Bridge |
April 9 |
Appomattox C. H. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
May 2-12 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
June 21 |
Transferred to 20th Maine Infantry |
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