3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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| 4th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment | |
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 Flag of Maine |
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| Active | June 4, 1861 to May 8, 1863 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Battles/wars | First Battle of Bull Run Peninsula Campaign Battle of 2nd Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Cold Harbor |
The 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Augusta, Maine for three year's service on June 4, 1861 and were mustered out in June, 1864. Veterans who had re-enlisted and those recruits still liable to serve were transferred to 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
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[edit] Colonels
Colonel Moses B. Lakeman
[edit] Casualties and Total Strength
The 3rd Maine enrolled 1,586 men during its existence. It lost 10 officers and 124 enlistedmen killed in action or died of wounds received in battle and an additional one officer and 148 enlistedmen died of disease.[1] 33 men died in Confederate prisons. Total fatalities for the regiment were 316.[2]
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