Id’d Pair of Civil War Period Crutches – Multiple Names and Dates Carved into the Shafts of Each of the Pair

Enlisted on 1/12/1864 as a Private.

On 1/12/1864 he mustered into “A” Co. ME 7th Infantry

He was Absent, wounded on 8/21/1864

(Absent at transfer of Regt)

He was listed as:

* Wounded 6/3/1864 Cold Harbor, VA (Absent)

Intra Regimental Company Transfers:

* from company A to company F (1864)

Seventh Infantry.–Col., Edwin C. Mason; Lieut.-Cols.,

Thomas H. Marshall, Selden Connor, Thomas W. Hyde; Majs.,

Thomas W. Hyde, James P. Jones (known in the army as the

“fighting Quaker”), Stephen G. Fletcher.  This regiment was

raised irrespective of divisional limits, and was organized at

Augusta, Aug. 21, 1861, to serve three years.  It left the

state Aug 23, 1861 and arrived in Baltimore on the 25th.  It

remained here until Oct. 25, when it was moved to Washington.

Nov. 7th, it crossed the Potomac into Virginia and went into

camp near Lewinsville, Fairfax county, where it remained until

March 10, 1862, engaged in picket duty, scouting and drilling.

Sickness and death had been prevalent in its ranks, and Co. F

became so reduced in numbers it was disbanded, a new company

raised by Capt. Fletcher of Skowhegan, being mustered into

service Jan. 23, 1862, in its place.  March 23, 1862, the

regiment embarked for Fortress Monroe, preparatory to the

Peninsular campaign.  It was at this time in the 3d brigade,

2nd division, 6th provisional corps, the division being under

the command of Gen. Smith.  On April 4, 1862, it joined in the

advance on Richmond, and led the advance on the Yorktown line

of defenses on April 5.  The next day it was under the fire of

Fort Lee on Warwick creek, and afterwards participated in the

siege of Yorktown, holding a position near Dam No. 3, “the key

of the line”, until the enemy evacuated.  For its gallantry at

the battle of Williamsburg, the 7th received the personal

thanks of Gen. McClellan.  On May 24, it won more glory at the

first battle at Mechanicsville and during June it was almost

daily engaged with the enemy, who tried to shell it from its

position on the left bank of the Chickahominy.  On the

withdrawal of the army from Richmond, the 7th participated in

the battles of Savage Station, White Oak Swamp and Malvern

Hill.  In the autumn it joined in the Maryland campaign, took

part in the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, losing at

the latter battle, 11 officers and 100 enlisted men out of 15

officers and 166 enlisted men present.  In Oct., 1862, it

became so reduced in numbers it was sent to Portland, Me., to

recruit, and on Jan. 21, 1863, it left Portland with a

battalion of five companies filled by consolidation and

rejoined its old command, 3d brigade, 2nd division, 6th corps,

at White Oak Church, Va.  May 2, 1863, it was in the storming

party which carried the enemy’s works on Cemetery and Marye’s

Heights near Fredericksburg, and engaged the enemy on the 4th

in a desperate struggle near Chancellorsville.  On May 23, Co.

F under Capt. Fletcher, having been reorganized at Portland,

rejoined the battalion.  It participated in the Pennsylvania

campaign, taking part in the battles of Rappahannock Station,

Locust Grove, Mine Run and numerous skirmishes.  The following

year it was with Grant in the relentless advance on Richmond,

and was engaged in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania

Court House, Cold Harbor, and the attacks on the Weldon

railroad.  July 11, 1864, the regiment returned to Washington,

and assisted in the defeat of the enemy on its nearest approach

to the capital.  On the 13th, it marched up the Potomac,

through Snicker’s gap to the Shenandoah, and was back in

Washington on the 23d.  On the 26th, it again started up the

Potomac, crossed at Harper’s Ferry on the 29th, and marched to

the vicinity of Charlestown, where it remained until its

original term of service expired on Aug. 21, 1864, when it

returned to Maine and was mustered out of service Sept. 5, at

Augusta.  The reenlisted men and recruits of the regiment were

consolidated with battalions of the 5th and 6th regiments to

form the 1st veteran infantry in Sept., 1864.

Enlisted on 4/1/1865 as a Private.

On 4/1/1865 he mustered into “C” Co. ME 1st Battn Infantry

He was Mustered Out on 4/5/1866 at Charleston, SC

of the 21st, 24th, 25th and 26th companies of unassigned

infantry and was mustered into the U. S. service at Augusta,

in Feb. and March, 1865, to serve for one year.  It was

designed for the 15th Me. infantry, but was organized as the

1st battalion on May 25, 1865, as there was no vacancy in the

15th.  The companies were lettered A, B, C and D, and were

assigned to the 2nd brigade, Dwight’s division, then in the

Shenandoah valley, and subsequently moved to Washington, where

it remained until June 1.  From there it moved to Savannah,

Ga., and on July 6 was ordered to South Carolina, where it did

duty at various places until April 5, 1866, when it was

mustered out at Charleston, S. C.

Enlisted on 8/29/1862 as a Private.

On 8/29/1862 he mustered into “C” Co. ME 20th Infantry

He was discharged on 6/15/1864

(Estimated day of discharge)

He was listed as:

* Wounded 5/6/1864 Wilderness, VA

Promotions:

* Corpl (1863)

Other Information:

born in 1842 in Buckfield, VT

died 3/22/1928 in Auburn, ME

(Wife: Olive Poole)

Twentieth Infantry.–Cols., Adelbert Ames, Joshua L.

Chamberlain, Charles D. Gilmore, Ellis Spear; Lieut.-Cols.,

Joshua L. Chamberlain, Charles D. Gilmore, Walter G. Morrill,

Thomas D. Chamberlain; Majs. Charles D. Gilmore, Ellis Spear,

Atherton W. Clark, George R. Abbott.  This was the last of the

three-year regiments raised in the state in the summer of 1862.

It was rendezvoused at Portland and mustered into the U. S.

service Aug. 29, 1862.  The original members whose term of

service expired prior to Oct. 1, 1865, were mustered out at

Washington, D. C., June 5, 1865, and the enlisted men of the

16th Me. infantry and the 1st Me. sharpshooters were

transferred to the 20th, June 5 and June 21, 1865,

respectively.  The regiment as thus reorganized was finally

mustered out near Washington, July 16, 1865.  On Sept. 3, 1862,

the 20th left the state, and on the 7th went into camp at the

arsenal grounds, Washington, D. C.  Attached to Butterfield’s

brigade, Porter’s division, it formed a portion of the reserve

at Antietam, and was under fire for 36 hours at the battle of

Fredericksburg, where the men acted with great gallantry in

this, their first serious battle.  A list of the important

battles in which the 20th subsequently engaged includes

Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run,

Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Totopotomy, North Anna river,

Bethesda Church, Hatcher’s run, Petersburg, Weldon railroad,

Peebles’ farm, Boydton road, Gravelly run and Five Forks.

After the battle of Chancellorsville, Col. Ames was promoted to

brigadier-general, and Lieut.-Col. Chamberlain assumed command.

Under his command it formed the extreme left of the line at

Gettysburg on the second day of that sanguinary contest and was

hotly engaged for many hours.  Its total loss was 3 officers

and 134 enlisted men killed and wounded.  At the opening of the

spring campaign of 1864, recruits and returning convalescents

augmented the numbers of the regiment about 100 men, so that it

numbered 347 muskets.  It was still attached to the 3d brigade,

1st division, 5th corps.  On June 6, 1864, Col. Chamberlain was

assigned to the command of the 1st brigade of the division and

Maj. Spear assumed command of the regiment.  In the gallant

charge on the enemy’s works at Peebles’ farm on Sept. 30, 1864,

it suffered a loss of 57 men killed and wounded, out of 167 men

taken into action, but captured 6 commissioned officers, 70 men

and a piece of artillery.  Its whole number of casualties

during the year 1864 was 298; and it received 200 recruits.  In

Jan., 1865, it mustered 275 muskets for duty.  On the

completion of negotiations for the surrender of Lee’s army, the

20th was one of the regiments designated to receive the

Confederate arms.

Enlisted on 2/23/1865 as a Private.

On 2/23/1865 he mustered into “F” Co. ME 12th Infantry

He was Mustered Out on 4/18/1866

Twelfth Infantry.–Cols., George F. Shepley, William K.

Kimball; Lieut.- Cols., William K. Kimball, Edwin Illsley;

Majs., David R. Hastings, Gideon A. Hastings.  This regiment

was organized at Portland, Nov. 16, 1861, to serve for three

years, and was mustered out of service at the same place, Dec.

7, 1864, the recruits and reenlisted men, however, being

organized into a battalion of four companies and remaining in

the field.  This battalion was afterwards ordered to Savannah,

Ga., and was raised to a full regiment by the assignment of the

10th, 11th, 15th, 18th, and 16th, companies of unassigned

infantry, organized at Augusta, Me., in the early part of 1865,

to serve, one, two and three years, and which were assigned as

Companies E, F, G, H, I and K, respectively.  The regiment was

intended from the outset to form a part of Gen. Butler’s New

England division, designed for the capture of New Orleans.  It

left the state for Lowell Mass., on Nov. 24, 1861, and after a

delay of several weeks at Lowell and Fortress Monroe, finally

disembarked at Ship island, Miss.  On May 4, 1862, the regiment

went to New Orleans, which city had fallen into Union hands,

and where Col. Shepley, now commanding the 3d brigade of Gen.

Butler’s army was appointed military commandant of the city.

The regiment saw much exciting and arduous service in the South

before it finally returned to the battlefields of Virginia, on

July 20, 1864.  Col. Kimball, who succeeded Col. Shepley in

command of the regiment, aided by a gunboat, performed

brilliant service at Manchac pass, where he captured two

Confederate batteries of six 32-pounders, with a stand of

colors, a large amount of stores, and $8,000 of Confederate

currency.  The achievement was eulogized by the war department,

which ordered the captured colors to be kept in the possession

of the 12th and they were subsequently added to the trophies of

the state.  The 12th, during this period, also took an

important part in the reduction of Port Hudson, accompanied the

expedition of Gen. Grover up Grand lake, and engaged the enemy

at Donaldsonville, La.  On March 12, 1864, two-thirds of the

regiment reenlisted as veterans, and went back to Maine on a

short furlough.  They rejoined the regiment at New Orleans on

June 16.  On the arrival of the regiment at Fortress Monroe on

July 20, 1864, it reported to Gen. Butler at Bermuda Hundred.

From this time until the muster out it was engaged in an almost

incessant conflict.  It participated in the battle of

Winchester, where it lost 113 officers and men; at Cedar creek

it lost 82 officers and men, and was in many smaller

engagements.  On Nov. 19, 1864, the term of service of about 80

of the officers and men having expired, they returned to Maine

and were mustered out.  The recruits and reenlisted men,

augmented by unassigned infantry, as above detailed, remained

in the field to form a new regiment.  The two and three years’

men remained on duty, together with the battalion of veterans,

at Savannah, Ga., until April 18, 1866, when the whole

battalion was mustered out of service at that place.

Enlisted on 9/10/1863 as a Private.

On 9/10/1863 he was drafted into “I” Co. ME 16th Infantry

He was transferred out on 5/1/1865

On 5/1/1865 he transferred into Veteran Reserve Corps

(date and method of discharge not given)

Sixteenth Infantry.–Cols., Asa W. Wildes, Charles W.

Tilden; Lieut.- Cols., Charles W. Tilden, Augustus B. Farnham;

Majs., Augustus B. Farnham, Archibald D. Leavitt, Abner R.

Small.  The recruits for this regiment were rendezvoused at

Augusta during the months of May, June and July, and the

regiment was mustered into the U. S. service on Aug. 14, 1862,

to serve for three years.  The regiment left for Washington on

the 19th with 38 commissioned officers and 944 enlisted men,

and remained encamped there until Sept. 7, when it proceeded to

Rappahannock Station as a part of Taylor’s brigade, Hooker’s

corps.  Here it was transferred to Duryea’s brigade of

Reynolds’ corps.  It had left camp at Fort Tillinghast, near

Washington, in light marching order and during the next two

months the men suffered terribly from the lack of sufficient

clothing and camp equipage.  By the middle of October the

regiment had dwindled to less than 700 men, and of these 250

were at one time on the sick list.  Even medicines for the sick

were lacking and the hardships endured by these men, so

recently taken from the peaceful walks of life, can never be

told.  Finally, at the end of October, they drew shoes and

shelter tents, Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving day), their knapsacks and

overcoats arrived from Washington.  The self-respect of the men

was now restored and a better feeling took the place of the old

despondency.  The loss the regiment suffered in its first

serious battle tells the story of its valor.  About 450 men

were engaged at Fredericksburg on Dec. 13, 1862, and 226 of

this number was either killed, wounded or missing.  Said Gen.

Burnside, who commanded that day: “Whatever honor we can claim

in that contest was won by Maine men.”  The regiment again lost

heavily at Gettysburg, when, at the close of the terrible three

days’ fighting, all that remained of 248 officers and men, who

entered the battle, were 2 officers and 15 enlisted men.

Besides the battles above mentioned, the list of engagements in

which this regiment bore an honorable part would include,

Chancellorsville, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court

House, where it lost nearly 100 men, Laurel Hill, losing nearly

50 men, North Anna river, Totopotomy, Bethesda Church,

Petersburg, Weldon railroad, Hatcher’s run, losing 3 killed, 60

wounded and 11 missing, Gravelly run, losing 29 men, and the

South Side railroad.  It joined in the pursuit of Lee’s forces

to Appomattox Court House, after which it returned to

Washington, D. C., where it was mustered out on June 5, 1865,

and the next day the men were en route for the state rendezvous

at Augusta where they were finally paid and discharged.  The

regiment had received about 800 recruits and in addition the

2nd company of unassigned infantry, organized at Augusta, Me.,

Sept. 23, 1864, to serve for one year, joined the regiment and

was assigned as Co. A.  The officers and men whose term of

service did not expire before Oct. 1, 1865, were transferred to

the 20th Me.

Enlisted on 1/5/1864 as a Private.

On 1/5/1864 he mustered into “G” Co. ME 1st Heavy Artillery

He was discharged on 5/24/1865

He was listed as:

* Wounded 6/18/1864 Petersburg, VA (Right eye destroyed by exploding shell)

(Also listed as from Wellington, ME)

After the War he lived in Vienna, ME

First Heavy Artillery.-Cols., Daniel Chaplin, Russell B.

Shepherd; Lieut.-Cols., Thomas H. Talbot, Russell B. Shepherd,

Zemro A. Smith; Majs., Charles Hamlin, Russell B. Shepherd,

George W. Sabine, Christopher V. Crossman, Zemro A. Smith,

Charles W. Nute, Harrison G. Smith.  This regiment was

originally organized as the 18th infantry (q.v.), but was

changed to heavy artillery after five months’ service, and by

general order No. 62, from the adjutant-general’s office of

Maine, series of 1862, was designated as the 1st regiment,

heavy artillery, Maine volunteers.  Two additional companies

were organized-one in Jan., 1864, the other in Feb., 1864.

The original members were mustered out on June 6, 1865, but

the organization, composed of veterans and recruits of this

regiment and accessions from the 17th and 19th Me. infantry,

remained in service and was mustered out at Washington, D. C.,

Sept. 11, 1865.  The men returned to Bangor, Me., on the 17th

and were paid and discharged on the 20th.  The several

companies were stationed in the defenses of Washington until

1864.  The 3d battery of mounted artillery was temporarily

attached to this regiment, and served as Co. M, from March 28,

1863, to Feb. 23, 1864 The maximum number of men required for

the regiment (1,800), was secured in Feb., 1864, when two new

majors were added and four lieutenants in each company instead

of two.  On May 15, 1864, the regiment as thus organized

joined the Army of the Potomac at Belle Plain landing and came

under fire for the first time on the 19th, when it took a

prominent part in repulsing a heavy attack of the enemy on the

supply trains near the Fredericksburg pike.  It suffered

severely in the action, losing 476 men in killed, wounded and

missing.  It subsequently participated in the battles of

Totopotomy, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Deep Bottom, Boydton

road, Weldon railroad, Hatcher’s run, and in all the final

movements resulting in the evacuation of Richmond and

Petersburg and the surrender of Gen. Lee.  On May 24, 1864,

the regiment was assigned to the 3d brigade, 3d division, 2nd

corps.  In the heroic assaults on the enemy’s works at

Petersburg, between June 15-30, the regiment lost 30 killed,

519 wounded and 31 missing, 6 of the killed being commissioned

officers.  Col. Chaplin was mortally wounded by a sharpshooter

on Aug. 18 at Deep Bottom, and in the action on the Boydton

plank road, Oct. 27, the regiment lost 3 commissioned officers

and 29 men.  In an engagement of a little more than an hour at

Hatcher’s run, March 25, 1865 it lost 1 officer and 3 men

killed, and 23 wounded and captured.  The regiment was at

Bailey’s cross-roads April 16, and later participated in the

grand review at Washington.

Enlisted on 9/1/1864 as a Private.

On 9/1/1864 he mustered into “C” Co. ME 13th Infantry

He was transferred out on 1/1/1865

On 1/1/1865 he transferred into “K” Co. ME 30th Infantry

He was discharged on 1/1/1865

(By order)

Thirteenth Infantry.–Cols., Neal Dow, Henry Rust, Jr.;

Lieut.-Cols., Henry Rust, Jr., Frank S. Hasseltine; Majs.,

Frank S. Hasseltine, Abernethy Grover.  The 13th regiment was

raised at large, and rendezvoused at Augusta.  It was mustered

into service for three years on Dec. 13, 1861, and left Feb.

18, 1862, for Boston, where it embarked on board transports for

Ship island, Miss., arriving there in March.  During its long

stay on Ship island, it suffered severely in health, though it

excelled in drill and discipline.  Detachments of the regiment

were sent into the defenses of New Orleans, July 5, 1862, and

the entire regiment was ordered there on Sept. 1.  The 13th

remained in the South until July 1, 1864, when it was ordered

north and arrived at Fortress Monroe on the 12th.  While in the

South it participated in the capture of Point Isabel, Tex.,

Mustang island, and of Fort Esperanza, commanding Pass Caballo,

the entrance to Matagorda bay.  In April, 1864, it formed part

of the Red River expedition under Gen. Banks, and was in the

battle of Pleasant Hill, La.  Soon after its arrival in the

North, it went to Harper’s Ferry.  On Aug. 3, 1864, the

reenlisted men proceeded to Maine on furlough, and rejoined the

regiment at Harper’s Ferry on Oct. 1.  As communication with

the front was impossible at this time, Gen. Stephenson on the

5th ordered the regiment to Martinsburg, W. Va., to strengthen

the defenses of that place, as it was the base of supplies for

Sheridan’s whole army.  Here the regiment remained engaged in

picket and patrol duty until the expiration of their original

term of service.  The original members who had not reenlisted

arrived in Augusta, Dec. 30, 1864, and were mustered out at

that place on Jan. 6, 1865.  Two hundred and fifty-two

reenlisted men and 82 recruits, whose term of service had not

expired, were transferred to and consolidated with the 30th

regiment of infantry, Maine volunteers.