The 25th Maine Infantry Regiment was an
infantry
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regiment
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that served in the
Union Army during the
American Civil War
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.
Service
The 25th Maine Infantry was organized in
Portland, Maine
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and mustered on September 29, 1862, for nine months' service under the command of
Colonel
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In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
Francis Fessenden
Francis Fessenden (March 18, 1839 – January 2, 1906) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier from the state of Maine who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Eicher, p. 234. He was a member of the pow ...
.
The regiment left Maine for Washington, D.C., October 16. Attached to Casey's Division, Defenses of Washington, to February 1863. 1st Brigade, Casey's Division,
XXII Corps, to April 1863. 1st Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, XXII Corps, to July 1863. Served garrison duty in the defenses of Washington, D.C., October 18, 1862, to March 24, 1863. Moved to Chantilly, Virginia, March 24, and on picket duty there until June 26. (Temporarily attached to
XII Corps 12th Corps, Twelfth Corps, or XII Corps may refer to:
* 12th Army Corps (France)
* XII Corps (Grande Armée), a corps of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* XII (1st Royal Saxon) Corps, a unit of the Imperial German Army
* XII ( ...
,
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the primary field army of the Union army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was created in July 1861 shortly after the First Battle of Bull Run and was disbanded in June 1865 following the Battle of ...
.) Moved to Arlington Heights June 26, then ordered home June 30.
The 25th Maine Infantry mustered out of service July 10, 1863. Some of its members later joined the
30th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 20 enlisted men during service, all due to disease.
One casualty was Charles H. Hill, who died Dec. 28, 1862 buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Brunswick, ME (same cemetery as Joshua Chamberlain).
Commanders
* Colonel Francis Fessenden
Notable members
* 1st Lieutenant
Thomas Hamlin Hubbard
Thomas Hamlin Hubbard (December 20, 1838 – May 19, 1915) was a Union Army colonel from Maine during the Civil War who was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, for meritorious service. After the ...
, adjutant - philanthropist and president of the Peary Arctic Club
See also
*
List of Maine Civil War units
List of military units raised by the state of Maine during the American Civil War.
Infantry
Cavalry
*1st Maine Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
*2nd Maine Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
Artillery
See also
* Lists of American Civil War Regiments by ...
*
Maine in the American Civil War
As a fervently abolitionist and strongly Republican state, Maine contributed a higher proportion of its citizens to the Union armies than any other, as well as supplying money, equipment and stores. No land battles were fought in Maine. The ...
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Military units and formations established in 1862
Military units and formations disestablished in 1863
25th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
1862 establishments in Maine