A Union Army camp during the Civil War
A Union Army camp during the Civil WarLibrary of Congress · LC-DIG-cwpb-02637
The Civil War, 1861 to 1865

Maine in the Civil War

Maine was raised entirely for the Union. Of the 52 regiments recorded in Maine, 52 served the United States, and none the Confederacy.

52
Regiments raised
82,678
Men in the records
52
Union
3
Pinned to a town

Civil War regiments were raised locally: each was recruited from the eligible men of one or more nearby counties, organized at a rendezvous camp, and sent to the front. In Maine, 3 of the 52 regiments below are pinned to the specific town where they formed; the rest are recorded honestly at the state level. The largest single unit raised in Maine was the 1 Maine Heavy Art'y., with 4,714 men in the records.

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Union regiments raised in Maine

52 recorded, largest first. Raising town shown where documented.

  • 1 Maine Heavy Art'y. · Raised in Maine · 4,714 men
  • 1 Maine Cavalry · Raised in Maine · 4,227 men
  • 14 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 3,929 men
  • 20 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 3,600 men
  • 1 Batt'n. Maine L. Art'y. · Raised in Maine · 3,157 men
  • 9 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 3,150 men
  • 16 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 3,041 men
  • 7 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2,977 men
  • 12 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2,960 men
  • 17 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2,920 men
  • 11 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2,852 men
  • 15 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2,819 men
  • 19 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2,734 men
  • 8 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2,539 men
  • 3 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2,438 men
  • 31 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2,366 men
  • 4 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2,051 men
  • 29 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,949 men
  • 2 Maine Cavalry · Raised in Maine · 1,879 men
  • 30 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,870 men
  • 5 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,870 men
  • 2 Maine Infantry · Raised at Bangor · 1,830 men
  • 6 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,819 men
  • 10 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,684 men
  • 1 Maine Vet. Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,565 men
  • 13 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,511 men
  • 25 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,260 men
  • 23 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,235 men
  • 28 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,185 men
  • 26 Maine Infantry · Raised at Bangor · 1,113 men
  • 24 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,111 men
  • 22 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,073 men
  • 27 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,072 men
  • 32 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,066 men
  • 21 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1,048 men
  • 1 Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 877 men
  • Coast Guard, Maine Inf. · Raised in Maine · 840 men
  • 1 Batt'n. S.S., Maine Inf. · Raised in Maine · 704 men
  • 1 Batt'n. Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 557 men
  • State Guards, Maine Mil. · Raised in Maine · 243 men
  • Maine Garrison Art'y. · Raised in Maine · 158 men
  • 9 Unassigned Company, Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 141 men
  • 7 Unassigned Company, Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 141 men
  • 19 Unassigned Company, Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 122 men
  • 30 Unassigned Company, Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 101 men
  • 29 Unassigned Company, Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 90 men
  • Cobb's Co., State Guards, Maine Militia · Raised in Maine · 79 men
  • 18 Maine Infantry. · Raised at Bangor · 4 men
  • 2 Maine Vet. Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2 men
  • 1 Unassigned Company, Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 2 men
  • Unassigned 7 Me. Vet. Inf. · Raised in Maine · 2 men
  • 20 Unassigned Company, Maine Infantry · Raised in Maine · 1 menFought at: Skirmishes near Falmouth and occupation of Fredericksburg, Engagement, Petersburg

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