Federal Regiment

20th Maine Infantry

Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Col. Adelbert Ames

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Fifth Army Corps
  Division - 1st Division, 5th Corps
  Brigade - 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps

On the Antietam Campaign

Part of the V Corps, General McClellan's strategic reserve, the 20th saw no significant action at Sharpsburg. They would not engage in action until late September, in a reconnaissance at Shepherdstown Ford.

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #33: Fifth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #18: Morell's Division, Fifth Army Corps - 16 Sep, 12 PM to 17 Sep, 8 AM
Tablet #26: Morell's Division, Fifth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 8 AM to 17 Sep, 2 PM

We have 14 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?
A	Pvt	Clark, George A.	MWIA 09/17
B	Capt	Morrill, Walter Goodale
C	Pvt	Jones, Waldo Blossom	Died (d) 10/26
C	Pvt	Washburn, Martin B.	Died (d) 10/27
E	Pvt	Lawler, Frederick T.	Died (d) 10/30
F	Pvt	Ireland, Rinaldo	Died (d) 10/21
F	Pvt	Spear, William F.	Died (d) 10/23
H	Capt	Merriam, Henry Clay
H	Pvt	Taylor, John L.	WIA 09/20
I	Pvt	Littlefield, Moses	Died (d) 10/30
I	Pvt	Newbert, Neville A.	Died (d) 10/29
K	Pvt	Brewer, Jr., Anderson	MWIA 09/17
F&S	Col	Ames, Adelbert
F&S	LCol	Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence

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