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7th Maine Infantry

 

Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
  Maj. Thomas W Hyde

 

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Sixth Army Corps
  Division - 2nd Division, 6th Corps
  Brigade - 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Corps


Statistics

Initial Strength: 181; Killed in Action (KIA): 25;
Losses, % of Initial Strength: 13.8%

Maps Showing this Unit

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit

Tablet #75: Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division - 17 Sep, 12 PM to 18 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #102: Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 4 PM
Tablet #72: Smith's Division, Sixth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 19 Sep, 9 AM
Tablet #74: Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 19 Sep, 9 AM
Tablet #74, cont: Irwin's Brigade, Smith's Division - 17 Sep, 6 AM to 19 Sep, 9 AM
Tablet #121: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 8 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM

More on the Web

See Major Hyde's narrative of the disastrous charge of the 7th Maine at Antietam in a post over on the blog.

There's a fine article about that attack from the point of view of one of the soldiers, Roscoe G Philbrick, online from the Philbrick and Philbrook Family Association.

We have 106 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:

 

Co. Rank Name Casualty? Details*
ALtButler, Joseph G.MIA (r)   09/17     We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
AMusHaines, Roger B.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
APvtKeating, Richard WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
APvtLewin, Jr., James KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
ACorpMerrill, Augustus WIA/POW   09/17     We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
APvtWolhaupter, Charles HanfordWIA   09/17     We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
BPvtCrawford, Thomas OrinKIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
BPvtElders, John CalvinWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
BPvtGrant, Addison H.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
BPvtHatch, Hiram M.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
BPvtHawes, Charles B.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
BPvtHolbrook, William Henry HarrisonMIA (r)   09/17     We have some details for this person
BCaptJones, James ParnellWIA   09/17     We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
BSgtMcKenney, John CrosbyPOW   09/17     We have some details for this person
BPvtMerrow, Timothy WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
BPvtSkolfield, John FrancisWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
BPvtThoits, Charles RotheusMIA (r)   09/17     We have some details for this person
BCorpTimmins, Crosman WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
BPvtTobey, Enos MerrillMIA (r)   09/17     We have some details for this person
BLtWebber, Eli H.        We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
BPvtYork, William H.MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
CSgtBenson, Andrew MelvinWIA   09/17     We have a picture for this person We have some details for this person
CPvtBragg, George E.MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
CCorpHarmon, Allen SnowWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
CCorpMcKay, Moses W.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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CPvtStickney, William C.MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
CPvtThomas, James A.MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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DSgtGoodwin, Flavel H.WIA/POW   09/17     We have some details for this person
DPvtPage, Jacob WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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DCorpSaunders, George GowellWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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EPvtDolan, Thomas WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
ELtEmery, Augustus F.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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EPvtHenabry, Thomas KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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ECorpTuttle, Samuel R.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
FCorpBenson, William HenryWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
FPvtChase, Charles B.MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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FPvtO'Brien, Patrick S.MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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GCorpJackson, Robert H.WIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
GPvtJohnston, James MWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
GPvtKnight, William P.KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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GSgtMotley, William HenryWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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GCorpWaterhouse, Charles HenryWIA   09/17     We have some details for this person
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KPvtSmith, Charles J. B.MIA (r)   09/17     We have some details for this person
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F&SSgtParsons, John W.KIA   09/17     We have some details for this person

 

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