No further movements of the regiment occurred until the 22d of February, 1864, when the First Battalion marched to Ringold and on the following day to Tunnel Hill. Nearly all the officers assigned to the Fifteenth Infantry in 1861 were set at work recruiting for the regiment immediately upon reporting for duty, and were sent for this purpose to Cincinnati and other cities, and to the towns and villages within a radius of one hundred and fifty miles or more about Newport. The entire package weighed around 400 pounds. At Alexandria April 26-May 13. A company of regulars was sent into the woods in its front as skirmishers. To provide opportunities for uniting past and present members of the regiment into a close and cooperative alliance. This flag is as unique as its going to get, Humiston said. After several successive advances, meeting more or less opposition, the armies finally reached the main intrenchments before Corinth on the 27th day of May. The 15th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War . The mission of the regiment became difficult to define, and in the course of time the unit itself was transferred to the control of the State Department.[14]. To get one, go to the subscriptions page. endobj On provost duty during the Grand Review of the Armies May 2324. Edie had no previous military experience. Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration. ( Hancock Avenue Part 3 tour map) About the monument to the 19th Maine The monument is a granite square capped by a pyramid, with a total height of 12 7. 226 0 obj Duty at Pass Cavallo Matagorda Island, until February 28, 1864. Moved to Franklin, La., March 15. of Washington, Mustered in under the command of Colonel John McCluskey, Moved to Portland and attached to Butlers New Orleans Expeditionary Corps, Duty at Ship Island, Miss. The battalion reached Nashville a few days after the occupation of the city and its defenses by the Federal forces, and was assigned to the Fourth Brigade (Rousseau), Second Division (McCook), Army of the Ohio. Instead, he arranged for the flag to be driven more than 2,000 miles to Maine by an interstate freight carrier, a journey that took eight days to complete. In the meantime the Army of the Tennessee had moved up the Tennessee River as far as Pittsburg Landing, with the view of operating against the Confederate army under Johnston at Corinth. <>28]/P 25 0 R/Pg 229 0 R/S/Link>> The museum lists its winter hours as being Nov. 12 through May 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The first battalion continued as the 15th Infantry and was expanded from 8 to 10 companies. endobj Two large tanks filled with water from the Concho River were taken with the command, and a limited amount of water for drinking purposes was served from them to the companies at intervals when needed. 2020-04-28T07:20:17-07:00 From the Schedule/Series: The 14th Maine Infantry Regiment was mustered in for three years' service on December 31, 1861, and was mustered out on January 13, 1865. The 15th Maine Infantry was organized in Augusta, Maine December 631, 1861 and mustered in January 23, 1862 for a three-year enlistment. The headquarters and five companies continued on up the river and the other companies separated for their several posts. As companies of the 15th arrived at Vera Cruz, they moved inland to join General Winfield Scott's army advancing on Mexico City. In July, 1866, the headquarters of the regiment was removed to Macon, Georgia, where it remained until September, where it was again established at Mobile. Humiston was contacted by Meshko and others about the familys desire to return the flag to Maine. Following promptly upon the report of the board the President, under the date of May 3, directed the organization of nine additional regiments of infantry, consisting of twenty-four companies each; one additional regiment of cavalry, and one regiment of artillery; altogether comprising an army of not less than twenty-eight thousand officers and men. 216 0 obj Huntley is the great-granddaughter of Whitmore and is regarded as the Meshko family historian based on her genealogical research. After the Civil War ended, Maj. James H. Whitmore returned to Maine to live for a time with his father in Bowdoinham. The 3rd Battalion was inactivated and reflagged the same year at Fort Stewart, Georgia. That same year, World War I broke out in Europe, and most of the European nations withdrew their troops from China. 218 0 obj * * * Our lines were hardly formed before a dropping fire of the enemy announced his approach. Pleasant Hill April 9. The 14th Maine Infantry Regiment was organized at Augusta, Maine, and mustered in on December 31, 1861. Please enable JavaScript on your browser to best view this site. They mustered out June 5, 1865,with Non-Veterans mustered out January 15, 1865. 2020-04-28T07:20:17-07:00 Roster. Examples are rare and this one has a story all its own. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XIII Corps, Department of the Gulf, to January 1864. Kenesaw Mountain, First and Second Battalions, and Companies A and B, Third Battalion, June 23 to 30, 1864. The Wikipedia article, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment, (accessed 6 July 2012). Four companies got away in May, 1890, and proceeded to their new posts, A and G (Burnham) to Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama, under command of Major Theaker; D, to Fort Barrancas, Florida, and K to Jackson Barracks, Louisiana. Following garrison duty in Mexico City and Cuernavaca, the regiment returned to the United States for inactivation in August 1848. "Shortly after the defeat of Wood's Brigade," says an officer who participated in the battle, in command of a company of the Sixteenth Infantry, "an officer rapidly approached the battalions of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Infantry from the rear and cried, 'Charge! The steady fire of Rousseau's men again drove them to retreat. [7]. The regiment left the state for Boston, Massachusetts, on February 5, 1862, and there embarked on February 6 on the steamer "North America." <> 3rd Brigade, Department of the Gulf, to September 1862, District of West Florida, Department of the Gulf, to June 1863. Put new text under old text. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 13th Corps, Dept. Following the retrograde movements of the enemy the regiment participated almost constantly in skirmishing with the rear guard of the Confederate army, and during the latter part of the month of June, in preparing approaches to the enemy's position on Kenesaw Mountain. The next three years were uneventful. endobj <>15]/P 22 0 R/Pg 229 0 R/S/Link>> Gulf, Aransas Pass and capture of Mustang Island, Duty at Pass Cavallo, Matagorda Island. Eventually, that daughter presented George Meshko with the flag, which he cared for until his death five years ago, Huntley said. The field officers and the captains of the reorganized regiment as announced in this order were, Colonel Oliver L. Shepherd, Lieutenant-Colonel Julius Hayden, Major E. McKay Hudson, and Captains Keteltas, Yorke, Curtis, Jewett, Tracy, Fetterman, Potter and Semple. In March 1864, the regiment returned to New Orleans, where it joined Gen. Nathaniel Banks Red River expedition. This theory found but little support in the experience of the new regular regiments. Fort Esperanza November 2527. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. Thirty-two of these officers were appointed from New Jersey, and the others from New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Regiment moved to Baton Rouge on May 5 and remained on duty there until June 1. During this time they went to Bayou des Allemands on September 4 to 5 and an expedition to St. Charles September 7 to 8. The regiment lost a total of 348 men during service; 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 340 enlisted men died of disease. 15 0 obj At the end of that time, the headquarters and six companies were sent to Ft. Lewis,[8] Colorado; three companies to Fort Lyon,[9] Colorado; with one company remaining in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 214 0 obj The 15th fought in the capture of Toronto and Fort George in April and May 1813, and covered the retreat of militia troops from Fort George in December 1813. After a desperate struggle Trabue gave way leaving two guns in Rousseau's possession. <>24]/P 24 0 R/Pg 229 0 R/S/Link>> C Company remained at Legaspi until 28 January 1902, when it left for the Island of Catanduanes. Lee Humiston of the Maine Military Museum receives flag from the Civil War that he says was the first to fly over Texas shores. Colonel George P. Buell followed and after a brief service with the regiment went to Tennessee on sick leave, where he died in May, 1883. General Beauregard evacuated the place on the 30th of May and retreated southward. When the 15th returned to the U.S. in 1907, it was assigned to Fort Douglas, Utah. <> Maine Infantry Regiment, 15th (1862-1866) Organization Dates Existence: 18620120 - 18660705 Found in 1 Collection or Record: 15th Maine Regiment, 1861-04-01 - 1867-08-28 Box Box 018: Series US-MeSA-15-1500 [Barcode: 43440] These items are currently stored in two Regimental rooms, the Audie Murphy Room and General Marshall's Office at Fort Stewart 3rd Battalion 15th Regiment. On the 3d of July the regiment joined in the pursuit of the enemy, participating in skirmishes with the Confederate rear guard at Marietta and Neil Dow Station, finally taking position in front of Atlanta on the 20th. New Hope Church, First and Second Battalions and Companies A and B Third Battalion, May 2, and June 5, 1864. [14]:10 In September 1902 the regiment sailed for Monterey, California, where it built the current Presidio. A detachment made a scouting expedition to Pass Manchac February 811, 1863. Still these were the hardest times which the army experienced. Fishers Hill. These companies were designated A and B, First Battalion, and were the nucleus of the regiment in the field. The regiment initially traveled to Ship Island . <>stream L(L3P$tKCqXBN u95 Tn/1Twc1JW Six companies moved to Washington, D.C., then to Monocacy, Md. Veterans on furlough August 5-October l. Non-veterans temporarily attached to 13th Maine Infantry, and duty at Harpers Ferry until October 5. Hi, to comment on stories you must create a commenting profile. He died in North Carolina in 1896 at the age of 61. In November 1905, the regiment was posted to Mindanao in the Philippines. The 2nd Battalion became the 24th Infantry Regiment (consolidated with the 29th Infantry in 1869 to form the 11th Infantry) and the 3rd Battalion became the 33rd Infantry Regiment (consolidated in 1869 with the 8th Infantry). <> Another Army-wide force reorganization in 1963 eliminated battle groups in favor of brigades and battalions and the units were relocated to Kitzingen and Wildflicken, In December 1965, the 3rd and 4th Battalions were inactivated. As soon as possible we gathered our prisoners together and sent them to the rear.". After the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Dod resigned and the command of the battalion then devolved upon Captain Curtis. After lying at anchor in Manila Bay for eight days, the regiment sailed for Legaspi in the Province of Albay. The flag was delivered by truck on March 9 to the museum, which is located off Broadway on Peary Terrace, near Cash Corner. The 1st Battalion colors were returned from Germany in 1996. Left State for Washington, D. C., November 13. . Retreat to Morganza May 1322. Aransas Pass and capture of Mustang Island November 17. The coat of arms was approved on 30 April 1923. [1] For more information on the history of this unit, see: The Civil War Archive section, 15th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 May 2012). In May 1890, four companies proceeded to new posts in the Department of the East: A and G Companies moved to Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama; D Company to Fort Barrancas, Florida; and K Company to Jackson Barracks,[11] Louisiana. He commanded the First Battalion of the Sixteenth Infantry after Major Slemmer was wounded early on the first day of the battle of Stone's River, and was subsequently recommended by General Rosecrans in his official report of the battle for further promotion by brevet, in consideration of gallant services rendered in that engagement. Regiment members marched more than 700 miles in two months, participating in the battles of Sabine Crossroads, Pleasant Hill, Monetts Ferry and Mansura Plains. The flag had been stored for years in Nancy Meshkos home in Denver, Colorado. Retreat to Morganza May 1322. . The movement had evidently gotten well under way before General Rousseau knew anything about it, and the two regiments he observed moving forward at "double quick time," Were doubtless the last of his brigade to join in the advance. 11th Regiment, Maine Infantry Overview: Organized at Augusta and mustered in November 12, 1861. 3rd Brigade, Dept. The regiment remained as part of the Department of the Missouri until 15 October 1896, then served in the Department of Colorado from 19 October 1896 to 6 October 1898. The regiment saw no war service and was inactivated in 1800. Civiques Ferry That the Department may be enabled to form a proper judgment on this delicate point, all commanding officersthose of regiments and battalions more particularlywill forward to this office, in time to reach it by the 15th of July next, a statement on honor, of the moral, mental, and physical qualifications for the service, of each one of the officers belonging to their command.". In December two companies of the First Battalion were sent from Fort Adams to Mobile, and in January and February, 1866, the other companies of the battalion followed. Every single piece is donated and original. 17 0 obj Duty at Morganza until July. The board met in Washington late in April, and after a brief consultation rendered a report recommending the addition of eleven regiments to the regular establishment, and the adoption of a three-battalion organization for the regiments then in existence, as well as for those which might be added. Department of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management, US-MeSA-15. * * * If I could, I would promote, every officer and several non-commissioned officers and privates of this brigade of regulars, for gallantry and good service in this terrific battle. None will be nominated for commissions to the Senate who have not proved themselves, meantime, to be both worthy and capable of commanding the brave men under them. On 27 November 1898, it sailed from Savannah, Georgia for Nuevitas, Cuba, for occupation duty. <> Despite the fact that the Boxers had been dispersed several months before, numerous small bands of them were still operating in the country. At the time of the truce, the regiment had seen action in eight major campaigns and added three more Medal of Honor recipients, Emory L. Bennett (24 June 1951), Ola L. Mize (10 June and 11 June 1953) and Charles F. Pendleton (16 July and 17 July 1953). Missionary Ridge, First and Second Battalions, November 25, 1863. <> After the Civil War ended, Whitmore returned to Maine to live for a time with his father in Bowdoinham, according to Joyce Huntley of Dunedin, Florida. This indicates regimental pride and devotion to duty, which must produce good results. The Regiment remained at Ship Island until May 19, 1862, then moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 19 to 25. In July, 1890, companies I and K, were skeletonized under the provisions of General Orders 76, Adjutant-General's office of that year, and the men transferred to other companies. On reaching the latter place Major King was directed to continue his march and join the forces operating against Nashville, Tennessee. The 15th Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized at Augusta,and mustered in January 20, 1862. You can share 5 more gift articles this month. The 15th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Lieutenant Coleman was made Adjutant, and Lieutenant Buffum Quartermaster. endobj The Regiment participated in Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign from August 7 to November 28, 1864, including Berryville September 34, the Battle of Opequan, Winchester on September 19, the Battle of Fisher's Hill on September 22, and the Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. 21st Maine Regiment Infantry . Washington, D.C. 1903. endobj application/pdf In 1993, the 3rd Battalion deployed three companies to Mogadishu, Somalia, to conduct combat operations in Operations Restore and Continue Hope. The Belgian Contingent that served alongside the 15th Infantry at the "Iron Triangle", borrowed its motto ("Can Do"), changing it to "Belgians Can Do Too!" John P. Sanderson, a resident of Philadelphia, and a native of Pennsylvania, was appointed lieutenant-colonel. "The Colonel congratulates the regiment," read the Adjutant in publishing the orders at the close of the parade, "that after twenty-one years it is again united. An expedition to the Amite River was carried out between July 23 and 25 by Companies "F" and "K". Six companies moved to Fort Monroe, then to Bermuda Hundred, Va. Four Companies under Murray and Drew moved from Morganza to Washington, D.C. Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. The Wikipedia article, 16th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regimen t, (accessed 6 July 2012). Around 11: 30 on the morning of July 1, 1863, two divisions of the 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac arrived to join a fight that had been raging all morning, as the Confederates advanced on Gettysburg from the west and from the north. The current 15th Infantry was activated[1] during the Civil War on 3 May 1861 by General Order No. The 15th Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized at Augusta,and mustered in January 20, 1862. endobj of station. [6] The regiment was a key element of the only regular brigade in Sherman's Army. ", "For tents," continues Major Tracy, "a few blackened specimens were left, but there were not wanting instances where soldiers were compelled for want of covering to burrow in the side of the hills like animals to escape the piercing inclemencies of the weather. The Regiment remained at Cedar Creek until November 9, then moved to Kernstown, Virginia, until November 24. The regiment reached the Pecos River at "Horse Head Crossing" on the evening of August 25th and on the following day crossed the river in small detachments by means of a raft improvised by lashing together the water tanks, now empty. My company was in the centre and we hardly knew what direction to take. 7qojUGb,/1j9"73+Fn`R`{ @_kTal>:6$C P&hg@@[eE_\ Ten men were killed and ninety-one men wounded and missing. Colonel R. E. A. Crofton, at present in command of the regiment, was promoted colonel on the 19th day of October, 1886, and has served continuously with the regiment since November 20th of that year. The Chinese dragon, in gold metal, is indicative of the regiment's service in China during the Boxer Rebellion from 1900 to 1938, of which the period after 1912 was continuous. Some changes afterwards occurred in the stations of the companies, but it is not possible to follow these movements in this abbreviated history of the regiment. Early in February Major King was directed to proceed with his battalion to join the forces under General Grant, then operating against Fort Donelson. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, XIII Corps, Department of the Gulf, to January 1864. I buy nothing, Humiston said. B. Dod; First Battalion, Sixteenth Infantry; First and Second Battalions, Eighteenth Infantry; First Battalion, Nineteenth Infantry; and Battery H, Fifth Artillery. With the view of determining to what extent this enlargement should properly be carried, and to decide upon the proper tactical organization for the proposed new regiments, an advisory board was instituted, consisting of the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel O'Bierne arrived at Sheridan and succeeded to the command of the post on the 2d day of October following. vcQDAVa>OP$5q~vAr2[Ccd'Mim`qbKpwGsWi9*h0/r[*ES.nGSvEDc&YfB1 b@jkR Among the former were Second Lieutenant John T. Ritter of the Fifth Infantry, who had entered the service in July, 1856, Second Lieutenant Charles G. Harker, Second Infantry, who had entered in July, 1858, and James Curtis, who had served from July 1, 1851, to January 15, 1857, in the Second Infantry. 20th Maine Regiment Infantry . The beginning of the War of the Rebellion found the greater portion of the army serving upon the Indian frontier, occupying numerous small forts and cantonments, and covering a zone of country by its operations several hundred miles in width, extending from the "British Possessions " on the north, to the Gulf of Mexico on the south. Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury; Major Irvin McDowell, Assistant Adjutant- General; and Captain William B. Franklin, of the Engineer Corps. With a Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. <>1]/P 6 0 R/Pg 229 0 R/S/Link>> He didnt hesitate to accept. "The newly appointed officers," are admonished in the order named that they will lose no time in making themselves thoroughly acquainted with the army regulations, the tactics of their several arms, and the various duties of their profession. Lee Humiston of the Maine Military Museum is reflected in the glass of a framed flag from the Civil War that he says was the first to fly over Texas in 1863. v#f^W eM"$Dq5cjlW$w:'lj7? 6 0 obj On the 12th day of August, the final order carrying into effect the consolidation of the two regiments, was published and on the 18th formally executed. newscentermaine.com Civil War flag returned to home state of Maine The regiment was at Bailey's cross-roads April 16, and later participated in the grand review at Washington. <>2 73 0 R]/P 6 0 R/Pg 229 0 R/S/Link>> The regiment was disbanded in May, 1815, in conformity with an act of Congress reducing the army to 10,000 men. Lieutenant Lord and nineteen men, escorting the train, were made prisoners of war. The Second Battalion, under Major Dudley, went to Vicksburg in January, and in March the regimental headquarters was transferred from Fort Adams to Mobile, arriving at the latter place on the last day of the month. The First Battalion arrived at Nagasaki on 10 August. They remained on duty there until July 7. 257 0 obj The regiment was attached to Butler's New Orleans Expeditionary Corps, January 1862. The bill as thus amended passed the House and subsequently the Senate, and on the 3d day of March received the approval of the President. endobj They moved to Carrollton on August 20, and remained on duty there until December 13, 1862. Don't have a commenting profile? [259 0 R 260 0 R 261 0 R] 19th Maine Regiment Infantry . On the following day we crossed Missionary Ridge and early on the 22d reached Chattanooga with Bragg's army pretty close on our heels and the Tennessee River in front of us.". "No regiment was long in front of Johnston's army," continues General Howard, "without having virtually as good a breastwork as an engineer, could plan. 258 0 obj It was over thirty years before he could tell McCook, however, held it in place till Kirk's Brigade arrived, when Rousseau moved forward across a ravine to a rising ground a few hundred yards in advance. 15th Regiment, Maine Infantry Overview: Organized at Augusta December 6-31, 1861, and mustered in January 23, 1862. Moved to Stevenson's Depot, and operations in the Shenandoah Valley until April. From Chaplin Hills the battalion marched on with General Sill's command through Perrysville and Danville to Crab Orchard, and then back to Bowling Green, where it arrived on the last day of October, having made an almost continuous march of three hundred miles, " without its camp equipage, 11 says Major King, " and part of the time suffering for want of rations. endobj A demonstration was made north of the James River July 2829 prior to Deep Bottom July 2830.
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