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30th Maine
Regiment Infantry
in the Civil War
| Regimental History |
| Thirtieth Infantry. — Cols., Francis Fessenden. Thomas H. Hubbard,
Royal E. Whitman; Lieut.-Cols., Thomas H. Hubbard, Royal E. Whitman, George W. Randall;
Majs., Royal E. Whitman, George W. Randall, Horace C. Haskell. Like many of the regiments
formed in the latter years of the war, the 30th had a large number of experienced soldiers
among its officers and men, though it also had some who were attracted by the large
bounties offered and some who were old and disabled. The regiment was mustered in at
Augusta from Dec. 12, 1863, to Jan. 8, 1864, to serve for three years. On Jan. 8, 1865, it
was joined by three companies made up from the enlisted men of the 13th Me., whose term of
service had not expired at the date of the muster out of that regiment, and were assigned
to this organization on Nov. 18, 1864. The entire regiment was mustered out on Aug. 20,
1865, at Savannah, Ga. On Feb. 7, 1864, the 30th embarked at Portland on the steamer
Merrimac for New Orleans, La., arriving there on the 16th. It participated in the Red
River campaign as a part of the 3d brigade, 1st division, 19th corps, and took an
honorable part in the battles of Sabine cross-roads and Pleasant Hill on April 8 and 9,
respectively. It lost in the two engagements 11 killed, 66 wounded and 71 missing, and
during the retreat of the Union forces to the Mississippi river, it took the most
prominent part in the dislodgment of the enemy at Cane river crossing, which was perhaps
the most gallant action of the disastrous campaign. Its loss here was 2 officers and 10
men killed, 2 officers and 67 men wounded, and 7 men missing. Soon after the close of this
campaign, the regiment was sent north to Virginia. In August and the early part of
September it moved with the Army of the Shenandoah, but did not share in the battles and
victories of Gen. Sheridan in September and October, as the brigade was detached from its
division until Oct. 26. On Nov. 9, 1864, it took up a position between Kernstown and
Newton, and on Dec. 30 went into winter quarters at Stephenson's depot, 4 miles north of
Winchester, but a few days later moved to Winchester. After the recruits from the 13th Me.
joined the regiment at Winchester it was formed into seven companies and retained its
field and staff officers without change. The new companies from the 13th were lettered B,
H and K in the new organization. The 30th remained at Winchester until April 10, 1865,
when it went to Washington, where it participated in the grand review of the Army of the
Potomac on May 23, and on June 2 was transferred to the 2nd brigade, 1st division, 19th
corps, which it accompanied to Savannah, Ga., the place of their muster out. On Aug. 24 it
arrived in Portland, where the men were finally paid and discharged. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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