4th Maine Infantry

[James S.]

The 4th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was assembled in Rockland, Maine on By May 20, 1861 with Colonel Hiram G. Berry as its commanding officer. He received four Knox County companies, one from Searsport, Winterport, Wiscasset, and Damariscotta, and two from Belfast. In all, 1,085 men, including a regimental band, were mustered. The regiment was mustered out of service July 19, 1864, with the expiration of their term. The veteran volunteers and recruits were transferred to 19th Maine Infantry. Of the 1440 men that served in the regiment during the war 170 men were killed in action or died of wounds received in battle. An additional 443 were wounded, 137 men perished of disease, and 40 men expired in Confederate prisons. *wikipedia

Engagements

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  • First Bull Run
  • Peninsular Campaign
    • Yorktown
    • Williamsburg
    • Seven Pines
    • Gaines Mill
    • White Oak Swamp
    • Malvern Hill
  • Northern Virginia Campaign
    • Second Bull Run
    • Chantilly
  • Fredericksburg
  • Chancellorsville
  • Gettysburg
  • Bristoe Campaign
    • Wapping Heights
    • Kelly's Ford
  • Mine Run
  • Wilderness
  • Spotsylvania
  • Po River
  • North Anna
  • Totopotomy
  • Cold Harbor

 

[James S.]

A great book I highly recommend - WITH OUR FACES TO THE FOE: A HISTORY OF THE 4TH MAINE INFANTRY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION by Peter Dalton - 1998 Union Publishing - 385 Pages.

 

[Legion Para]

Brief history and rosters of the 4th Maine.

https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/4th_Regiment,_Maine_Infantry

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin

Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Company A - Belfast Artillery roster

Company B - roster

Company C - roster

Company D - roster

Company E - roster

Company F - Brooks Light Infantry roster

Company G - roster

Company H - roster

Company I - roster

Company K - Belfast City Grays roster

Names for above companies from Maine State Archives

Returned as deserters and paroled prisioners

4th Maine Infantry-Discharged and deceased in 1862.

The regiment was primarily from Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties[3].

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,051 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

 

[Legion Para]

A great book I highly recommend - WITH OUR FACES TO THE FOE: A HISTORY OF THE 4TH MAINE INFANTRY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION by Peter Dalton - 1998 Union Publishing - 385 Pages.

 

[Legion Para]

For further reading.

 

[James S.]

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Thanks for adding a picture of the book. It is a great book and I highly recommend it.

James