Good Evening (where I am),
I was curious if any of you folks had some information about a fella named Private George Marceau who served in Co. F of the 7th Maine Regiment. I have found some regimental history but it is mostly just an overview of where they served. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
The 7th Maine are shown having 13 killed, 40 wounded at Antietam. He 's not listed among them. He died about a month following the battle
George C. Marcean
Residence
Skowhegan ME; 22 years old.
Enlisted on 1/23/1862 as a Private.
On 1/23/1862 he mustered into "F" Co.
ME 7th Infantry
He died on 10/12/1862
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine
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MAINE
SEVENTH INFANTRY
(Three Years)
Seventh Infantry.--Col., Edwin C. Mason; Lieut.-Cols.,
Thomas H. Marshall, Selden Connor, Thomas W. Hyde; Majs.,
Thomas W. Hyde, James P. Jones (known in the army as the
"fighting Quaker"), Stephen G. Fletcher. This regiment was
raised irrespective of divisional limits, and was organized at
Augusta, Aug. 21, 1861, to serve three years. It left the
state Aug 23, 1861 and arrived in Baltimore on the 25th. It
remained here until Oct. 25, when it was moved to Washington.
Nov. 7th, it crossed the Potomac into Virginia and went into
camp near Lewinsville, Fairfax county, where it remained until
March 10, 1862, engaged in picket duty, scouting and drilling.
Sickness and death had been prevalent in its ranks, and Co. F
became so reduced in numbers it was disbanded, a new company
raised by Capt. Fletcher of Skowhegan, being mustered into
service Jan. 23, 1862, in its place. March 23, 1862, the
regiment embarked for Fortress Monroe, preparatory to the
Peninsular campaign. It was at this time in the 3d brigade,
2nd division, 6th provisional corps, the division being under
the command of Gen. Smith. On April 4, 1862, it joined in the
advance on Richmond, and led the advance on the Yorktown line
of defenses on April 5. The next day it was under the fire of
Fort Lee on Warwick creek, and afterwards participated in the
siege of Yorktown, holding a position near Dam No. 3, "the key
of the line", until the enemy evacuated. For its gallantry at
the battle of Williamsburg, the 7th received the personal
thanks of Gen. McClellan. On May 24, it won more glory at the
first battle at Mechanicsville and during June it was almost
daily engaged with the enemy, who tried to shell it from its
position on the left bank of the Chickahominy. On the
withdrawal of the army from Richmond, the 7th participated in
the battles of Savage Station, White Oak Swamp and Malvern
Hill. In the autumn it joined in the Maryland campaign, took
part in the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, losing at
the latter battle, 11 officers and 100 enlisted men out of 15
officers and 166 enlisted men present. In Oct., 1862, it
became so reduced in numbers it was sent to Portland, Me., to
recruit, and on Jan. 21, 1863, it left Portland with a
battalion of five companies filled by consolidation and
rejoined its old command, 3d brigade, 2nd division, 6th corps,
at White Oak Church, Va. May 2, 1863, it was in the storming
party which carried the enemy's works on Cemetery and Marye's
Heights near Fredericksburg, and engaged the enemy on the 4th
in a desperate struggle near Chancellorsville. On May 23, Co.
F under Capt. Fletcher, having been reorganized at Portland,
rejoined the battalion. It participated in the Pennsylvania
campaign, taking part in the battles of Rappahannock Station,
Locust Grove, Mine Run and numerous skirmishes. The following
year it was with Grant in the relentless advance on Richmond,
and was engaged in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania
Court House, Cold Harbor, and the attacks on the Weldon
railroad. July 11, 1864, the regiment returned to Washington,
and assisted in the defeat of the enemy on its nearest approach
to the capital. On the 13th, it marched up the Potomac,
through Snicker's gap to the Shenandoah, and was back in
Washington on the 23d. On the 26th, it again started up the
Potomac, crossed at Harper's Ferry on the 29th, and marched to
the vicinity of Charlestown, where it remained until its
original term of service expired on Aug. 21, 1864, when it
returned to Maine and was mustered out of service Sept. 5, at
Augusta. The reenlisted men and recruits of the regiment were
consolidated with battalions of the 5th and 6th regiments to
form the 1st veteran infantry in Sept., 1864.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 1
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Antietam after battle report:
Report of Maj. Thomas W. Hyde, Seventh Maine Infantry, of the
battle of Antietam.
HDQRS. SEVENTH MAINE VOLS., SECOND DIVISION,
Near Sharpsburg, Md., September 19, 1862.
SIR: I have the honor to report that on the 17th instant, about 5 o'clock p.
m., I was ordered by Col. Irwin, commanding the Third Brigade of this
division, to send a company to dislodge some of the enemy, who were
annoying one of our batteries. Hardly was the company detached from the
regiment when Col. Irwin rode along and exclaimed in near these words:
"That is not enough, sir; go yourself; take your regiment and drive them
from those trees and buildings." I asked him to repeat his order and point
out the ground again. He did so, quite emphatically, in near the same words,
and added with an oath, "Those are your orders, sir." He repeated the order
several times.
I took the regiment in front of the skirmishers of the brigade next on our
left, formed them behind a fence, sent out my skirmishers, who drove the
rebel skirmishers in fine style from the edge of the corn-field and the hollow
lying on this side of the timber I was ordered to clear. I ordered the
battalion forward, and as they opened fire on us from front and left flank I
ordered a charge. With fixed bayonets the men dashed forward in line with a
cheer, advancing nearly a quarter of a mile at the double-quick. The body of
the enemy in the orchard to our left being flanked, broke and ran. Those
directly in front, behind haystacks and outbuildings, also broke, and their
colors having fallen, we dashed on up the hill to secure them, when a rebel
regiment rose suddenly from behind a stone wall on our right, poured in a
volley, and at the same time I saw them double-quicking around to the left
to cut off our retreat. Those in front, seeing our small numbers, had rallied.
Looking back and seeing no support, to escape being surrounded I
marched the regiment by the left flank, formed them on a crest in the
orchard, poured a volley into those who were endeavoring to cut off our
retreat, and faced those in front. Here we received a severe fire from three
directions, and the enemy advanced in force. I saw four battle-flags. A
battery opened on us with grape. Here we met a heavy loss, but were
shielded some by the trees of the orchard. Having disposed of most of our
cartridges, we retreated through the orchard, gave them another volley as
they attempted to follow, which drove them back, and, closing up on the
colors, I marched the regiment back in good order to their old position on
the left of the Third Brigade.
The affair lasted perhaps thirty minutes. The color-sergeant was killed, and
all the guard shot but one, who brought off our flag riddled with balls.
Fifteen officers and 166 men went into the fight, and our loss was as
follows: Enlisted men known to be killed, 12; wounded and brought off, 60;
fate still unknown, 16. Lieuts. Brown and Goodwin and Sergeant-Maj.
Parsons, killed; Capts. Jones, Cochrane, and Cook and Adjutant Haskell,
wounded and missing; Lieuts. Shorey, Benson, and Emery, wounded.
But one officer, Lieut. Nickerson, escaped untouched in clothes or
person, and but very few men. Capt. Channing and Lieut. Webber
had each three bullets through their clothes. The adjutant and myself both
had our horses shot under us.
The troops of the enemy engaged were the Seventh Georgia, First Texas,
Second Mississippi Battalion, and a fragment of a Louisiana regiment. Their
loss I find, on visiting the field, to be much heavier than ours.
I drove the enemy from the trees and buildings Col. Irwin ordered me to
clear, but for want of support was unable either to push on after his line was
pierced or to hold the position that was gained.
I cannot make exception for special mention. Where all behaved so nobly,
and obeyed orders so readily, distinction would be invidious.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
THOMAS W. HYDE,
Maj., Commanding Seventh Maine Volunteers.
Maj. CHARLES MUNDEE,
Assistant Adjutant-Gen.
Source: Official Records: Series I. Vol. 19. Part I, Reports. Serial No. 27
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