6TH MAINE VOLUNTEER INFANTRY ASSOCIATION BADGE
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VERY ATTRACTIVE 2-PART BADGE WORN BY SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE 6TH MAINE VOLUNTEERS
The 6th Maine Infantry was organized in Portland, Maine and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on July 15, 1861. The regiment was attached to W. F. Smith's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October 1861. 2nd Brigade, Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VI Corps, to February 1863. Light Division, VI Corps, to May 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, VI Corps, to August 1864. The 6th Maine Infantry mustered out of service August 15, 1864. Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 7th Maine Infantry and soon consolidated to become the 1st Maine Veteran Infantry.Colonel Hiram Burnham commanded the 6th Maine Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. It brought 439 men to the field. The regiment arrived on the Gettysburg battlefield late in the afternoon of July 2. It had made an epic 30 mile march straight through from Manchester, Maryland. They arrived just as Longstreet’s Assault failed to break the Union line, providing badly needed support to the Union left flank. The 6th Maine moved at dusk to the east slope of the northern side of Little Round Top along Taneytown Road and was held in reserve until morning. On July 3 the regiment moved in support of 5th Corps to the east slope of Big Round Top on the extreme left of the Union line. It was not engaged and suffered no casualties.
The 6th Maine Infantry was organized in Portland, Maine and mustered in for a three-year enlistment on July 15, 1861. The regiment was attached to W. F. Smith's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October 1861. 2nd Brigade, Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VI Corps, to February 1863. Light Division, VI Corps, to May 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, VI Corps, to August 1864. The 6th Maine Infantry mustered out of service August 15, 1864. Veterans and recruits were transferred to the 7th Maine Infantry and soon consolidated to become the 1st Maine Veteran Infantry.Colonel Hiram Burnham commanded the 6th Maine Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. It brought 439 men to the field. The regiment arrived on the Gettysburg battlefield late in the afternoon of July 2. It had made an epic 30 mile march straight through from Manchester, Maryland. They arrived just as Longstreet’s Assault failed to break the Union line, providing badly needed support to the Union left flank. The 6th Maine moved at dusk to the east slope of the northern side of Little Round Top along Taneytown Road and was held in reserve until morning. On July 3 the regiment moved in support of 5th Corps to the east slope of Big Round Top on the extreme left of the Union line. It was not engaged and suffered no casualties.
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Item # CWB12804
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