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Maine 16th Volunteer Infantry, Company E (Union)

14/08/1862

Organized - Maine 16th Volunteer Infantry, Company E - Maine

13/12/1862

Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Fredericksburg

In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE

01/07/1863

Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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Gettysburg

In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE

31/05/1865

Mustered Out - Maine 16th Volunteer Infantry, Company E - Maine


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