3rd Regiment, Maine Infantry

Brief History
The 3rd Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized at Augusta. They were mustered in June 4, 1861, and mustered out: June 28, 1864.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 3rd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 May 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, (accessed 6 July 2012).

It organized at Augusta and mustered in June 4, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., June 5. Attached to Howard's Brigade, Heintzelman's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeastern Virginia, to August, 1861. Howard's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Sedgwick's Brigade, Heintzelman's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps: to June, 1864.

3rd Regiment, Maine Infantry timeline from organization to discharge.

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 - (also known as Bath City Grays) Company A was formed from a Bath, Maine militia unit called the Bath City Grays, which mustered into federal service on June 4, 1861.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,438 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Maine in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Maine in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Maine, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * The sword of honor : a story of the Civil War Google Books- Includes a description of activities of the 3rd Maine Infantry Regiment.


 * Howard, Oliver Otis. Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general, United States Army.(Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991)


 * Johnson, H. A. (Hannibal Augustus). The sword of honor : a story of the Civil War. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991),


 * http://thirdmaine.org/history.php The Third Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry] compiled by Craig Young.


 * Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general, United States Army Google Books - Major General Oliver Otis Howard served in the Maine Infantry 3rd Regiment and describes many activities and incidents that his regiment was involved in.


 * The sword of honor : a story of the Civil War Google Books - Includes a description of activities of the 3rd Maine Infantry Regiment.


 * Wing, Samuel B. (Samuel Brackett) The soldier's story : a personal narrative of the life, army experiences and marvelous sufferings since the war of Samuel B. Wing. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1991),.