Shepley of Portland and Butler of Massachusetts both were Democrats who supported the Union and switched allegiance to Abraham Lincoln after the election. In 1963, the Army concluded that the battle group was not the answer and reorganized the infantry and airborne divisions into a quasi-regimental structure of three brigades of three infantry battalions each. The regiment was recruited as part of Brig. [1] For more information on the history of this unit, see: The Civil War Archive section, 19th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 May 2012). The 20th Maine Infantry Regiment was a volunteer regiment of the United States Army ( Union Army) during the American Civil War (1861-1865), most famous for its defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1-3, 1863. As part of the 15th Infantry Brigade, the regiment moved to its pre-embarkation staging location at Camp Mills, New York, between 23 October and 31 October 1918, but entrained while quarantined at Camp Fremont for Spanish influenza. Lt. Col. and Adjutant Edward Ilsley of Lewiston, Capt. After Germany's surrender, the 12th Infantry, along with the 4th Infantry Division, returned to the United States on 12 July 1945 and was inactivated 27 February 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina. New England division, designed for the capture of New Orleans. Elements of other units from within the 3d BCT, 4th Infantry Division made up the remainder of Task Force 1-12. 1863 Charles Webb letter to Horatio Jose, Portland, 1863 In March 2012, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4BCT, 4 ID, again deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Durant. Jose was expected to join the regiment after supplies were shipped. The regiment fought in five European campaigns through France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. The 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, to which the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry was assigned, set up base camp at Du Ting in III Corps while the rest of the 4th Division was assigned to the Central Highlands in II Corps alongside the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Division which had arrived in December 1965. The recruits and reenlisted men, augmented by unassigned infantry, as above detailed, remained in the field to form a new regiment. He had written informally in another letter to relay the same information. Awards for participation in Joint Task Force 160 include the Humanitarian Service Medal, and the Joint Meritorious Unit Award. The 2nd Battalion was based in the Pech River Valley, Kunar Province, home to the Korengal, Waygal, Shuriak, and Wata Pour Valleys. Letter about 12th Maine Regiment supplies, 1861 Copyright 2000-2023 Maine Historical Society, All Rights Reserved. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Union. 12 th Infantry Regiment (Warrior Regiment) Constituted 3 May 1861 in the Regular Army as the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry; Organized 20 October 1861 at Fort Hamilton, New York; Reorganized and redesignated 7 December 1866 as the 12th Infantry; Assigned 17 December 1917 to the 8th Division; Maine Infantry Regiment, 12th (1861-1864) X; Maine State Archives; 17 Elkins Lane, 84 SHS; Augusta, ME 04333; Maine.archives@maine.gov . The 12th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He also wrote that he hoped the Rebels, now moving into Pennsylvania, would be prevented from going further north. Pvt. Donaldsonville, La. The 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment "Warriors" of the 4th Infantry Division deployed from 29 August 1994 25 February 1995 to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in support of Joint Task Force 160 to provide refugee camp security at Camp Alpha, Camp Bravo, Camp Golf, Camp Mike, Camp Quebec, Camp Romeo, Camp Sierra, and Camp X-Ray. Field of Company K, 12th Maine Infantry Regiment in uniform and red officer's sash with sword Abstract/medium: 1 photograph : ninth-plate tintype, hand-colored ; 7.6 x 6.5 cm (case) Date: between 1861 and 1865 > This page is not available in other languages. J. Staff Interface | ArchivesSpace.org | Hosted by Lyrasis, Department of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management (US-MeSA-15), Office of the Adjutant General, 1753 - 1971-06-30, Civil War- Regimental Records, 1861 - 1865. February 12 Arrived Ship Island. About Us,