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Honoring Those Soldiers Who Served with the 27th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Defense of Washington, 1862-1863

Welcome to the 27th Maine website!

I have now moved the entire site over to Weebly, as their editing program is much easier to use and the finished pages look to be consistent on different browsers, a problem I was having by using an html site builder. I am still not decided on which theme I prefer, but this blue/gray one will work for now.

The 27th Maine is not known for any feats in battle, as it participated in no full-scale action with the enemy, but is instead known for the controversial issuing of the Medal of Honor to all those still serving in the regiment at their time of mustering out. This photo (right) is of one such medal. See the history section for more about this story.
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Medal of Honor, James W Brown, Co G

The Road to Washington
My first blog entry, detailing the trip the 27th Maine Volunteers took after boarding the train at Portland, to their arrival in Washington, DC.
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Route of the 27th Maine
Using Google Maps (on right), I have marked the locations visited by the 27th Maine during their 9 months of service. Clicking to view the larger map will show details concerning each location.

View Route of the 27th Maine in a larger map

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Fenderson Plot in Laurel Hill, Saco
As I go online with this newly rebuilt website (March 2013), I have so far been able to identify the burial locations for 800 veterans of the 27th Maine Volunteers. Of these, I have personally visited and photographed 465 of them. There are still many "nearby" that I will be visiting this year. Unfortunately, my list will never be complete, as some graves were never given a marker, their locations forever lost to time. Some, such as the Charles Fenderson plot (in photo to the left), were recorded in association or town cemetery records, and can still be located with work.

Last Updated: 19 May 2013
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