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!
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. See the history section for more about this story.
ON THIS DAY: October 18th, 1862
On the morning of Saturday, the 18th, at 7:30 AM, men from the 27th Regiment, along with the Portland Band, escorted the 23rd Maine Infantry to the train station in Portland, set to leave for the seat of war. The 25th having left days earlier, the 27th was the last to leave, scheduled to march out on Monday morning. The troops got restless on this Saturday night, and set fire to their sutler's tent [see: A No-Show for Sunday Service]
RECENT BLOG ENTRIES
Decoration Day, 2021
Col. Mark F. Wentworth Camp, Sons of Veterans (Kittery, Maine)
A Few older entries:(full list HERE)
Company L of the Second Maine Cavalry
Two dozen men of the 27th Maine and their reenlistment in Dec '63
Fort Albany, Arlington Heights, VA
(Defense of Washington)
A Medal Found
The MoH of Philip Banfield
A No-Show for Sunday Service
Saturday night's alright for...torching the sutler's tent.
First Loss
The death of Joseph Porter at Camp Lincoln (7-8 Oct 1862)
Of the Age of Eighteen Years
The discharge of Millett Blaisdell of Lebanon, and of the other underage volunteers
Presented To...
The Civil War bible of Horatio Trefethen of Company G
Decoration Day, 2021
Col. Mark F. Wentworth Camp, Sons of Veterans (Kittery, Maine)
A Few older entries:(full list HERE)
Company L of the Second Maine Cavalry
Two dozen men of the 27th Maine and their reenlistment in Dec '63
Fort Albany, Arlington Heights, VA
(Defense of Washington)
A Medal Found
The MoH of Philip Banfield
A No-Show for Sunday Service
Saturday night's alright for...torching the sutler's tent.
First Loss
The death of Joseph Porter at Camp Lincoln (7-8 Oct 1862)
Of the Age of Eighteen Years
The discharge of Millett Blaisdell of Lebanon, and of the other underage volunteers
Presented To...
The Civil War bible of Horatio Trefethen of Company G
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Burial Places for the Veterans of the 27th Maine
I have made myself a handy Google map, marking the locations of nearly 890 burial places known for these soldiers. I color coded them so I know which ones (blue stars) I have visited and photographed so far. |
Route of the 27th Maine
Using Google Maps (above), 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. |
Last Updated: 23 Oct 2021