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. This photo (below) is of one such medal. See the history section for more about this story.
Wishing all a Happy 4th of July!
Bully for the Maine Boys!
​From the Evening Star, July 3rd, 1863 (pg 3):
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Medal of Honor, James W Brown, Co G
RECENT BLOG ENTRIES
June 10th, 1863
a Charles Gooch letter
March 15, 1863
Charles Gooch writes home to wife
A Medal Found
​The MoH of Philip Banfield
January 15th, 1863
A Charles Gooch letter to wife Julia
2018 - a Project Review
from 2005 to 2018​
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)
Friend Julia
An 1864 letter from Eben N. Higley, on board the USS Colorado in Portsmouth Harbor
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
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: 08 July 2019