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James W. Holland
03-11-2017, 05:05 AM
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Regimental History
The 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a regiment of the United States Army during the American Civil War, most famous for its defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1863. The 133rd Engineer Battalion carries on the lineage and traditions of the 20th Maine. Prior to their notable actions at Gettysburg, the regiment was held in reserve at Antietam, was among those forced to remain overnight within sight of the Confederate lines at Fredericksburg, forcing the regiment's Lt. Col. Joshua Chamberlain to shield himself with a dead man. The unit was unable to participate in the Battle of Chancellorsville due to a quarantine prompted by a tainted smallpox vaccine that had been issued to the unit's soldiers. On May 20, 1863, Colonel Ames was promoted and was succeeded as colonel of the regiment by Joshua Chamberlain, who had been offered and declined leadership of the unit at the time it was formed.
The most notable battle was the regiment's decisive role on July 2, 1863, in the Battle of Gettysburg, where it was stationed on Little Round Top at the extreme left of the Union line. When the regiment came under heavy attack from the Confederate 15th and 47th Alabama regiments (part of the division led by Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood), the 20th Maine ran low on ammunition after one and a half hours of continuous fighting; it responded to the sight of rebel infantry forming again for yet another push at them by charging downhill with fixed bayonets, surprising and scattering the Confederates, thus ending the attack on the hill. The 20th Maine and the adjacent 83rd Pennsylvania together captured many men from both Alabama regiments (including Lt. Col. Michael Bulger, commander of the 47th), as well as several other men of the 4th Alabama and 4th and 5th Texas regiments of the same division. Had the 20th Maine retreated from the hill, the entire Union line would have been flanked, endangering other Union regiments in the vicinity.




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If you are wanting to join the 20th Maine(CO.G)

Do you have Teamspeak:
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Add one of the Steam Group Administrators or Moderators. Or just post a thread Saying you want to join and link us your Steam.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/20htmainecompanyg#members

Regimental Staff Contact List

5590 Captain: James W. Holland
Steam:http://steamcommunity.com/id/Holland20thMaine/

5591 1st Lieutenant: Richard Hamilton
Steam:http://steamcommunity.com/groups/20htmainecompanyg#members

5592 2nd Lieutenant: Dick T. Coach
Steam:http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198082286024

5593 Sergeant Major: Takeo
Steam:http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198139408531

5594 Sergeant: Rick Alherm
Steam:http://steamcommunity.com/id/DBONPC

5595 Corporal: Thomas H. Holland
Steam:http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198086058679/


And if you want to join are TeamSpeak
IP: 158.69.106.41:10404

We are planning to Start Events when War of Rights is released.
But if we get enough people that have the game well do some events before it is released.
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Roster


----------Officers---------
Captain - James W. Holland
1st Lieutenant - Richard Hamilton
2nd Lieutenant - Kilergot
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Sergeant Major - Dick T. Coach
Company Sergeant - Takeo
Sergeant - Rick Alherm
Corporal - Thomas H. Holland
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Ranks
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Musician
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Sergeant
First Sergeant
Company Sergeant
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Joshua Chamberlain
03-11-2017, 06:02 AM
gud luck

michaelsmithern
03-11-2017, 06:04 AM
Good Luck....Just remember though without the 1st Minnesota, the 20th Maine wouldn't have time to setup to defend said hill

James W. Holland
03-11-2017, 06:44 AM
Thank you, Sir

Saris
03-11-2017, 07:56 AM
Good luck! we might meet each other on the battlefield And the mods are quite picky about people double posting, if you want to say something, try to put it all in the same post.

Jordon Brooker
03-11-2017, 10:34 AM
Good luck guys. Carry the flag proudly.

chamberlain
03-14-2017, 07:25 PM
Good Luck Fellow 20th Mainers,Also you might want to fix your ranks the highest Officer rank of a company is Captain and the highest NCO rank is First Sergeant.

Captain,Walter G. Morrill

Fredric_W_Lane
03-15-2017, 05:14 PM
Good Luck Fellow 20th Mainers

Hoping to see you guys on the battlefield with us