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chamberlain
10-03-2016, 06:25 PM
The 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry!

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Want to fight with the heroes of Little Round Top and Gettysburg? Want to be under the command of a man with Commanding Skill.

Well look no further than the 20th Maine Company B!



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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 20th Maine was organized in the state of Maine and mustered into Federal service on August 29, 1862, with Col. Adelbert Ames as its commander. It was assigned to the Army of the Potomac in the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps, where it would remain until mustered out on July 16, 1865. At the time the Twentieth joined the brigade it consisted of the 16th Michigan, the 12th, 17th, and 44th New York, 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry regiments, and a Michigan company of sharpshooters.

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 the 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, and would have most likely lost the battle of Gettysburg, although there is much debate on the subject. Union morale and support for the war was wavering, due to many defeats. If the Union had lost the battle of Gettysburg the Confederate army could have possibly marched on to Washington D.C. and ended the war. The 20th Maine’s action in holding the hill has been credited with helping to turn the tide of the war.

It has been suggested that Lt. Holman S. Melcher initiated the charge, although Col. Chamberlain has been credited by most historians for ordering the desperate attack. This action is depicted in the novels The Killer Angels and Courage on Little Round Top, and was subsequently an important scene in the movie Gettysburg.


Events:


None as the game is not out yet




Ranks:



Captain
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1st Lieutenant
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2nd Lieutenant
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1st Sergeant
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Sergeant
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Corporal
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Private



Recruit






Roster:


Company Strength: 50
Officers: 3
NCOs: 4
Enlisted: 43

Officers:
Captain: Walter G. Morrill
1st Lieutenant: Cole
2nd Lieutenant: Fredric W. Lane

NCOs / Other:

Sergeant: Phillip Anthony
Sergeant: Samuel G. Crocker
Corporal: David S. Higgins
Corporal: Adrien Mortier
Enlisted:

Private: William Yates
Private: Isaiah
Private: Ian
Private: Dennis

Recruit: Wyatt Derkach
Recruit: William Flaherty
Recruit: Walter Phelps
Recruit: Prince Imrahil
Recruit: Logan Verrie
Recruit: joshua lawrence chamberlain
Recruit: jordan lambert
Recruit: John Stevens
Recruit: John
Recruit: Jake
Recruit: William Bates
Recruit: Joshua Chamberlain
Recruit: John M. Nelson
Recruit: Jimmy Jenkins
Recruit: Jeremiah Hammer
Recruit: Jayden Kim
Recruit: George Dawson
Recruit: George Dan Adams
Recruit: George B. McClellan
Recruit: Douglas Roberts
Recruit: Adelbert W. Bufford
Recruit: Jon Webster
Recruit: Rusty
Recruit: Jacob Martin
Recruit: Léopold la Pérouse
Recruit: Ambrose Taylor
Recruit: Aaron Devers
Recruit: Ethan
Recruit: Jeffrey A. Hill
Recruit: Jimmy
Recruit: Nitro
Recruit: Ulysses S Grant
Recruit: Patrik Andree Cz
Recruit: Ms. Cluckers
Recruit: Joseph H William
Recruit: George J Smith
Recruit Kedric





Contacts:



Captain Walter G. Morrill: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198138109756
2nd LieutenantFredric W Lane: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198144988716/

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See you on the battlefield!

Joshua Chamberlain
10-03-2016, 08:28 PM
Good luck me

GeneralSquirts
10-03-2016, 08:31 PM
Good luck Jeff Daniels

Joshua Chamberlain
10-03-2016, 08:49 PM
Good luck Jeff Daniels

Lol

Mississippi
10-03-2016, 08:58 PM
Welcome to the Union!

Grant97
10-06-2016, 11:50 PM
Welcome and good luck ;)

ROMANOW
10-12-2016, 11:38 AM
Good Luck

chamberlain
03-14-2017, 06:18 PM
After some time i forgot this but its updated

Jordon Brooker
03-14-2017, 06:19 PM
Best of luck!

Indianajon
05-03-2017, 07:45 PM
I'm new to the game and all in. The 20th Maine for me!

chamberlain
07-07-2017, 03:34 PM
The 20th Maine Co.B has now got 50 men half way there.

Dether
07-07-2017, 04:20 PM
as I recall the 20th maine was held in reserve during sharpsburg .. with most of the 5th corps... I guess they will not be so this time.

on a side note.. don't let Hollywood fool you.. the 20th maine at fredricksburg only lost like 4 men killed and less than 40 wounded... but the movie was good tho full of crap in a lot of ways depicting the northern side.

chamberlain
07-07-2017, 08:45 PM
that's what Hollywood does