This article is about the Civil War regiment. For the 1979 board wargame simulating this regiment's most famous battle, see The 20th Maine.
20th Maine Infantry Regiment
Flag of the 20th Maine
Active
August 29, 1862 – July 16, 1865
Country
United States
Allegiance
Union/Federal/North
Branch
Infantry
Type
Regiment
Engagements
American Civil War (1861–1865)
Antietam (1862)
Fredericksburg (1862)
Chancellorsville (1863)
Gettysburg (1863)
Spotsylvania Court House (1864)
Petersburg (1864–1865)
Five Forks (1865)
Appomattox (1865)
Commanders
Notable commanders
BG. Adelbert Ames
BG. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
LTC. Ellis Spear
Military unit
Maine U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861–1865
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The 20th Maine Infantry Regiment was a volunteer regiment of the United States Army (Union Army) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), most famous for its defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1–3, 1863. The 133rd Engineer Battalion of the Maine Army National Guard and the United States Army today carries on the lineage and traditions of the 20th Maine.
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