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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The regiment was organized at Bangor, Maine and mustered in August 21, 1862. The designation of the regiment was changed to the [[1st Regiment, Maine Heavy Artillery|1st Regiment, Maine Heavy Artillery]] on January 6, 1863.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> <br> | The regiment was organized at Bangor, Maine and mustered in August 21, 1862. The designation of the regiment was changed to the [[1st Regiment, Maine Heavy Artillery|1st Regiment, Maine Heavy Artillery]] on January 6, 1863.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> <br> | ||
For mor information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | |||
*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmeinf2.htm#18thinf 18th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 30 May 2012).<br> | |||
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=== Companies in the Regiment with the County of Origin<br> === | === Companies in the Regiment with the County of Origin<br> === | ||