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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
The 23rd Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized at Portland, and mustered in September 29, 1862. They mustered out July 15, 1863, with expiration of term. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> | The 23rd Regiment, Maine Infantry was organized at Portland, and mustered in September 29, 1862. They mustered out July 15, 1863, with expiration of term. <ref name="cwss">National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] (accessed 4 January 2011).</ref> | ||
For more information on the history of this unit, see: | For more information on the history of this unit, see: | ||
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
List of men in 23rd Regiment Infantry at | List of men in 23rd Regiment Infantry at [http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=hdssoldiers&ti=0&F11=1040&F9=Union Ancestry.com $] | ||
Company A | Company A | ||
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