2nd Regiment, Maine Infantry
United States 
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Brief History
The 2nd Regiment, Maine Infantry mustered in May 28, 1861 and organized at Bangor. It mustered out June 9, 1863. The length of its service was 2 years. It organized at Bangor for three months' service.[1]
Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
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.
Company A - Bangor Light Infantry
Company B - Castine Light Infantry
Company C - Brewer Artillery
Company D - Milo Artillery
Company E - Bangor Company
Company F - Bangor Company
Company G - Bangor Tigers
Company H - Gymnasium Company
Company I - Grattan Guards
Company K - Old Town Company
Above Company names from Department of the Secretary of State Maine Archives
Other Sources
Books
- Mundy, James H. Second to None: the Story of the 2d Maine Volunteer Infantry "The Bangor Regiment." (Scarborough, Maine : Harp Publications, c1992). 280 pages.FHL 974.1 M2mu
Web Sites
- Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Maine in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).
- National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.
- Maine in the Civil War describes many Confederate and Union sources, specifically for Maine, and how to find them.. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
- United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.
References
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 November 2010).