The 32nd Maine Infantry Regiment (1864) was an infantry regiment of the Union army during the American Civil War (1861âÂÂ1865). It was organized at Augusta, Maine, as a volunteer unit between March 3 and May 6, 1864. Six companies left Maine for Washington, D.C. on April 20, 1864. The remaining four companies left Maine on May 11, 1864, and rejoined the rest of the regiment at North Anna River in Virginia on May 26, 1864. The regiment was attached to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division of the IX Corps in the Army of the Potomac, until it was absorbed by the 31st Maine Infantry Regiment on December 12, 1864.
Battles and Campaigns
- Campaign from the Rapidan Camp to the James River, Virginia (May 3âÂÂJune 15, 1864)
- Battle of the Wilderness, Locust Grove, Virginia (May 5âÂÂ7, 1864)
- Battle of the Spotsylvania Court House (May 8âÂÂ21, 1864)
- Battle of North Anna, North Anna River, Virginia (May 23âÂÂ26, 1864)
- Line of the Pamunkey, Virginia (May 26âÂÂ28, 1864)
- Battle of Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia (May 28âÂÂ31, 1864)
- Battle of Cold Harbor, Mechanicsville, Virginia (June 1âÂÂ12, 1864)
- Battle of Bethesda Church, (June 1âÂÂ3, 1864)
- Siege of Petersburg (June 16âÂÂDecember 12, 1864)
- Battle of the Crater (Burnside's Mine), Petersburg (July 30, 1864)
- First Battle of the Weldon Railroad (August 18âÂÂ21, 1864)
- Battle of Poplar Springs Church, Virginia (September 29âÂÂOctober 2, 1864)
- Battle of Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, Virginia (October 27âÂÂ28, 1864)
Total Strength and Casualties
The 32nd Regiment lost a total of 202 men during service: 4 Officers and 81 Enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, while 3 Officers and 114 Enlisted succumbed to disease.
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