17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment

17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Active	August 18, 1862, to June 10, 1865
Country	United States
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Infantry
Engagements	Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Appomattox Campaign

The 17th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was mustered in at Cape Elizabeth, Maine, for three years' service on August 18, 1862, and was mustered out on June 10, 1865. Recruits still liable to serve were transferred to 1st Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment.

The 17th Maine enrolled 1,371 men during its existence. It lost 12 officers and 116 enlisted men killed in action or died of wounds received in battle and an additional 4 officers and 159 enlisted men died of disease. 31 men died in Confederate prisons. Total fatalities for the regiment were 370.

Jordan Jr, William B. Red Diamond Regiment: The 17th Maine Infantry, 1862-1865 c1996

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