20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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American Civil War military unit Union Army regiment infantry regiment

The 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War, famed for its pivotal bayonet charge and staunch defense of the Union left flank at the Battle of Gettysburg under Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment canonical	7
20th Maine Infantry Regiment	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War military unit ⓘ Union Army regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance	Union ⓘ
approximateStrengthAtGettysburg	about 386 men ⓘ
armyAssignment	Army of the Potomac ⓘ
armyCommanderAtGettysburg	George G. Meade ⓘ
branch	Union Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
brigadeAssignment	3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps ⓘ
casualtiesAtGettysburg	over 30 percent of engaged strength ⓘ
commanderAtGettysburg	Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ⓘ surface form: Joshua L. Chamberlain
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
corpsAssignment	V Corps (United States) ⓘ surface form: V Corps
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dayOfKeyGettysburgAction	1863-07-02 ⓘ
diedOfDiseaseApproximate	over 180 men ⓘ
disbandedAt	Portland, Maine ⓘ
distinction	credited with helping save the Union left flank at Gettysburg ⓘ
divisionAssignment	1st Division, V Corps ⓘ
engagement	Appomattox Campaign ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ Battle of Cold Harbor ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
higherCommanderAtGettysburg	Strong Vincent ⓘ
honor	Joshua L. Chamberlain received the Medal of Honor for actions at Gettysburg ⓘ
killedAndDiedOfWoundsApproximate	about 150 men ⓘ
legacy	symbol of Union valor at Gettysburg ⓘ
locationOfFamousAction	Little Round Top ⓘ
musteredIntoService	1862 ⓘ
musteredOutOfService	1865 ⓘ
notableCommander	Adelbert Ames ⓘ Ellis Spear ⓘ Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ⓘ surface form: Joshua L. Chamberlain
notableMember	Ellis Spear ⓘ Holman S. Melcher ⓘ Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ⓘ surface form: Joshua L. Chamberlain
organizedAt	Portland, Maine ⓘ
portrayedIn	Gettysburg (1993 film) ⓘ surface form: film "Gettysburg" The Killer Angels ⓘ surface form: novel "The Killer Angels"
roleAtGettysburg	defense of the Union left flank on Little Round Top ⓘ
serviceEndDate	1865-07-16 ⓘ
serviceEntryDate	1862-08-29 ⓘ
size	regiment ⓘ
stateOfOrigin	Maine ⓘ
tacticalActionAtGettysburg	bayonet charge on Little Round Top ⓘ
totalEnlistmentsApproximate	about 1,600 men ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Little Round Top (nearby) → defendedBy → 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ

subject surface form: Little Round Top

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → subordinateUnit → 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ

this entity surface form: 20th Maine Infantry Regiment

20th Maine Infantry monument → commemorates → 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ

20th Maine Infantry monument → regimentCommemorated → 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain → unit → 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain → commanded → 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ

Little Round Top → defendedByUnit → 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ

Big Round Top → associatedWithMilitaryUnit → 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ