. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ganized at Bangor, Mc., for three months service, and left the Slate for WillettsPoint, N. Y., May 14, 1801. Such was the enthusiasm of the moment that it was mustered into the UnitedStates service, part for two and part for three years, May 28, 1861. It moved to Washington on May30th. The first cam]) of the regiment was on Meridian Hill, near Washington, till July 1st. Thelive-longdays were spent in constant drill, drill, drill during this period. McClellan was fashi
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ganized at Bangor, Mc., for three months service, and left the Slate for WillettsPoint, N. Y., May 14, 1801. Such was the enthusiasm of the moment that it was mustered into the UnitedStates service, part for two and part for three years, May 28, 1861. It moved to Washington on May30th. The first cam]) of the regiment was on Meridian Hill, near Washington, till July 1st. Thelive-longdays were spent in constant drill, drill, drill during this period. McClellan was fashioning the new-levies into an army. The total population of the Northern States in 1860 was L21,184, New Englandspopulation was 3,135,283, or about one-seventh of the whole. New Englands troops numbered 363,162,over one-tenth of its population, practically one-seventh the total muster of forces raised in the Northduring the war, namely, 2,778,304. The New England population was distributed as follows: Maine,628,l27<); Massachusetts, 1,231,066; Vermont, 315,098; New Hampshire, 326,073; Connecticut, 460,147, and 158]. COPYRIGHT. 1911, REVIEW OF HEVIEWS CO. SECOND MAINE INFANTRY AT CAMP JAMESON, 1861 Rhode Island, 174,620. The number of troops that these States respectively furnished and the losses theyincurred were: Maine, 70,107—loss, 0,3!)8; Massachusetts. 14(5,730—loss, 13,942; Vermont, 33,288—loss,5,224; New Hampshire, 33,037—loss, 4,882; Connecticut, 55,864—loss, 5,354; and Rhode Island, 23,236—loss, 1,321. The total loss was thus 40,121. Maines contribution of more than 11 per cent, of its popu-lation took the form of two regiments of cavalry, one regiment of heavy artillery, seven batteries of lightartillery, one battalion and a company of sharpshooters, with thirty-three regiments, one battalion, andseven companies of infantry. The Second Maine fought with the Army of the Potomac until the battle ofChancellorsville, May 1 to 5, 1863. The regiment was or
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