17th Maine Infantry Regiment

17th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry
17th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry
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 Wapping Heights; Bristoe Campaign; First Battle of Auburn; Battle of Bristoe Station; Mine Run Campaign; Battle of Mine Run; Battle of the Wilderness; Battle of Spotsylvania; Battle of Cold Harbor; Siege of Petersburg; Appomattox Campaign;
Commanders
Colonel	Thomas Roberts
Lieutenant Colonel	Charles B. Merrill,
Colonel	George Warren West
Lieutenant Colonel	William Hobson
Insignia
1st Division, III Corps
3rd Division, II Corps

The 17th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was particularly noted for its service during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.

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