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.

The 17th Maine Infantry Regiment lost 12 officers and 195 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 159 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. The regiment is honored by two monuments at Gettysburg.

Jun 25, 2022 · On July 3rd, the 17th Maine provided infantry support for the 9th Michigan Battery during Pickett’s Charge. The regiment suffered additional casualties from Confederate artillery fire. Lieutenant Colonel Charles B. Merrill, commander of the 17th Maine at Gettysburg, filed this after action report:

From Fredericksburg to Appomattox, from August 1862 to June 1865, the 17th Maine Infantry Regiment's raw, untrained and undisciplined recruits soon learned to be soldiers. They suffered more casualties than any Maine regiment.

Jul 28, 2006 · In the afternoon heat of July 2, 1863, a reckoning neared in the fields and woodlots south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Before the fury ended, it had engulfed tens of thousands of men, Northerners and Southerners alike. Among these Americans were members of the 17th Maine Infantry. They numbered roughly 350, and had been in a line of battle before.

Oct 7, 2024 · The 17th Regiment, Maine Infantry organized at Camp King, Cape Elizabeth, and mustered in August 18, 1862. They mustered out June 4, 1865,and were discharged at Portland, Me., June 10, 1865. [1] For more information on the history of this unit, see: The Civil War Archive section, 17th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 30 May 2012).

Of the 1371 men enrolled in the regiment, 759 were killed or died of wounds, 163 died of disease, and 31 were in Confederate Prisons. The 17th Maine Regiment sustained the heaviest battle losses of any Maine Infantry Regiment.

Records kept by the various Maine regiments during the Civil War, as well as records about these regiments. The records include, but are not limited to, clothing books, post-war addresses, enlistment papers, and muster rolls.

Oct 17, 2012 · “’It is a Wonder That More Were Not Killed’: How the 17th Maine Helped Transform a Gettysburg Wheatfield Into a Legend.” Civil War Times Illustrated (Jul 2006): pp. 38-44.

The 17th Maine Infantry served with the Army of the Potomac from Fredericksburg to Appomattox, suffering more casualties than any other Maine regiment, even though other regiments garnered more contemporary fame.