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Captain Albert Maxfield entered service as private in Co. C; promoted to Commissary Sergeant of the regiment, Jan. 3, 1863 ; reënlisted Feb. 29. 1864 ; promoted to Sergeant-Major, March 1, 1864 ; to Second Lieutenant of Co. D, May 10, 1864; to First Lieutenant of Co. D. July 18, 1864 : to Captain of Co. H. Dec. 17. 1864. Lieutenant Maxfield commanded Co. D from June 2, 1864, to July 28, 1864, and from Ang. 29, 1864, to Dec. 21, 1864.
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Slightly wounded at Newmarket Road, Va., Oct 7, 1864. Com- manded the regiment from Nov. 2, 1864, until after the presiden- tial election, the Eleventh being one of the regiments selected by Major-General Benjamin F. Butler to assist in keeping the peace in New York City during the election. In the campaign in pur- suit of Lee's army from Petersburg to Appomattox, there being but one field officer on duty with the regiment, he was assigned to the command of the left wing ; taken prisoner at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865, went to Annapolis, Md., until declared ex- changed, May 1, 1865, when he returned to the regiment ; was a member of a Court Martial at Headquarters, 1st Division, 24th Army Corps, while at Chapin's Farm; also member of a Court Martial at the Camp of the 20th New York State Militia in the summer of 1865. When the regiment was ordered to the North- eastern District of Virginia, assigned to command the Sub-Dis- trict of Essex, comprising the counties of Essex, Middlesex, King and Queen, Richmond, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Northum- berland, with headquarters at Tappahannock, in the County of Essox, where he remained until ordered to be mustered out.
Lieutenant Nelson T. Smith entored service as First Lieuten- ant ; resigned while the regiment was at Harrison's Landing, Va.
Lieutenant Benjamin F. Dunbar entered service as Sergeant in Co. F; slightly wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862; commanded the pioneers that destroyed the railroad bridge across the Chickahominy the night of June 28, 1862 ; promoted to Second Lieutenant of Co. II, Nov. 1, 1862 ; to First Lieuten- ant of Co. H, May 1, 1863. Commanded Co. HI from Feb. 12, 1864, to April 27, 1861, while Captain Lawrence was on furlough with the veterans, and from Aug. 17, 1864, to Nov. 2, 1864, when he left for Maine to be mustered cut. Died at Richmond, Me.
Lieutenant Charles H. Scott, at the breaking out of the war, was a member of the Portland Light Infantry, having been a member for many years. He entered service as Corporal in Co. A, Ist Me. Infantry, May 3, 1861, and was discharged with that regiment, Aug. 5, 1861 ; reenlisted in Co. F, of the Eleventh, as Sergeant ; promoted to First Sergeant, Oct. 27, 1863 ; reenlisted Jan. 15, 1864 ; promoted to Second Lieutenant of Co. F, Dec. 18, 1864 ; to First Lieutenant of Co. II, May 1 1865. Lieutenant Scott was many times in command of his company. When the
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regiment was ordered to the Northeastern District of Virginia he was assigned to duty as Provost Marshal and Assistant Superin- tendent of Freedmen for Essex, and King and Queen Counties, with headquarters at Tappahannock. After the war, appointed Superintendent of the National Cemetery at Louisville, Ky., but his eyesight failing, he returned to Portland, Me. He was totally blind for many years prior to his death.
Lieutenant Charles A. Fuller entered service as Second Lieuten- ant; was on recruiting service in Maine from January, 1862, to the latter part of March, 1862, and rejoined the regiment. at Camp Winfield Scott in front of Yorktown, Va., and was the only officer with the company from Yorktown to Harrison's Landing, where he was taken sick and resigned.
Captain James M. Thompson entered service as private in Co. I, 1st Me. Infantry, May 3, 1861, and was mustered out, Aug. 5, 1861 ; reënlisted as private in Co. H, of the Eleventh ; promoted to Sergeant, Dec. 26, 1861; to First Sergeant, Sept. 19, 1862 ; to Second Lieutenant, May 1, 1863 ; severely wounded in thigh at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864 ; commissioned First Lieu- tenant of Co. I, but not mustered, and was mustered out at the expiration of his term of service. After leaving the Eleventh he again entered service, March 17, 1865, as Captain of the 18th unassigned company of infantry, which was assigned as Co. I. 12th Me. Infantry, and was mustered out with that regiment at Savannah, Ga., March 17, 1866.
Lieutenant Jerome B. Ireland entered service as private in Co. B ; promoted to Corporal, Nov. 1, 1863 ; wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864 ; promoted to Second Lieutenant of Co. H, Jan. 13, 1865 ; mortally wounded on the picket line at Hatcher's Run, Va., April 1, 1865. Died of wounds at Point of Rocks, Va.
Lieutenant Josiah F. Keene entered service as private in Co. D ; promoted to Corporal, May 16, 1862, he acted as orderly to Colonel HI. M. Plaisted at the Battle of White Oak Swamp, Va., June 30, 1862, and several times volunteered to advance beyond the skirmish line to a point where he could observe any attempt on the part of the enemy to cross the swamp, and for his coolness and services during the battle he was highly complimented by Colonel Plaisted ; taken prisoner in Matthews County, Va., Nov. 24, 1862 ; was paroled from Libby Prison and exchanged ; reën-
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listed Jan. 18, 1864 ; wounded severely in left shoulder at Deep Bottom, Va., Aug. 14, 1864; promoted to Sergeant, Sept. 16, 1864 ; to First Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1865, and to Second Lieutenant of Co. II, May 25, 1865. When the regiment was ordered to the Northeastern District of Virginia, he was assigned to duty as Provost Marshal and Assistant Superintendent of Freedmen for Middlesex County, Va., with headquarters at Urbana, which position he held until ordered to be mustered out.
First Sergeant Ezra W. Gould entered service as First Sergeant, when the non-commissioned officers were rearranged by Captain Nash, Dec. 26, 1861, was made Sergeant, which rank he held until discharged.
First Sergeant Nathan J. Gould entered service as Sergeant ; promoted to First Sergeant, May 1, 1863 ; slightly wounded at Drury's Bluff, Va., May 14, 1864 ; severely wounded in right side at Newmarket Road, Va., Oct. 7, 1864, while commanding a por- tion of the skirmish line, thrown out to check the rebel advance on our left flank ; commissioned Second Lieutenant, June 15, 1864, but not mustered.
First Sergeant Seth A. Ramsdell entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 26, 1861 ; to Sergeant, Sept. 19, 1862 ; reenlisted Jan. 16, 1864 ; wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1864 ; promoted to First Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1865 ; commissioned Second Lieutenant of Co. D, but not mustered. Died at Cumberland, Me.
Sergeant William F. Haskell entered service as Sergeant. When the non-commissioned officers were rearranged by Captain Nash, Dec. 26, 1861, he was made private. He reenlisted, Jan. 16, 1864.
Sergeant George E. Morrell entered service as Sergeant. When the non-commissioned officers were rearranged by Captain Nash, Dec. 26, 1861, he was made private ; promoted to Corporal, Sept. 19, 1862.
Sergeant Joseph Harris entered service as Sergeant; the rear- rangement of the non-commissioned officers by Captain Nash made him a private ; promoted to Sergeant, Sept. 19, 1862.
Sergeant George W. Smith entered service as Corporal ; pro- moted to Sergeant, Dec. 26, 1861. After leaving the Eleventh he
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reënlisted in the 35th New Jersey Infantry (Zouaves), September, 1864; wounded in leg at Kingston, N. C., March, 1865.
Sergeant Albert L. Rankin entered service as Corporal ; the rearrangement of the non-commissioned officers made him a pri- vate ; promoted to Sergeant, Sept. 19, 1862. He was noted as a sharpshooter and scout. Died at Brownville, Me.
Sergeant William H. Girrell entered service as Corporal ; pro- moted to Sergeant, May 1, 1864.
Sergeant Charles H. Cummings entered service as private ; reenlisted Jan. 16, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1864 ; severely wounded in right hip (" ball still in his hip") at New- market Road, Va., Oct. 7, 1864 ; promoted to Sergeant, Dec. 1; 1864.
Sergeant Nathan J. Dumphey entered service as private ; reën- listed Jan. 4, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 1, 1864; to Ser- geant, Jan. 1, 1865.
Sergeant James Lawrence entered service as private ; wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 1, 1864 ; to Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1865 ; discharged June 26, 1865, for promotion to Second Lieutenant in Co. C, 6th U. S. Volunteers, and served with that regiment until Sept. 30, 1865, when he was mustered out at Wilmington, N. C.
Sergeant Isaac W. Wardwell entered service as private ; wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, Jan. 1, 1865 ; to Sergeant, July 1, 1865.
Sergeant Joseph F. Stevens entered service as private ; reën- listed Jan. 4, 1864 ; wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, Jan. 1, 1865 ; to Sergeant, July 13, 1865.
Corporal Silas Howard entered service as Corporal, and by the rearrangement of the non-commissioned officers by Captain Nash, Dec. 26, 1861, was made private.
Major Daniel M. Dill entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 26, 1861 ; taken prisoner at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862, and confined in Libby Prison, in prison at Salisbury, N. C., and at Belle Isle in the James River opposite Richmond ; exchanged Sept. 15, 1862. He was promoted to Captain in the 6th Regiment, U. S. Volunteers, Sept. 1, 1863 ; to Major of U. S. Volunteers by brevet, March 13, 1805 ; mustered out at Wilming-
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ton, N. C., Sept. 20, 1865. After leaving service he studied med- icine, and graduated at Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1867. Dr. Dill was coroner in Essex County, N. J., from 1878 to 1881, and was appointed Examining Surgeon for Pensions, Aug. 16, 1889.
Corporal Augustus T. Thompson entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Sept. 19, 1862; on recruiting service in Maine from Aug. 15, 1863, to July 10, 1864.
Corporal Charles Bodge entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Sept. 19, 1862 ; returned to ranks at his own request ; reenlisted Jan. 16, 1864 ; again promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1864.
Corporal John S. Fogg entered service as private, and pro- moted to Corporal, Sept. 19, 1862. After leaving the Eleventh he reënlisted, March 1, 1865, as First Sergeant of the 18th unas- signed Co. of Me. Infantry Vols., which was assigned as Co. I, 12th Me. Infantry ; mustered out with that regiment, March 17, 1866.
Corporal John Lary, Jr., entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 1, 1862 ; served on the Color Guard from January, 1863, to the end of his term of service.
Corporal John F. Wedgewood entered service as private ; reën- listed Jan. 16, 1864; promoted to Corporal, Dec. 1, 1864, and returned to ranks, Dec. 16, 1865. Died at Princeton, Mille Lacs Co., Minn.
Corporal Benjamin F. Dumphey entered service as private ; reënlisted Jan. 4, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, Jan. 1, 1865.
Corporal Samuel R. Baker entered service in the 17th U. S. Infantry, and served three years ; reenlisted as private in Co. H ; promoted to Corporal ; returned to ranks at his own request.
Corporal William H. Lord entered service in Co. A, 1st Bat- talion, 17th U. S. Infantry, Aug. 8, 1861 ; mustered out at Peters- burg, Va., Aug. 7, 1864; reënlisted in Co. H; promoted to Corporal ; returned to ranks at his own request.
Corporal William Emerson entered service as private ; reënlisted Jan. 4, 1864; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865 ; returned to ranks at his own request, Sept. 1, 1865.
Corporal Matthew R. Ilolt entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, May 1, 1865, and reduced to ranks, June 23, 1865, by order from regimental headquarters.
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Corporal Lendell R. Newell entered service as private ; pro- moted to Corporal, May 1, 1865.
Corporal Hazen B. Elliott entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1865.
Corporal Alpha Buker entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, July 1, 1865.
Corporal Melville Ricker entered service as private ; reenlisted Jan. 16, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, July 13, 1865. Served as Mounted Orderly at brigade headquarters in the campaign of 1864.
Corporal Daniel Donovan entered service as private ; promoted to Corporal, Sept. 1, 1865.
Musician John E. McKenney entered service as private ; appointed Musician, Jan. 1, 1863. After leaving the Eleventh he reenlisted in the 16th U. S. Infantry and died in service.
Wagoner John T. Milton entered service as private ; appointed Wagoner, Jan. 1, 1865.
Berry, Matthew S., served in the Peninsula campaign in the Pioneer Corps, under Sergeant Dunbar, which repaired and after- wards destroyed the railroad bridge over the Chickahominy River. He was detached in the Sth New York Battery, July 15, 1862 ; reenlisted in the 8th New York Battery in November, 1863 ; mus- tered out at New York City, July 10, 1865.
Briggs, Ellis A., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1864 ; taken prisoner at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864 ; died on flag of truce boat between Richmond; Va., and Annapolis, Md.
Buck, Freeman IL., died at Vanceboro, Me.
Clay, Abijah N., after leaving the Eleventh, reenlisted in Co. B, 4th Me. Infantry, Aug. 24, 1863 ; transferred to Co. B, 19th Me. Infantry, July, 1863. Killed in action at Ream's Station, Va., Ang. 26, 1864.
Coffren, George F., wounded at Newmarket Road, Va., Oct. 7, 1864.
Coffren, Seba F., after leaving the Eleventh, reenlisted in Co. B. 3d Me. Infantry, Sept. 28, 1863 ; promoted to Corporal ; wounded and taken prisoner at the Wilderness, May 5, 1864 ; died of wounds, July 11, 1864, in the hands of the enemy af Lynchburg. Va. (His death not being known, he was reported as transferred to Co. B, 17th Me., and again to Co. B, Ist Me. H. A.)
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Cross, Ruben IL., entered service as private ; appointed Musi- cian, Feb. 11, 1862, and discharged for disability, Dec. 31, 1862 ; reënlisted in same company, March 24, 1864. Killed in action at Newmarket Road, Va., Oct. 7, 1864.
Dill, William H., wounded and taken prisoner at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ; in prison with his brother, D. M. Dill, until Sept. 15, 1862. Died at Annapolis, Md.
Dumphey, James E., severely wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1861. After leaving the Eleventh, reënlisted as Corporal in Co. B, Sth U. S. Veteran Infantry Volunteers, " Han- cock's Corps," March 27, 1865, and was mustered out April 2, 1866.
Freeborn, Frank K., served as Orderly at Regimental, Brigade, and Division Headquarters.
Gould, Edward, after leaving the Eleventh, reenlisted in Co. G, 16th Me. Infantry, Dec. 22, 1863 ; killed in action at Spottsyl- vania, Va., May 10, 1864.
Gower, Francis S., after leaving the Eleventh, reenlisted in Co. K, 12th Me. Infantry, March 7, 1865; mustered out with that regiment at Savannah, Ga., March 17, 1866.
Gray, Richard, before entering the Eleventh, served in Co. D, 3d Vermont Infantry, from July 9, 1861, to July 27, 1864; wounded at Spottsylvania, Va., May 12, 1864; while in the Eleventh, wounded at Hatcher's Run, Va., March 31, 1865, while acting as Volunteer Sharpshooter.
Green, William, wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864.
Howard, Albert, served in the Peninsula campaign in the Pioneer Corps, under Sergeant Dunbar, which repaired and after- wards destroyed the railroad bridge over the Chickahominy River.
Hurd, Moses F., discharged for disability, Aug. 3, 1862 ; reën- listed in same company, Oct. 1, 1864.
Johnson, George O., reenlisted Jan. 16, 1864. Died at Corinth, Me.
Jones, Albert F., died at Washington, D. C.
Jones, Benjamin, mortally wounded at Hatcher's Run, Va., May 31, 1804.
Joss, Joel H. B., died at Mt. Vernon, Me.
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Livermore, Llewellyn J., wounded at Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 17, 1864.
Marsh, James, (real name, Henry Ashton, ) served as one of the Mounted Patrol, while at Fernandina, Fla., and in the spring campaign of 1863 as Brigade Sharpshooter under Lieutenant Payue. Died at the National Military Home for disabled voluu- teer soldiers.
Marshall, Charles E., wounded at Deep Run, Va., Ang. 16, 1864; in the campaign of 1865, Brigade Sharpshooter under Lieutenant Payne.
McCloud, Malcolm, died at Charlottetown, Prince Edward's Island.
McPherson, Thomas, the Blacksmith, cooked for the Co. in the Peninsula campaign and until the regiment arrived at Fernandina, Fla., where he was detailed as Post Blacksmith ; in the winter of 1863-64 he was employed in the boat yard on Morris Island, S. C. ; he reenlisted Jan. 4, 1864, and the following spring was detailed as Chief Blacksmith at Division Headquarters, where he served until after the surrender of Lee's army; he afterwards served as Regimental Blacksmith, and in charge of horses and mules at Tappahannock, Va., until mustered out. Died at Med- ford, Me.
Meader, Joseph, wounded at Strawberry Plains, Va., July 26, 1864 ; killed in action at Newmarket Road, Va., Oct. 7, 1864.
Moody, George P., wounded at Deep Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864.
O'Brien, William, taken prisoner at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Post, Dennis, reported himself a deserter from the Navy, and claimed the pardon offered by the President's proclamation, March 11, 1865 ; wounded in head and back by a falling tree while on duty at Hatcher's Run, Va., March 31, 1865.
Potter, William, (name, William Pratt,) before entering the Eleventh, served in the 3d unattached company of Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, and in the U. S. Navy.
Prescott, Henry G., wounded at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Prescott, Simon, discharged for disability, July 14. 1862 ; reën- listed in same company, Doc. 30, 1863 : mustered out May 15, 1865.
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Quirk, John, an assumed name for John D. Quinn. A good soldier.
Rogers, Charles B., taken prisoner at Savage Station, Va., June 29, 1862 ; reenlisted Jan. 16, 1864; wounded at Newmarket Road, Va., Oct. 7, 1864. Arm amputated.
Rogers, John, assumed name of William B. Young.
Stetson, Benjamin F., after leaving the Eleventh, reënlisted in Co. I, 1st Me. Veteran Infantry, June 21, 1864 ; mustered out with that regiment, June 28, 1865.
Stevens, Levi, died at Corinth, Me.
Towle, Seth W., taken prisoner at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862 ; exchanged, discharged, and died at Baltimore, Md., ou his way home.
Trepanier, Louis, taken prisoner at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
Whitney, George II., wounded at Deep Run, Va., Ang. 16, 1864 ; transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, April 1, 1865.
Winslow, Edward, assumed name for George E. Richardson, before entering the Eleventh served in the 3d unattached com- pany of Massachusetts Heavy Artillery and in the U. S. Navy.
Wyman, Charles E., detached on Western gunboats, Feb. 17, 1862 ; served in the Mississippi squadron-on the Carondelet when she ran the blockade at Island No. 10, also at the taking of Memphis, Teno., and in the engagement on the Yazoo River when the Carondelet was destroyed ; discharged by order of the Secretary of War, Jan. 31, 1863. After being discharged, reën- listed under the name of Charles HI. Wyman in Co. G, Sth Me. Infantry, Nov. 16, 1864, and was discharged Nov. 15, 1865.
COMPANY I.
Captain John Pomroy resigned while the regiment was at Washington, D. C.
Captain Simeon H. Merrill, before entering the Eleventh, served as Corporal in Co. C, 1st Me. Infantry, from May 3, 1861, to Aug. 5, 1861. He entered the Eleventh as Second Lieutenant of Co. I: promoted to Captain, Jan. 25. 1862 ; commanded a portion of the picket line at Fair Oaks, Va, May 31, 1862 ; com- manded the regiment from Aug. 16, 1864, to Nov. 2, 1864. His
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history can be best learned by reading the historical sketch of the regiment.
Captain George S. Scammon entered service as Captain of the Sth unassigned Co., organized for one year under special au- thority of the War Department, "July 28, 1864," which was as- signed to the Eleventh. During the summer of 1865 he served on a Court of Claims in Richmond, Va., and was mustered out at expiration of his term of service.
Colonel Benjamin B. Foster entered service as First Lieutenant of Co. I. He sends us the following : "Shortly after the arrival of the Eleventh Maine at Meridian Hill, near Washington, First Lieutenant Benjamin Browne Foster, Co. I, was detailed by Col. W. W. H. Davis, commanding the brigade, as Aid-de-Camp. In the spring of 1862 he was attached to the staff of Maj .- Gen. Silas Casey, commanding division, as Aid-de-Camp and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. He was detailed to duty at the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac by Maj .- Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, July 7, 1862. He was relieved and ordered to duty on the staff of Maj .- Gen. John J. Peck, commanding a division in the Fourth Corps, August 22, 1862. October 7, 1862, he was appointed by President Lincoln an Assistant Adjutant-General, with the rank of Major. He served with Gen. Peck in Virginia and North Carolina until April 23, 1864, when he was ordered by the War Department to the staff of Maj .- Gen. Frederic Steele, commanding Department of Arkansas and Seventh Army Corps. His resignation was accepted October S, 1864. In June, 1868, he received brevet commissions of Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel."
Lieutenant William Brannen entered service as Corporal ; pro- moted to Sergeant, Jan. 25, 1862, to First Sergeant, June 1, 1862, and to First Lieutenant, Dec. 1, 1862. He rendered valuable and efficient service in leading scouting parties at Morris Island, S. C., and in the creeks among the islands in the vicinity of Charleston, S. C. Killed in action while leading a skirmish line against the enemy at Drury's Bluff, Va.
Lieutenant Robert Brady, Jr., entered service as private in Co. D: on detached service as Orderly at brigade headquarters from Aug. 20, 1862, to March, 1863 : promoted to Sergeant, Jan. 1, 1863 ; reënlisted Jan. 18, 1864 ; wounded in left shoulder at Bermuda Hundred, Va., June 2, 1864, but refused to go to the rear to have
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his wound dressed until the fighting was over ; also wounded in left arm at Johnson's Plantation on the Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 29, 1864. He was frequently called upon during the cam- paign of 1864 for perilous service, scouting in front of our lines to obtain information, which service he performed to the satisfac- tion of the regimental and brigade commanders ; promoted to First Lieutenant of Co. I, Dec. 18, 1864 ; commanded Co. A from Feb. 10, 1865, to March 12, 1865, while Captain Rolfe was on fur- lough ; commanded Co. B during the spring campaign of 1865 ; and commanded Co. I from July 1, 1865, until mustered out. When the regiment was ordered to the Northeastern District of Virginia he was assigned to duty as Provost Marshal on the staff of General Harris, and later on that of General J. A. Hill, and especially charged with keeping the peace of the city of Fred- cricksburg, Va., which duty he performed in an efficient manner.
Lieutenant George H. Stratton entered service as First Ser- geant, and promoted to Second Lieutenant, Jan. 25, 1862.
Lieutenant George B. Weymouth entered service as Sergeant ; promoted to First Sergeant, Jan. 25, 1863, and to Second Lieu- tenant, June 21, 1862 ; for a time on recruiting service in Maine, but returned to the regiment and participated in the great cam- paign of 1864; from Aug. 16, 1864, to date of his muster ont, was in command of Co. I, Captain Merrill being in command of the regiment.
Lieutenant Monroe Daggett entered service as private in Co. E, Ist Me. Cavalry, Sept. 19, 1861 ; mustered out, Nov. 25, 1864; he joined the Eleventh as Second Lieutenant, with the 8th unas- signed Co. of Me. Infantry. He was frequently in command of companies whose officers were on other daty, and commanded Co. HI in the pursuit of Lee's army from Petersburg to Appomattox. At Richmond he served as Assistant Provost Marshal of that city, on the staff of General John W. Turner, until the city government was turned over to the civil authorities.
First Sergeant Joseph S. Butler entered service as Corporal ; promoted to Sergeant, May 1, 1862 ; to First Sergeant, July 1, 1864.
First Sergeant Amaziah Hunter entered service as private in Co. D; promoted to Corporal, March 27, 1863 ; commended in orders for volunteering for perilous service in front of the skir-
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mish line at Newmarket Road, Va., Oct. 7, 1864 ; mustered out at Augusta, Me., Nov. 18, 1864 ; reënlisted as First Sergeant in Co. I, Dec. 16, 1864 ; taken prisoner at Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865.
First Sergeant Nathaniel R. Robbins served as private in Co. E, 2d Me. Infantry, from May 28, 1861, to June 9, 1863. He joined the Eleventh as. Sergeant with the Sth unassigned Co. of Me. Infantry ; promoted to First Sergeant, Sept. 1, 1865.
First Sergeant Samuel B. Haskell entered service as private : reenlisted Jan. 23, 1864 ; wounded at Decp Run, Va., Aug. 16, 1864 ; promoted to Corporal, Jan. 1, 1865 ; to Sergeant, July 1, 1865 ; to First Sergeant, Dec. 17, 1865.
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