19th Maine Infantry

The 19th Maine was recruited from the counties of Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc, Somerset, and Waldo. It mustered in to Federal service at Bath on August 25, 1862. The regiment numbered just under 550 at Gettysburg.

Their commander was Col. Francis E. Heath (1838-1897), a clerk from Waterville. Heath was wounded by a shell fragment on July 3. The second commander was Lt. Col. Henry W. Cunningham (1806-1871), a former militia officer.

The 19th Maine’s simple regimental monument is located south of the Angle on Hancock Avenue. This was the main regimental line on July 2 and 3.

19th Maine Infantry

2nd Corps, 2nd Division, 1st Brigade

543; 29 killed, 170 wounded, 4 missing

Monument: Hancock Avenue

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