George Washington DAME^[1]

1839 - Abt 1864  (24 years)

• Name	George Washington DAME
  Born	29 Dec 1839	Portland, Cumberland, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Military Event	Civil War - 13th NH Inf, Co F: Pvt  [2]
  Served Civil War?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Cause of Death	Presumed died in combat
  Died	Abt 1864
  Person ID	I853	Main
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	Leader DAME,   b. 11 Jul 1816, Waterboro, York, Maine ,   d. 25 Oct 1881, Portland, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane BROWN,   b. 22 Dec 1818, Freedom, Waldo, Maine ,   d. 25 Oct 1843, Portland, Cumberland, Maine  (Age 24 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1837	Enfield, Penobscot, Maine   [1]
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Dec 1839 - Portland, Cumberland, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Left home in 1859, was in New Orleans in 1861. ----- 13th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry Organized at Concord and mustered in September 20, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C, October 5. Attached to Casey's Division, Military District of Washington, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1868. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, to April, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Getty's Division, United States forces, Norfolk and Portsmouth, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Army of the James, to July, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1865. SERVICE.-Duty near Fort Albany, Defences of Washington, till December 4, 1862. March to Falmouth, Va., December 5-9. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Burnside's Second Campaign "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Moved to Newport News, Va., February 9, thence to Suffolk March 13. Siege of Suffolk April 12-May 4. Providence Church Road, Nansemond River, May 3. Reconnoissance across the Nansemond May 4. Moved to Portsmouth May 13, thence to Yorktown. Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7. Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1-7. Moved to Portsmouth July 8-14; thence to Julian Creek July 30, and duty there till March 19, 1864. Moved to Yorktown March 19. Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Port Walthall Junction, Chester Station, May 6-7. Swift Creek (or Arrowfield Church) May 9-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drewry's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred May 17-27. Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor, May 27-31. Battles about Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 15-19. Siege of Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. In trenches before Petersburg till August 27, 1864. Mine Explosion Petersburg July 30 (Reserve). Duty on the Berumda Front till September 26. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Fort Harrison September 29. Assigned to duty as garrison at Fort Harrison. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in works before Richmond till April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. (First Regiment whose Colors were brought into tbe city.) Provost duty at Manchester till June. Mustered out June 22, 1865. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 2nd New Hampshire. Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 84 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 92 Enlisted men by disease. Total 181.«s77»

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA). [S77] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service.