Maine Coast Guard Companies

The state of Maine organized seven companies of infantry for use as coast guard in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Very little is known about the command structure of these companies, beyond their commanding officers at the rank of captain. Over 800 men served in the seven companies.

Company A mustered in at Belfast, Maine, March 18, 1864. Stationed at Fort Washington, Maryland. Mustered out May 25, 1865. Captain Charles Baker.

Company B mustered in at Augusta, Maine, April 27, 1864. Stationed at Fort Foote, Maryland. Mustered out June 24, 1865. Captain Oliver J. Conant.

Company C mustered in at Eastport, Maine, May 16, 1864. Stationed at Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine. Mustered out September 6, 1865. Captain Thomas P. Hutchinson.

Company D mustered in at Augusta, January 6, 1865. Stationed at Machiasport, Maine. Mustered out September 6, 1865. Captain Charles F. King.

Company E mustered in at Augusta, January 7, 1865. Stationed at Rockland, Maine. Mustered out July 7, 1865. Captains Dumont Bunker and James L. Hunt.

Company F mustered in at Augusta, January 6, 1865. Stationed at Belfast, Maine. Mustered out July 7, 1865. Captain Charles H. Conant.

Company G mustered in March 1, 1865. Stationed at Calais, Maine. Mustered out July 6, 1865. Captain Winslow Roberts.

See also

• List of Maine Civil War units
• Maine in the American Civil War

References

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.

Attribution

• This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.