The 3rd Maryland Infantry Regiment
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Unit History
he 3rd Md. Infantry was organized in Baltimore and Williamsport, from Jun 18, 1861 until February 17, 1862. On the expiration of it's three year term of service veterans and recruits were consolidated into a four company battalion, and remained in service until July 31, 1865.
Companies A, B, C, D, and an incomplete company were organized in Baltimore in August of 1861. On February 16, 1862, four companies that had been raised in the summer of 1861 at Williamsport in Washington County, were assigned to the 3rd Marylnad. Many of these men were refugees from Berkley and Jefferson County, Virginia . When the Washington County companies joined the Baltimore companies, the four Washington companies were designated A, B, C, & I; and the four Baltimore companies were redesignated as D, E, F & G, and the incomplete company was named H. To make matters even more confusing, in May Co's E, F, H and I were broken up and the men were distributed amongst A, B, C, D & G.
Companies E, F, H and I, were then replaced by four companies of the "German Rifles" or 4th Maryland Infantry (Co's E & H) and Dix's Light Infantry (Co's I & K), both of which failed to complete their recruitement of ten companies. Co. F. was completed by nine month draftees from Easton. This company did not muster in until September 2, 1863.
On May 24, 1862 the 3rd Md. marched to Harpers Ferry, joining there the command of General Nathaniel Banks, XII Corps. The 3rd Md. participated in the Battle of Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862.
As a part of XII Corps the 3rd Md. participated in the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, where the regiment suffered 33% casualties.
After the Battle of Antietam the 3rd remaIned in the Shenandoah Valley until May of 1863, when it marched across Virginia to join General Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac. From May 1 to 3, 1863, the 3rd participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville, then moved with General Meade to cut off Lee's invasion of the North, participating in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1 to 3, 1863.
After Gettysburg the 3rd Md. was transferred with XII Corps to Tennesse, where it participated in the relief of Chattanooga during the winter of 63-64. In February 1864 the 3rd's two year term of service expired. Those men who re-enlisted received a 30 day furlough to Maryland, and were then transfered to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, IX Coprs, and continued with the IXth until the end of the war.
Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 83 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 130 Enlisted men by disease. Total 225.
Assignments
Regiment attached to Dix's Division, Baltimore, Md., to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, Sigel's Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to August, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, to May, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864. (1st Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, April to October, 1864. Non-Veterans.) Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, April to June 1, 1864. 1st Brigade, First Division, 9th Army Corps, to July, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Baltimore, Md., until May 24, 1862. Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., May 24. Defense of Harper's Ferry May 28-30. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley until August. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Sulphur Springs August 24. Plains of Manassas August 28-29 (Reserve). Battle of Bull Run August 30 (Reserve). Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Duty at Bolivar Heights September 22 to December 10. Reconnaissance to Rippen, W. Va., November 9. Expedition to Winchester December 2-6. Moved to Fredericksburg December 10-14. At Stafford's Court House December 14, 1862, to April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. At Raccoon Ford until September. Moved to Brandy Station, thence to Bealeton and to Stevenson, Ala., September 24-October 4. Guard duty on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until April, 1864. Veterans on furlough March and April. Old members participated in Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 to September 8, 1864. Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Near Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22-25. New Hope Church May 25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 26-June 5. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Mountain June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Creek June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2. Regiment joined 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, April, 1864. Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spotsylvania May 8-12; Nye River May 10; Spotsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on Salient May 12. Ox Ford May 21. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Grove Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Fort Steadman, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Occupation of Petersburg April 3. March to Farmville April 3-9. Moved to Petersburg and City Point April 20-24, thence to Alexandria April 26-28. Grand Review May 23. Duty in the Dept. of Washington until July. Mustered out July 31, 1865.
