In the Civil War the State of Maine contributed 65,000 men in 33 infantry, 2 cavalry and 1 heavy artillery regiments and 7 light artiillery batteries. Of these, over 3,700 men in ten infantry regiments, one cavalry regiment, three artillery batteries, and a company of sharpshooters fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. One of the Army of the Potomac's eight corps commanders, Oliver O. Howard, was also from Maine and is honored by an equestrian statue.
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