3rd Maine Infantry Regiment

A monument to the Third Maine Infantry is south of Gettysburg in in the Peach Orchard (top right), and markers are on Hancock Avenue across from the Copse of Trees (center right) and Berdan Avenue (bottom left). (see map)

The 3rd Maine was commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg by Colonel Moses B. Lakeman. Lakeman took over the brigade on July 3rd, and Captain William C. Morgan took command of the regiment.

From the front of the monument:

3rd
Maine Inft'y
2nd Brigade
1st Division
3rd Corps
Strength of regiment
morning of July 2nd
14 officers and 196 men

From the left (west) side:

Detached from the
Brigade. Fought here
in the afternoon of
July 2nd, 1863.
Having been engaged
in the forenoon at
point in advance as
indicated by a marker.
----
July 3rd
in position on left
centre of line, until
afternoon, when with
other regiments of the
Brigade, it moved to
support of the centre
at time of the enemy's
assault.
----
1 officer and 17 men
killed, 2 officers and
57 men wounded, 45 men
missing.

From the Hancock Avenue marker:

3rd Maine Regiment
Colonel M. B. Lakeman
in support
July 3rd 1863;
Engaged July 2nd
in Peach Orchard

From the Berdan Avenue marker:

3rd
Maine
Infantry
engaged here
forenoon of
July 2nd
1863