16th Maine Infantry Regiment

16th Maine Infantry Regiment
ActiveAugust 14, 1862, to May 31, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
EngagementsBattle of South Mountain
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of the Weldon Railroad
Battle of New Market Heights
Battle of Hatcher's Run
Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Commanders
ColonelAsa W. Wildes
ColonelCharles B. Merrill,
Insignia
2nd Div, III Corps, AoV/I Corps, AoP
August, 1862-March, 1864
2nd Div, V Corps
March, 1864-June, 1864
3rd Div, V Corps
August, 1864-June, 1865

The 16th Maine Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was particularly noted for its service during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.