17th Maine Infantry Regiment

17th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry
ActiveAugust 18, 1862, to June 10, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Engagements
Commanders
ColonelThomas Roberts
Lieutenant ColonelCharles B. Merrill,
ColonelGeorge Warren West
Lieutenant ColonelWilliam Hobson
Insignia
1st Division, III Corps
3rd Division, II Corps
Maine U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861–1865
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May 3, 1864, 17th Maine. At left is the regimental band. In the front is Col. George Warren West of Portland. The photo was taken in Northern Virginia on the day the regiment broke camp to begin its summer campaign.

The 17th 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.