The Public Face of Christmas


2nd Maine regiment at Christmas, 1861

2nd Maine regiment at Christmas, 1861
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Maine Historical Society

This photograph, the original of which is at the National Archives, shows the 2nd Maine regiment (1861-1863) encamped on Christmas day, 1861. The encampment was at Hall's Hill across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.

The 2nd Maine was part of Martindale's Brigade of the Fifth Corps.

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