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25th Maine Infantry Id'd Casey's Tactics Book III belonging to 2nd Lt. Ebenezer Hutchinson. Nice period ink id on inside page. Very fine condition.

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Residence Cape Elizabeth ME; 42 years old.

Enlisted on 9/29/1862 as a 2nd Lieutenant.

On 9/29/1862 he was commissioned into "H" Co. ME 25th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 7/10/1863 at Portland, ME

Twenty-fifth Infantry.--Col., Francis Fessenden; Lieut.- Col., Charles E. Shaw; Maj., Alexander M. Tolman. This regiment was mustered into the U. S. service at Portland, Sept. 29, 1862, to serve for nine months. It comprised 993 men, and left for Washington on Oct. 13, arriving in that city on the 18th. It was assigned to the 3d brigade, Casey's division, Reserve army corps, for the defense of the national capital, and remained encamped on Arlington Heights, on the north side of Columbia turnpike, in front of the line of defenses from Oct. 26, 1862, to March 24, 1863, continually engaged in guarding "Long Bridge" and constructing fortifications. On March 24, 1863, it was ordered to Chantilly, Va., on the Little River turnpike, and remained on picket duty in that vicinity until June 26, when it was ordered back to Arlington Heights. On June 30, it started for Maine and arrived July 3 at Portland, where the men were mustered out of the U. S. service July 10. During its term of service the regiment participated in no engagements, but faithfully performed every duty assigned it. The losses were 25 men who died of disease; 5 officers and 27 men discharged; 13 deserted, and 9 were transferred.