(The following is a transcript of a Civil War Soldier’s Memorial poster from 1863.  The original is located at the Canaan Public Library.) 

Company B 13^th Regiment
Maine Vol. Infantry.

Soldier’s Memorial

This company was recruited at Fairfield and Canaan, Somerset Counties, Maine, and went into rendezvous at Camp Beaufort, Augusta, Me., Nov. 14, 1861.  Left Camp Beaufort en route for Ship Island, Miss., Feb. 18, 1862.  Embarked on steamship Mississippi, in Boston Harbor, Feb. 20, and sailed for Ship Island on the 21^st, at 12 M.  Touched at Fortress Monroe and took on board Gen. Butler and Staff; encountered a heavy gale on the night of the 26^th and 27^th off Cape Hatteras; 28^th ran aground on Frying Pan Shoals, off Wilmington, aground from 9 A.M., till 6 P.M., springing a leak, meanwhile.  Arrived at Port Royal, S.C., March 2d; repaired damages and stayed there one week when we again sailed for Ship Island on the steamer Matanzas.  Arrived at Ship Island March 21^st; endured the burning sun of a hot climate, doing garrison and fatigue duty till July 11^th, then ordered to Fort St. Philip, La.; went via New Orleans; arrived at the Fort, July 14^th, 1862;  did garrison duty till August 24^th, 1863.  Were then ordered to New Orleans, where the Regiment is now doing provost duty, under Provost Marshall Gen. Bowen.

            New Orleans, Oct. 10, 1863.

Regimental Officers.

Colonel NEAL DOW, Promoted Brigadier General.
Lieut. Col. HENRY RUST, Jr. Promoted Colonel
Major FRANK S. HESSELTINE,  Promoted Lieut. Colonel.
Major A. GROVER, Promoted from Captain.

Company Officers.

COMMISSIONED.
Captain WILLIAM B. SNELL.
1^st Lieut. EDWARD P. LORING, Promoted Captain 1^st Louisiana Heavy Artillery.
2^nd Lieut. JOSEPH B. CORSON.
NON-COMMISSIONED.

SERGEANTS.

1^ST. ELLIS T. HINDS, Promoted 1^st Lieut., Co. B, Sept. 9, 1863…………
2d, PRESTON EMERY, promoted 1^st Sergeant, Sept. 11, 1863…………
3d, JOHN W. CHASE, pro. 1^st Lieut., Corps d’Afrique Sept. 12, 1863…..
4^th, JOHN M. GOODALE, pro. 1^st Lt., Corps d’Afrique Sept. 16, 1863…
5^th, CHARLES S. DEERING……………………………………………..

CORPORALS

1^st H.M. RIDEOUT, promoted Serg’t Major, 13^th Me., Sept. 10, ’63…….
2d. LEONARD HILTON, promoted Serg’t Sept. 16, 1863………………
3d. JUSTIN E. BROWN…………………………………………………
4^th. JAMES THURSTON………………………………………………..
5^th. SUMNER FLOOD…………………………………………………..
6^th ALBERT LORING…………………………………………………..
7^th. HENRY C. CHASE………………………………………………...
8^th. CHARLES H. GIBSON…………………………………………….

 MUSICIANS.

WILLIAM C. TUTTLE, promoted Drum Major………………………….
ERASTUS C. WHEELER………………………………………………

 WAGONER.

DANIEL CHASE, discharged…….………………………………….…

 PRIVATES

 Names.                                                                       Remarks.

ADERTON, WILLIAM, died at Ship Island, Miss., July 17, 1862….…….
AMES, ARATUS………………………………………………….…….
AMES, EDGAR……………………………………………………........
AVERY, AMOS…………………………………………………………
BICKFORD, JOHN C., discharged at Camp Beaufort, Feb. 17, 1862……
BAGLEY, FRANKLIN…………………………………………………..
BAGLEY, OLIVER, discharged Feb. 21, 1863……………………………
BROWN, RUFUS, discharged July 8, 1862………………………………
BROWN, W. SCOTT…………………………………………………….
BROWN, RUEL, discharged June, 1863………………………………….
BOSTON, CHAS, A., discharged July 8, 1862……………………………
BUTTERFIELD, HOSEA…………………………………………………
BROOKS, JOSEPH………………………………………………………
BURNS, JESSE, discharged June, 1863…………………………………..
CARL, JOHN F…………………………………………………………..
CLARK, ROBERT, discharged April, 1862………………………………
COLE, HORACE…………………………………………………………
CONNOR, WILLIAM H., promoted Corporal Sept. 10, 1863……………
CLUKEY, CHAS. H………………………………………………………
DEARBORN, THOMAS, discharged Aug. 20, 1862…………………….
DEARBORN, HENRY……………………………………………………
DAVIS, JOHN H., died at Augusta, Maine, Feb. 14, 1862……………….
EASTMAN, GARDNERL……………………………………………….
EMERY, SUMNER, discharged April 17, 1862………………………….
FARNHAM, JOHN………………………………………………………
GOODALE, JEREMIAH L., promoted Corporal Sept. 17, 1863…………
GOODALE, LUTHER P…………………………………………………
GERALD, EDWARD E………………………………………………….
GERALD, H.S.F…………………………………………………………
GIBSON, WILLIAM P………………………………………………….
GOODRIDGE, EBEN……………………………………………………
GOODRIDGE, STEPHEN H., discharged Oct. 27, 1862………………..
GOWER, FREDRICK…………………………………………………..
HERRIN, ALONZO R………………………………………………….
HUDSON, NATHANIEL P…………………………………………….
HILTON, MARCUS P………………………………………………….
HOWES, LLEWELLYN P……………………………………………..
HILL, CYRUS K., detailed as Nurse in Hospital………………………..
HARMON, RALPH J., promoted 1^st Lieut. Corps d’Afrique…………..
IRELAND, FIFIELD…………………………………………………..
IRELAND, FAIRFIELD……………………………………………….
IRELAND, TEMPLE, discharged Oct. 27, 1862……………………….
JEWELL, HARRISOND……………………………………………….
KIMBALL, GEORGE W………………………………………………
LAMB, JOHN F., discharged Aug. 20, 1862……………………………
LEMAN, GEORGE, discharged July 8, 1862…………………………..
LEWIS, GEORGE A., died Aug. 5, 1862, at Fort St. Philip, La………..
LINNELL, LYMAN M………………………………………………..
MORRILL, GEORGE P……………………………………………….
NOBLE, ALBERT P…………………………………………………..
NELSON, HARRISONH……………………………………………...
PELTON, RODNEY…………………………………………………..
PLANT, LOUIS……………………………………………………….
PRIEST, JAMES A., discharged April 17, ’62, at Ship Island, Miss…….
PRIEST, BENJAMIN………………………………………………….
QUINN, GILMAN, died Jan. 12, 1862, at Camp Beaufort, Augusta Me...
RICKER, GEORGE…………………………………………………….
REYNOLDS, FERDINAND D…………………………………………
SARGENT, GEORGE W., discharged Oct. 15, 1862…………………..
SITES, ABSALOM C., disch’d Feb. 17, at Camp Beaufort Augusta, Me.
SPEARIN, DAVID, discharged Aug. 20, 1862………………………….
STEVENS, VALOROUS P…………………………………………......
THORNTON, JOHN…………………………………………………....
TUTTLE, TRUMAN………………………………………………….....
TUTTLE, WARREN W……………………………………………….…
TUTTLE, ELMER P…………………………………………………..….
WEYMOUTH, WARREN……………………………………........……
WEYMOUTH, ALONZO……………………………………………….
WEYMOUTH, JOHN……………………………………………….…..
WOOD, BOWMAN……………………………………………........….
WYMAN, ALONZO, discharged June 1863……………………….……
WYMAN, LORENZO………………………………………………….
WILSON, OLIVER, W., died at Fort St. Philip, La., July 27, 1862……..
WYMAN, WILLIAM W., died at Ship Island, Miss., June 1, 1863……

 DESERTERS.

BAGLEY, JONATHAN, deserted at Augusta, Maine………………….
CROMMETT, ROBERT T., deserted at Augusta, Maine………………
COLE, ASBURY, deserted at Augusta, Maine…………………………
CHILDS, ELIAS, deserted at Augusta, Maine………………………….
DANFORTH, ALBERT, deserted at Augusta, Maine………………….
KIMBALL, CHARLES, deserted at Augusta, Maine………………….
LUCE, WILLIAM, deserted at Augusta, Maine………………………
RONCHO, THOMAS, deserted at Augusta, Maine…………………..
SYLVESTER, JOSEPH L., deserted at Augusta, Maine………………
STINCHFIELD, EVERARD, deserted at Augusta, Maine…………….
TUTTLE, C.W. SCOTT, deserted Augusta, Maine……………………

 
MUSTERED INTO U. S. SERVICE
Nov. 28^th, 1861.
BY CAPTAIN T. HIGHT, U. S. A.
At CAMP BEAUFORT, ME.

 Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1863 by J. W. Waterman in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of Ohio.