AspireAgain t1_iyoymrv wrote on December 3, 2022 at 12:53 AM

Reply to comment by Slipper_Sleuth in [OC] Number of Union Army Units/Companies during the American Civil War. by BLAZENIOSZ

I appreciate the comment and it’s true what you say, but the map actually shows they had at least 40. As it turns out they didn’t get creative with the numbering system for their infantry regiments. As it turns out they had about 50 regimental sized units depending on how you count them. I think units like the 82nd Airborne and 101st names derive from their original associations (its been awhile so I'm not sure), but I do know in WWII in the Pacific the 3rd Fleet and 5th Fleet were comprised of the same ships, with the Fleet changing names depending upon whether Halsey or Spruance was in charge.

[deleted] t1_iyp72dy wrote on December 3, 2022 at 2:00 AM

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Rogue100 t1_iz0w5px wrote on December 5, 2022 at 5:31 PM

>As it turns out they had about 50 regimental sized units depending on how you count them.

I wonder how many of those were recomprised from the remnants of earlier regiments. A full sized regiment in the civil war was about a 1000 strong. 50k seems like a lot for a state like Maine to have provided to the war effort.