Written by Dana Deering, 1998. Published here with permission. Author's comments: "I have taken info from the AG's report and the Reg History and pieced together the march to Gettysburg with distances, etc. plus a brief time chronology of the first day's events relating to the 16th." Following the Battle of Chancellorsville the 16th Maine was encamped at White Oak Church, Virginia. The regiment remained there from May 7 until June 12, 1863 when it was ascertained by General Hooker that Lee's army was moving North. The following is a chronology of the 16th's march to Gettysburg: June 12 5:30 AM Marched to Deep Run, 20 miles. 281 men, 32 officers, 263 of the men under arms. June 13 6:00 AM Marched 12 miles. 201 men, 32 officers. By nightfall 218 men, 32 officers. June 14 8:00 AM-1:00 PM Marched to Warrensburg, reached Manassas Jct. 3:30 AM June 15. 26 miles. 226 men, 32 officers. 218 of the men under arms. June 15 9:00 AM Marched seven miles to Centreville. Remained there until June 17. 232 men, 32 officers. 220 muskets. June 17 5:30 AM Marched 12 miles to Herndon Station. 266 men, 32 officers 252 muskets. June 19 Marched 5 miles to Guilford Station remained there until June 25. 295 men, 32 officers. 245 muskets. June 25 8:30 AM Marched 15 miles to Boones(boro), Maryland. June 26 5:30 AM Marched to Jefferson. Halted at 6:00 PM. 10 miles. June 27 8:30 AM-1:30 PM Marched to Middle(town). 5 miles. June 28 7:30 PM Marched to Frederick City, reached there at 2:00 AM June 29. 40 miles in 25 hours. 260 men, 25 officers. 230 muskets. June 29 5:00 AM Marched to Emmitsburg. Arrived at 5:45 PM. 20 miles. June 30 9:00 AM Marched to Pennsylvania line and bivouacked. 2 miles. July 1 9:00 AM Marched to Gettysburg. 6 miles. 10-11:30 AM Wadsworth's Division, supported by Buford's cavalry and Hall's 2nd Maine Battery, is battling alone. 11:30 AM Rowley's and Robinson's Divisions arrive on the field. General Reynolds is dead. Rowley's Division is sent immediately into battle. Robinson is held in reserve. Paul's Brigade (16th Maine) forms part of a semi circular defense behind the Lutheran Seminary. 11:30 AM-1:00 PM Eleventh Corps arrives and is engaged. 1:00 PM Robinson's Division is ordered into battle. 16th Maine engaged on Oak Ridge and repulses Iverson's Brigade. Battle rages for two and a half hours and the Confederates slowly gain the advantage. 3:30 PM The Eleventh Corps collapses. Right and rear of First Corps imperiled. 3:30-4:00 PM First Corps begins to withdraw. 4:00PM General Robinson orders the 16th Maine to cover the retreat and hold its position "at any cost." 4:20 PM Attacked from three sides, the 16th Maine retires south along Oak Ridge to the railroad cut area. 4:30-4:45PM Rebels appear at the railroad cut. Completely surrounded, the 16th Maine surrenders after rending the colors to pieces and breaking the staffs. A couple of interesting facts: The Sixteenth covered 180 miles from June 12 to July 1. Also, the regiment did not surrender near the Mummasburg Road where they received the order to stand but back toward the railroad cut somewhere between Oak Ridge and the line of the railroad.