Tag Archives: 7th Maine Infantry

Confiscating Confederate Tobacco: Thomas Hyde at Gaines’ Mill

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Edward S. Alexander

Thomas Worcester Hyde served as a distinguished inspector general and infantry commander in the VI Corps for much of the war. His bold assault at Antietam earned him the Medal of Honor and his New York Times obituary championed him … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Portland Harbor, Part Two

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Ryan Quint

Part Two of a series on the Battle of Portland Harbor, which occurred on June 27, 1863. Part One can be read here.  Charles W. Read’s 4,000 mile journey from the coast of Brazil culminated as he sailed the Archer, … Continue reading →

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