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Tag Archives: 7th Maine Infantry
Fallen Leaders: Maine’s Hiram Berry
Haunted by a premonition, Maj. Gen. Hiram Berry recklessly exposed himself to Confederate snipers at Chancellorsville and paid the price for his carelessness. A 36-year-old Rockland (Maine) merchant in spring 1861, the physically robust Berry led the 4th Maine Infantry … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged 17th Maine Infantry Regiment, 4th Maine Infantry Regiment, 55th New York Infantry Regiment, 7th Maine Infantry, Abner Coburn, Abraham Lincoln, Achorn Cemetery, Almira Berry, Aquia Creek, Army of the Potomac, Brian Swartz, Chancellor House, Chancellorsville, Co. A Maine State Guards, Dan Sickles, Gershom Mott, Hannibal Hamlin, Harvest Moon, Hazel Grove, Hiram Berry, J.E.B. Stuart, Jabez Greenhalgh, James D. Earle, James F. Rusling, Joe Hooker, John T. Berry, Joseph B. Carr, Joseph E. Revere, Lucy Berry, Oliver Otis Howard, Orange Plank Road, Phil Kearny, Philippe Régis Denis de Keredern de Trobriand, Portland, Reverend Theodore L. Cuyler, Rockland, Stoneman’s Switch, Thomas W. Osborn, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Washington D.C.
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Maine at War: March 2020
Here’s what our friend Brian Swartz was up to in March at his blog, Maine at War: March 4, 2020: Seven days in May shatter the 7th Maine A week’s fighting in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania Courthouse decimates the … Continue reading
Confiscating Confederate Tobacco: Thomas Hyde at Gaines’ Mill
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
The Battle of Portland Harbor, Part Two
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
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battles, Civil War Events, Navies, Weapons
Tagged 17th U.S. Infantry, 7th Maine Infantry, Archer, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, Caleb Cushing, Casco, Charles W. Read, Chesapeake, Dudley Davenport, Edwin Mason, Forest City, Fort Preble, George L. Andrews, Jedediah Jewett, Maine, Nathaniel Prime, Portland, Portland Head Light
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