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Tag Archives: Hiram Berry
Words “in Praise of General Berry”: Hiram Berry Memorial Poems
“Not a word in praise of General Berry’s services, but half a column laudatory of Stonewall Jackson can be found in the Bath Courier,” a newspaper reader complained on May 23, 1863, in a letter to the Bangor, Maine, Whig … Continue reading
Forts: The vice president toted a rifle at Fort McClary
One night during summer 1864, Pvt. Hannibal Hamlin prevented a drunken soldier from shoving his way into Fort McClary in Kittery, Maine. The private’s civilian occupation as vice president of the United States did not deter his inebriated comrade from … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Personalities
Tagged 1st Maine Cavalry, 1st New Hampshire Heavy Artillery, 1st Regiment Light Infantry, Andrew McClary, Bangor, Brian Swartz, Bunker Hill, Charles Eugene Hamlin, civil-war-forts, Company A, Daily Whig & Courier, Ellen Vesta Hamlin, Fort Constitution, Fort McClary, Fort McClary State Historic Site, Hannibal Hamlin, Hiram Berry, Kittery, Kittery Point, Llewellyn J. Morse, Maine State Guards, Newcastle, Pepperrell Road, Piscataqua River, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Spruce Creek, Thomas Cod, Whipple Road
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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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December 2021 Maine at War blog posts
In December, my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from a little-known Mainer with a famous name to women overlooked by history’s focus on soldiers and their battles. December 1, 2021: Scarborough’s Hiram Berry fought in Louisiana and Virginia … Continue reading
Posted in Internet, Websites & Blogs
Tagged 12th Maine Infantry Regiment, 14th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 18th Maine Infantry Regiment, 1st Maine Heavy Artillery, 1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, 2nd Maine Infantry Regiment, 5th Maine Infantry Regiment, 8th Maine Infantry Regiment, Bangor, Benjamin Butler, Brian Swartz, Camp Berry, Cape Elizabeth, Daily Whig & Courier, Eastern Argus, Edith Storey, Edward A. Scammon, Eliza Merrill Parcher, Fredericksburg, Hiram Berry, John D. Rust, Maine at War, Matilda Saxton, Morris C. Berry, Penobscot River, Phil Sheridan, Port Royal Island, Portland, Portland Daily Press, Rufus Saxton, Saco, Samuel Franklyn Parcher, Samuel Parcher, Scarborough, The New South, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, William B. Franklin
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Under Fire: The 17th Maine in “the immediate presence of death”
On the evening of December 12, 1862, Pvt. John Haley of the 17th Maine huddled around “the very smallest” of fires and tried to keep quiet. The regiment had moved into a reserve position along the Rappahannock River near the … Continue reading
Sharpshooters at Chancellorsville
ECW welcome guest author T. J. Bradley…. “Sharpshooter” tends to be a word that grabs a Civil War enthusiast’s attention. Thoughts are conjured of green coats and leather gaiters, Whitworth rifles, and the ability to hit elephants at a given … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Leadership--Federal
Tagged Amiel Whipple, Battle of Chancellorsville, Hiram Berry, Nelson Miles, sharpshooters
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Nobody Can Truly Understand the Battle of Gettysburg Without a Solid Understanding of the Battle of Chancellorsville
Although I am best known as a “Gettysburg guy,” I have long been absolutely fascinated by the battle of Chancellorsville. Last month, I spent 2.5 days leading a tour of the sites associated with the Chancellorsville Campaign for several fellows … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Arms & Armaments, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Civil War Events, Common Soldier, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Memory, Personalities
Tagged A.P. Hill, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Gettysburg, Charles Devens, Culp's Hill, Frank Paxton, George G. Meade, Henry Heth, Hiram Berry, J.E.B. Stuart, James Longstreet, James Walker, Joseph Hooker, Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Charge, Robert E. Lee, Robert Rodes, Stonewall Brigade, Stonewall Jackson
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“Never was there a more beautiful sunrise…” The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, Conclusion
The fourth in a four-part miniseries. The following is the text from Elizabeth “Beth” Parnicza’s 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville tour covering the action of May 3rd, 1863, in the area between Hazel Grove and Fairview. Adding to … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns
Tagged "Never was there a more beautiful sunrise..." The Battles for Fairview and Hazel Grove, 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville, 1st Ohio Light Artillery, 5th Alabama Battalion, Battery H, Battle of Chancellorsville, Captain James Huntington, Fairview, Hazel Grove, Hiram Berry, Major Eugene Blackford
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