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Tag Archives: Samuel P. Heintzelman
Under Fire: A Bullet and Blood at Bull Run
A bullet striking a comrade standing just a few feet away introduced a Maine soldier to combat’s realities. A 22-year-old college student when Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, Frank Lindley Lemont grew up on the Lewiston farm owned by his … Continue reading
Posted in 160th Anniversary, Battles, Common Soldier
Tagged 2nd Vermont Infantry, 3rd Maine Infantry, 4th Maine Infantry, 5th Maine Infantry, Aaron S. Daggett, Brian Swartz, Bull Run, Emery W. Sawyer, First-Experiences-Under-Fire, Frank L. Lemont, Frank Lindley Lemont, Irvin McDowell, Joseph E. Johnston, Lewiston, Maine at War, manassas, Oliver Otis Howard, Samuel P. Heintzelman, Sudley Church, Sudley Ford, Under-Fire, Young’s Branch
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Mexican-American War 170th: Battle of Huamantla
After almost a month of siege, the American garrison inside the city of Puebla still held on. They continued to resist Mexican attacks, but their situation was growing dire. Help, though, was on its way. Brigadier Gen. Joseph Lane’s brigade … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Mexican War
Tagged A.P. Hill, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Battle of Huamantla, Joseph Lane, Mexican War, Mexican-American War 170th, Mexico City, Samuel Colt, Samuel P. Heintzelman, Samuel Walker, Siege of Puebla, Texas Rangers, Thomas Childs, Walker Colt Pistol
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