Title
First Maine Heavy Artillery
Bureau/Division/Agency
Archives; Secretary of State
Document Type
MovingImage
Exact Creation Date
3-20-2020
Broad Creation Date
1864-06-18
Language
English
Other Location
Petersburg, Virginia
Recommended Citation
"First Maine Heavy Artillery" (2020). Maine Bicentennial Moments. 40.
https://digitalmaine.com/arc_200th_moments/40
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Rights Statement
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Description
Most Of The 850 Soldiers Of The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment Are From Penobscot River Towns On June 18, 1864 Led By Colonel Daniel Chaplin, Of Bangor, They Charge An Entrenched Position On The Outskirts Of Petersburg Virginia. Within Ten Minutes 632 Of Those Men Are Killed Or Wounded The Greatest Loss Of Men In A Single Battle Of Any Union Regiment In The Civil War.