The May 9th -21st, 1864, Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse was the second battle of the Overland Campaign, and one of the bloodiest of the Civil War. The most intense fighting occurred on May 12th,...
After the Battle of the Wilderness on May 5th to 7th, 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant continued his Overland Campaign by moving the Union Army southeast toward Spotsylvania Courthouse. There were a series...
The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery was formed in August 1862 as an infantry regiment, the 18th Maine Volunteer Infantry. The commanding officer was Colonel Daniel Chaplin, formerly an officer in the 2nd Maine Infantry. The...