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April 22, 2014

Union Soldiers Recall the Fighting at the Mule Shoe Salient at Spotsylvania Courthouse

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...

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November 6, 2013

The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery: The Union Regiment with Largest Number of Men Killed in the Civil War

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...

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Union Soldiers Recall the Fighting at the Mule Shoe Salient at Spotsylvania Courthouse

The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery: The Union Regiment with Largest Number of Men Killed in the Civil War

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