Hiram Burnham

Hiram Burnham
Colonel Hiram Burnham, ca. 1862
Nickname(s)"Grizzly"
Born1814
Narraguagus, Maine, US
DiedSeptember 29, 1864 (aged 49–50)
Richmond, Virginia, US
Place of burial
Pine Grove Cemetery, Cherryfield, Maine
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1864
Rank Brigadier General
Commands6th Maine Infantry
Light Division, VI Corps
Brigade Command, 1st Division, XVIII Corps
1st Division, XVIII Corps
Battles / warsAroostook War
American Civil War
Other workCoroner, lumberman, county commissioner

Hiram Burnham (1814 – September 29, 1864) was an officer in the Union Army who commanded a regiment and then a brigade in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. He was killed in battle while assaulting Confederate positions near Richmond, Virginia, during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.