Hiram Burnham | |
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Nickname(s) | "Grizzly" |
Born | 1814 Narraguagus, Maine, US |
Died | September 29, 1864 (aged 49–50) Richmond, Virginia, US |
Place of burial | Pine Grove Cemetery, Cherryfield, Maine |
Allegiance | United States Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1864 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands | 6th Maine Infantry Light Division, VI Corps Brigade Command, 1st Division, XVIII Corps 1st Division, XVIII Corps |
Battles / wars | Aroostook War American Civil War |
Other work | Coroner, 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.