Hiram Burnham

Hiram Burnham
Colonel Hiram Burnham, ca. 1862
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/branch	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 Battle of Crampton's Gap Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Second Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Salem Church Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Siege of Petersburg Battle of Chaffin's Farm †
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.