Life span: 08/24/1824 to 05/02/1863TabsLife SummaryFull name: Hiram Gregory BerryPlace of Birth: Rockland, MEBurial Place: Rockland, MEBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 5No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 1Family: Jeremiah Berry (father), Frances Gregory Berry (mother), Almira M. Brown (wife), Lucy F. Berry (daughter) Occupation: PoliticianMilitaryBusinessmanOtherOther Occupation: Carpenter, Building ContractorRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: DemocraticWhigGovernment: Local governmentMilitary: Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/27/1863 04/30/1863 The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee 05/01/1863 05/01/1863 Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 05/02/1863 05/02/1863 "Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/03/1863 05/03/1863 Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/05/1863 05/06/1863 The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/14/1863 05/14/1863 General H.G. Berry, Chancellorsville casualty, is buried in his home town of Rockland, Maine 06/12/1863 06/12/1863 War Department renames the forts defending Washington DC to honor senior officers killed in the war Documents Images Hiram Gregory Berry Hiram Gregory Berry, detail Almira Brown Berry Almira Brown Berry, detail Bibliography
