Burnham, Hiram

Life Span
to
Full name
Hiram Burnham
Place of Birth
Narraguagus, ME
Burial Place
Narraguagus, ME
Birth Date Certainty
Estimated
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Occupation
Businessman
Political Parties
Republican
Government
Local government
Military
Union Army
Date Event
- The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee
Union infantrymen finally take Marye's Heights in the Second Battle of Fredericksburg
- Union reinforcements prevented from reaching Chancellorsville at Battle of Salem Church
- In Virginia, Union attacks at Chaffin's Farm tighten the ring around Petersburg
How to Cite This Page: "Burnham, Hiram," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/39412.