NPS historian Jimmy Blankenship describes the June 18, 1864 fighting on the Civil War Trust's newest target tract at Petersburg.
Charge of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery
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Petersburg: Charge of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery
Battle of Petersburg
Historian Jimmy Blankenship describes the futile charge of the First Maine Heavy Artillery at Petersburg on June 18, 1864.
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