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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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Petersburg, VA | June 15, 1864

Result: Confederate Victory

Estimated Casualties

11,386

Union
8,150

Confed.
3,236