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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Battle Facts
City of Petersburg, VA | June 15, 1864
Result: Confederate Victory
Estimated Casualties
11,386
Union
8,150
8,150
Confed.
3,236
3,236