Hiram Burnham

Hiram Burnham
Hiram Burnham
	Colonel Hiram Burnham, ca. 1862
Born	1814; Narraguagus, Maine, US
Died	September 29, 1864 (aged 49–50); Richmond, Virginia, US
Place of burial	Pine Grove Cemetery, Cherryfield, Maine
Allegiance	United States; Union
Service/branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	6th Maine Infantry; Light Division, VI Corps; Brigade Command, 1st Division, XVIII Corps; 1st Division, XVIII Corps
Battles/wars	Aroostook War; American Civil War Battle of Crampton's Gap; Battle of Antietam; Battle of Fredericksburg; Second Battle of Fredericksburg; Battle of Salem Church; Battle of Chancellorsville; Battle of Gettysburg; Siege of Petersburg; Battle of Chaffin's Farm †;
Other work	Coroner, lumberman, county commissioner

Hiram Burnham (1814 – September 29, 1864) was an officer in the Union Army who commanded a regiment and then a brigade in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. He was killed in battle while assaulting Confederate positions near Richmond, Virginia, during the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.

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