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The Warren warrior, part 2

As detailed in The Warren warrior, part 1, Warren painter Charles Almond McIntyre enlisted in Co. B, 1st Maine Cavalry Regiment in February 1862. Present at Gettysburg, he made corporal in August 1863 and re-enlisted on February 1, 1864; why he did so after already committing to three years’ service in 1862 is a mystery. […]

Did Daniel Chaplin develop a death wish?

  Did Col. Daniel Chaplin lose his desire to live after watching the annihilation of his beloved 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment at Petersburg on Saturday, June 18, 1864? Yes, surmised Pvt. Joel Brown of Orono and Co. I. And Chaplin’s own behavior suggests the behavior of a man who cared not if he lived […]