13 October 2007 - Maine Heavy Artillery Regiments/Colorado Volunteers in New Mexico

Meetings › 13 October 2007 - Maine Heavy Artillery Regiments/Colorado Volunteers in New Mexico

The October meeting has a very heavy agenda, including the A.G.M. and discussions on the constitution position to date, the latter chaired by Tony Brown.

In view of this we have at least 2 candidates in the wings to present a talk on subjects dear to their hearts. However this does rely on the timing of events.

The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery was organized and mustered into the United States service August 21, 1862, with 37 commissioned officers and 969 enlisted men. Not until Grants overland campaign of 1864 did the regiment see action. At Spotsylvania on 19th May 1864 the regiment lost 530 killed and wounded, in the assault on Petersburg on June 18 1864 the charge of the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery resulted in 635 killed and wounded out of 900 engaged. This regiment sustained greatest loss of any one Regiment in any one action of the war.

Roger Blake has been a member of the Round table for many years and has participated in many lively debates.

The 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers (Infantry) and two independent companies fought in the New Mexico campaign (March-November, 1862).  Later the independent companies were assigned to 2nd Regiment Colorado Volunteer (Infantry) The regiment marched to northern New Mexico in February-March 1862. There they fought in the battles of Apache Canyon and Pigeon's Ranch (also called the Battle of Glorieta Pass) and at Peralta, New Mexico. Their first colonel was John P. Slough, who resigned and was replaced by Major John M. Chivington in April 1862. The First Regiment became the First Colorado Cavalry in 1862; the independent companies (James H. Ford's Independent Company and Theodore Dodd's Independent Company) became companies A and B of the Second Colorado Cavalry.

Eileen Church became interested in the American Civil War in September of 2002 when reluctantly accompanying her husband to the Eastern Theatre battlefields.  She "saw the light" on Henry Hill and has been an avid reader on the subject and battlefield visitor ever since.

A.N.Other  - A Third lecture will also be given if time is permitting.   

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