After the The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, the 1st Maine Heavy Artillery regiment fought along with the rest of the Army of the Potomac in smaller battles at the North Anna river and Totopotomoy Creek. In early June they fought in the battle known as Second Cold Harbor, near Mechanicsville, VA. In Grant’s memoir he wrote “I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made… no advantage whatever was gained to compensate for the heavy loss we sustained.”
It was there that my 2nd great-grand uncle Frederick Stanhope received a gunshot wound. I’m not sure if the wound prevented him from fighting in any of the battles over the next year or so, but he did survive the war.
Frederick was about 17 when he enlisted 5 Jan 1864. He was mustered out 11 Sept 1865 and returned home to Robbinston, Washington County, Maine.
A little over a year later, he married Hannah McLaughlin and they had four children: Sarah, Laura, Lucy and Frederick Jr.
Frederick was the eldest son of Rodolphus and Charlotte (Leighton), one of 10 children. I’m related to him through his older sister Sarah (my 3rd great-grandmother) AND his younger brother Sewall (my 2nd great-grandfather).
He died in Dennysville, Maine of tuberculosis on 1 May 1898, at age 52.
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2 replies on “1st Maine Heavy Artillery Survivor 52 Ancestors: #19 Frederick Stanhope”
Always enjoy reading stories of veterans of Civil War heavy artillery units. They don’t seem to get a whole lot of attention! My great-great-grandfather Eber Johnson was in the 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery.
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The “Heavies” story must be told! I seem to have an unusual amount of Heavy Artillery ancestors, 5 in the 1st Maine alone and my gg-grandfather James Lucey was in the 2nd Massachusetts H.A.
Thanks for reading and commenting Amy, and for putting together the 52 Ancestors challenge!
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