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Rockland’s Hiram Gregory Berry Gentleness and undaunted courage by James Nalley
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n July 21, 1861, approximately 18,000 poorly trained troops arrived in Prince William County, Virginia, to fight in what was to become the first battle of the U.S. Civil War. Known as the First Battle of Bull Run, the day ended in a Confederate victory. Among the Union Army, there was a young colonel from Rockland who valiantly led the 4th Maine Volunteer Army, despite the odds. Hiram Gregory Berry was born on August 27, 1824, in Rockland. The fourth child of Jeremiah and Frances Gregory Berry, he came from a long line of soldiers. For example, his grandfather, Thomas Berry, was an officer in the Revolutionary War, while his
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