Private Hiram T. Smith is a legendary casualty of the bloodless Maine Aroostook War, having died in 1838.
Although one of roughly 38 men killed (all were non-combat deaths), he is the most famous because many locals consider him the only casualty of the war.
A memorial placed in the middle of the Haynesville Woods along U.S. Route 2A also added to his fame.
In 1933, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) placed a marble marker at the site and later updated it with a granite marker that still stands today.
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